E.—s.

Table J7.—Technical High Schools and Technical Day Schools: Courses taken by Students during the Year 1926.

Table J8. —Occupations of Students in Attendance at Technical Classes other than Classes at Technical High Schools or Technical Day Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1926.

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School. Industrial, i Agricultural. Domestic. Commercial. General. Art. j Totals. 1 Totals j j ' j * Technical High Schools. , m. | f. m. f. j m. f. m. f. ! m. f. m. , jr. M. f. Auckland .. .. .. [ 281 j .. 30 .. ! .. 99 72 214 1 73 31 .... 456 344 800 Pukekohe .. .. .. ; 19 j .. 12 . . i .. 22 24 56 ! 74 47 . . ! . . 129 125 254 Hamilton .. .. .. j 125 | .. 40 14 77 i 139 117 256 Hawera .. .. .. j 34 . . 12 .... 13 29 64 55 53 . . . . 130 130 260 Stratford .. .. 73 .. .. 59 19 41 41 54 .. .. 133 154 287 Wangamii .. .. I 60 . . 40 .. .. 45 46 99 .172 38 .... 318 182 500 Feilding .. .. 55 .. .. 42 .. 40 57 112 82 194 Napier .. .. .. | 63 .. 22 .. j .. 25 33 66 5 I 2 124 93 217 Hastings (to 30th April, 1926) 21 .. 16 .. [ .. 7 29 59 72 59 .. .. 138 125 263 Wellington .. 267 | ,. 64 70 195 24 4 34 14 395 277 672 Westport .. .. .. 29 ! .. .. 17 45 25 31 . . . . 71 76 147 Christohurch .. .. 391 . . 36 .. j .. 146 104 257 531 403 934 Greymouth .. .. 40 j .. 15 10 49 47 44 .. .. 97 108 205 Dunedin .. .. .. 161 .. 10 .. .. 64 58 185 .. .. 2 11 231 260 491 Invercargill .. .. 165 .. 17 .. . .. 108 65 128 .. 247 236 483 Totals .. .. 1,656 ..323 .. ..749 590 1,575 645 361 37 i 27 3,251 2,712 5,963 Technical Day Schools. " Blam" School of Art 16 I 41 16 41 57 New Plymouth Technical School 57 .. 10 .. .. 23 18 110 14 5 .. .. 99 138 237 Palmerston N. Technical School 76 72 .. 53 4 20 1 ] 81 145 226 Masterton Technical School .. 44 13 11 38 j 55 51 106 Nelson Technical School .. 27 2 .. 5 i .. 27 7 34 Ashburton Technical School .. 43 .. 22 .. .. 40 9 46 j 74 86 160 Timaru Technical School .. 40 i •• 8 8 61 1 .. 48 69 117 Christohurch School of Art .. .. .. .. 16 \ 143 16 143 159 Totals .. .. 287 .. 32 .. ! .. 158 46 313 18 25 33 I 184 416 680 1,096 ' ! Grand Totals ..1,943 .. 355 .. .. 907 636 1,888 663 386 70 I 211 3,667 13,392 7,059 ! I

Occupations. « 3j g .* S • £ § Totals. I a & & 3 § s a a i ■Sao^-aSS 1 ? l S telte2§S§: <3 H >■ K t> u O m Engineers and mechanics .. .. 205 25 63 28 145 ' 22 172 122 j 30 j 812 Electricians .. .. .. .. 99 18 52 16 133 ! 19 96 41 14 J 488 Plumbers, metal-workers, &c. .. .. 248 7 50 45 171 i 30 : 151 93 16 811 Woodworkers .. .. .. ..205 18 84 11 211 10 236 100 30 905 Painters, plasterers, &c. .. .. .. 40 3 38 3 57 J 21 20 7 190 Printers, &c. .. .. .. .. 53 4 4 4 15 55 10 2 147 Agricultural pursuits .. .. .. 11 .. 13 2 7 12 j 87 8 ; 6 146 Professional pursuits .. .. .. 155 12 57 23 229 41 j 224 18 j 41 800 Clerical pursuits .. .. .. 431 61 269 78 696 33 i 584 260 101 2,513 Domestic pursuits .. .. .. 197 17 155 65 235 239 500 90 j 99 1,597 Dressmakers, milliners, tailoresses, &c. .. 35 I 30 6 41 3 68 11 2 197 Employed in shops or warehouses .. 161 22 93 61 145 35 321 133 45 1,016 Engaged in various other trades and industries 99 .. 64 37 117 10 237 162 18 744 Labourers .. .. .. .. 4 11 3 12 .. | 56 13 3 102 Students .. .. .. .. 72 42 247 13 194 50 850 62 ! 54 1,584 Occupations not stated .. .. .. 168 3 64 6 133 18 j 79 142 j 16 629 Totals .. .. .. 2,183 233 1,294 401 2,541 523 ;3,737 1,285 j 484 { 12,681