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Table W2.—Number of Students in the various Training Colleges.

Of the 1,161 students in attendance at training college in 1931, 571 were in their first year, 517 were in their second year, and 73 in their third year. At the end of the course third-year students were eligible to receive endorsements on their teachers certificates of a special qualification to teach a subject in which they specialized. Thus, at the end of 1931, 2 received endorsements in science, 4 in science and mathematics, 3 in music and eurythmics, 9 in music, 13 in drawing and handwork, 13 in physical education, 9 in modern languages, 3 in commercial subjects, 7 in experimental pedagogy, 8 in the teaching of backward children, and lin the teaching of deaf children. One student did not receive an endorsement on his teacher's certificate. (d) Teachers leaving Training Colleges. The number of students who left training colleges in 1931 was 574, of which number 3 were granted examination status for Class A, 96 for Class B, 403 for Class C, 59 for Class I) and partial success towards Class C, 1 for Class D, and 12 for partial success for Class D or C. 34- INSPECTION. The following table gives the cost of inspection in the four main branches of education in which inspectorial staffs are maintained.

Table X.—Cost of Inspection, Year ended 31st March, 1932.

For purposes of this table the primary roll is taken to include junior high schools and departments and departments of district high schools, as these are inspected mainly by the primary inspectors, while combined school rolls are credited half to secondary and half to technical No account is taken of private primary and secondary schools, although these also are inspected by the Department s officers. J

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1930. 1931. College. : Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Auckland .. .. .. no 264 374 140 269 409 Wellington 51 193 244 59 190 249 Christclmrch .. .. .. 86 220 306 88 194 282 Dunedin .. .. .. 55 I75 230 69 152 221 Totals •• ■■ 302 852 1,154 356 805 1,161

Expenditure on Inspection.* Number of Roll Number Cost per Unit Inspectors, of Schools on m , n f "Roll 1st July, 1931. 1st July, 1931. „ , . Travel mg ° T Salaries. and other Total. IN umber. Expenses. r> • m £ £ s. d. Primary .. 42 218,653 26,907 8,473 35,380 3 3 Secondary .. 4 16,676 2,240 699 2,939 3 6 Technical! •• 4 8,772 1,682 631 2 313 5 3 Native .. 2 7,501 1,493 558 2,051 5 6 * A certain proportion of the salaries of those Inspectors attached to Head Office, part of whose time is devoted to departmental administration, is debited to that account and is not included here. t There were only two Inspectors for the greater part of the year.