E._6.

Table J5.-Number of Pupils holding Government Free Places at Technical High Schools and Technical Day Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1926.

Table J6.—Number of Pupils holding Government Free Places at Technical Classes other than Classes at Technical High Schools or Technical Day Schoods during the Year ended 31st December, 1926.

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Juniors. j Seniors. School. - - r —r- — Totals I Tot&lB. First Year. I Second Year. 1 First Year. ; Second Year. Third Year. __ Technical High Schools. m. f. | m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. j m. f. Auckland . . .. 249 196 163 109 42 32 3 .. { 454 340 794 Pukekohe .. .. 56 64 j 32 42 21 10 11 2 5 6 j 125 124 249 Hamilton .. .. 80 57 j 34 47 14 11 4 132 115 247 Hawera .. . . 61 45 37 41 17 18 8 12 6 123 122 245 Stratford .. .. 57 69 37 44 18 22 14 13 4 1 130 149 279 Wanganui .. . . 141 98 89 40 46 18 14 8 9 8 299 172 471 Feilding .. .. 51 29 8 13 .. 25 15 27 24 111 81 192 Napier .. .. 64 30 ; 32 27 13 14 3 2 2 114 73 187 Hastings (to 30/4/26).. 71 57: 30 33 15 17 12 9 1 5 129 121 250 Wellington .. .. 214 133 124 94 33 28 12 7 1 383 263 646 Westport .. .. 31 21 23 23 8 16 5 13 1 67 74 j 141 Christchurcb .. 294 181 163 137 44 50 13 23 5 4 519 395 ! 914 Greymouth . . .. 47 52 32 31 8 11 6 3 1 4 94 101 1 195 Dunedin . . . . 158 148 54 76 13 16 2 5 1 227 246 473 Invercargill .. 143 118 j 59 82 37 28 5 -3 . . 244 231 j 475 Totals for 1926 .. 1,717 1,298 917 839 329 291 134 118 54 61 3,151 2,607 I 5,758 Totals for 1925 .. 1,378 1,226 815 711 298 260 82 66 27 28 2,600 2,291 4,891 Technical Day Schools. " Elam" School of Art 4 6 2 8 1 2 1 4.. 2 8 22 30 New Plymouth 47 69 26 44 19 17 5 8 2 99 138 237 Palmerston North ... 54 86 ! 18 39 2 11 2 4 3 76 143 219 Masterton .. .. j 37 38 | 16 11 1 2 54 51 105 Nelson .. .. I 17 4 2 1 4 2 1 24 7 31 Ashburton .. .. 40 36 i 24 38 5 8 69 82 j 151 Timaru .. .. ■ 29 36 16 22 2 8 2 .. 47 68 j 115 Canterbury'College Sch'l 11 58 i 4 43 5 6 .. 15 112 j 127 of Art Totals for 1926 .. 239 333 108 206 34 55 9 24 2 5 392 623 1,015 Totals for 1925 . . Not a vailabl e. I _ . I Grand totals, 1926 1,956 1,631 j 1,025 ll,045 363 346 143 142 56 66 3,543 3,230 | 6,773

j I 1 I I Education District. Jr. 1st Year. Jr ' 2 "? *j nd 3rd ' Sr. 1st Year. Sr. 2nd Year. . 8r " 3r y e a a 'J. d 4th | Totals. Totals. 1 I ' I I M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland .. . . 167 110 208 54 131 64 93 27 ! 71 9 670 264 934 Taranaki .. .. 18 15 10 7 11 4 16 6 12 3 67 35 102 Wanganui .. .. 79 58 44 62 46 68 40 55 1 37 26 246 269 515 Hawke'sBay .. 36 11 18 15 20 18 18 16 j 3 2 95 62 157 Wellington .. ..162 59 124 59 183 74 162 52' 139 37 770 281 1,051 Nelson .. .. 25 46 23 27 14 25 7 18 6 18 75 134 209 Canterbury .. .. 252 111 243 79 200 93 149 81 80 54 924 418 1,342 Otago .. 132 47 136 36 83 54 67 21 j 39 8 457 166 623 Southland .. .. 25 17 30 29 34 20 18 24 9 18 116 108 224 Totals .. .. 896 474 836 368 722 420 570 300 396 175 3,420 1,737 5,157