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Table M 3.—Average Salaries (including House Allowances, Value op Residences, and all other Allowances) of Adult Teachers in Native Schools as at 31st December. 1926. 1931. 1. Teachers ill all schools— £ £ (a) Men and women .. . . . . .. .. 270 251 (b) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 328 302 (c) Women . . .. .. .. .. . . 228 206 2. Head teachers — (a) Men .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 356 329 (b) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 343 300 3. Sole teachers— (а) Men .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 245 226 (б) Women .. .. .. .. .. . • 223 200 4. Assistants— (а) Men .. . . .. .. .. . . 156 153* (б) Women .. .. .. .. ■. ■ • 178 172 *No male assistant is employed in a Native school unless he is the husband of the headmistress. Consequently he does not receive lodging-allowance. 13. PUPILS LEAVING PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS. In 1931 20,268 pupils (10,547 boys and 9,721 girls) left public primary schools. Of these, 15,709 (78 per cent.) had passed Form 11. In the last five years the numbers leaving have been as follow : —

14. PUPILS COMMENCING POST - PRIMARY COURSE IN STATE SCHOOLS. In 1931 12,585 pupils (6,636 boys and 5,949 girls) commenced post-primary education in State post-primary schools. In the last five years the numbers commencing post-primary education in these schools have been as follow : —

An approximate estimate of the percentage of those pupils gaining proficiency certificates in public primary schools and junior high schools who go on to State post-primary schools may be obtained by comparison of the number of new entrants from State schools with the number of proficiency passes of the previous year in public primary schools and junior high schools.

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_ Total Number Number who Percentage who ear ' leaving. passed Form II. passed Form II. " - ■■ --- I - .: ? 1927 .. .. .. •• 22,497 17,628 78 1928 .. .. .. ■■ i 23,742 18,508 78 1929 . .. .. • • i 23,022 17,852 78 1930 . .. .. 21,715 17,264 80 1931 .. .. .. • ■ 20,268 15,709 78

Total Number Number of these j Percentage coming Year. commencing coming from Public i from Public Post-primary Course. Primary Schools. j Primary Schools. ]927 .. .. .. .. 11,427 10,986 96 1928 .. .. .. .. 12,291 11,800 96 ]929 .. .. .. .. 12,697 12,223 96 1930 .. .. .. .. 13,012 12,506 96 1931 .. .. ■■ •• 12,585 12,055 96 i

I - I Year of commencing post-primary course .. 1927. 1928. ! 1929. 1930. 1931. ■ I __ - — — I ■ I Number of proficiency passes in previous 16,521 18,023 18,662 17,465 j 17,372 year in public primary schools and junior high schools Number of those who are commencing a 10,986 11,800 12,223 12,506 j 12,055 post-primary course in State schools and who came from public primary schools or iunior high schools Percentage 66 65 65 72 j 69