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35. HIGHER (UNIVERSITY) EDUCATION. The number of students on the books of the four University colleges affiliated to and the two agricultural colleges established in connection with the University of New Zealand at the end of 1931 was 5,111, as against 5,077 at the end of 1930. The figures for each of the colleges were as under :■ — , , 1930. 1931. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,347 4,335 Victoria •• •• • • •• .. .. 1,074 1,112 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,121 1,201 ota g° •• •• .. .. .. 1,259 1,221 Massey .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 08 152 Lincoln . . .. .. . , _ _ _ gg 90 5,077 5,111 The total number of students described as taking definite courses at the four affiliated colleges was 4,380. These were distributed as follow : — Agriculture .. .. ~ .. 38 Journalism .. .. .. 42 Architecture .. .. . . 57 Law . . . . . .. 428 Arts • ■ • • . • 1,902 Massage .. .. .. 20 Commerce .. .. .. .. 613 Medicine . . .. .. .. 271 Dentistry .. . . . . .. 117 Mining . . . . .. . 22 Engineering .. .. .. 221 Music .. .. .. .. 51 .. .. .. .. 26 Science .. .. .. .. 466 Home-science .. ~ . . 106 The following are some particulars relating to University education in the four affiliated colleges

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36. ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS. Legislation repealing the statutory provisions for the award of National Scholarships having been passed early in 1931, it became necessary to discontinue the examinations known as the Junior and Senior National Scholarships Examinations. Examinations conducted by the Department in 1931 comprised mainly the following : — (1) An August series for teachers' certificates of Class D, and Class C and handicraft, and incidentally to some extent of Class B. (2) A November series consisting of Training College Entrance, Public Service Entrance, Intermediate, and Technological Examinations and examinations for elementary kindergarten certificates. Examinations were held at fifty-eight centres in 1931. The total number of entries for all examinations was 4,632, of which number 4,463 candidates actually presented themselves for examination. 6,270 candidates were exempted from the

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1928. 1929. J 1930. 1931. Number of students in actual attendance at 4,255 4,128 4,163 4 209 lectures Number of exempted students .. .. 547 495 638 660 Percentage of students— Men .. .. .. .. .. 71 71 70 71 Women .. .. .. .. 29 29 30 29 Percentage of students actually attending Universities receiving free education*— Men .. .. .. .. .. 39 42 40 41 Women .. .. .. . . 58 71 66 59 All students .. .. .. .. 44 50 48 46 Occupations of students expressed as percent- m. f. m. p. m. p. m. p. ages — (1) Full-time students .. .. 32 43 32 43 33 46 37 47 (2) Teachers and training colleges .. 22 44 20 45 19 43 19 41 (3) Government and local bodies ..16 1 15 1 ]6 2 14 2 (4) Other .. .. .. 29 6 29 6 31 6 28 6 (5) Not known .. .. ..1 6 4 5 1 3 2 4 * These students hold scholarships, bursaries, or training-college studentships.