E.— 2.

Table D5. —Full-time Pupils at Technical High and Technical Day Schools on 1st July, 1931, according to Courses of Instruction.

Table D6. —Subjects taken by Pupils in Secondary Schools and Combined Schools, 1931.

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i Industrial. Agricultural. Domestic. Commercial. General. Art. Totals. a u , I Grand School. Totals B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. I Auckland .. .. .. 360 .. 71 .. .. 186 142 290 114 3 .. .. 687 479 1,166 Elam .. .. 26 83 26 83 109 Pukekohe . . .. .. 28 . . 34 27 13 38 56 37 ... . 131 102 233 Hamilton .. .. .. 134 . . 37 .. . . 53 65 152 .. 1 236 206 442 Hawera .. .. .. 30 .. 10 14 39 60 53 64 .... 132 138 270 Stratford .. .. .. 37 . . 65 31 12 3 47 64 27 .... 169 117 286 Wanganui .. .. 99 .. 44 48 59 105 219 38 3 8 424 199 623 Feilding .. .. 71 ... . 25 5 45 67 26 .... 143 96 239 Palmerston North .. .. 131 99 24 126 .. 6 11 161 236 397 Masterton .. .. .. 70 29 11 54 .... 1 6 82 89 171 Wellington .. .. 352 105 112 237 39 7 70 29 573 378 951 Petone .. .. .. 82 21 12 41 94 62 156 Nelson .. .. .. 37 9 9 16 .... 1 1 47 26 73 Westport .. .. .. 43 5 39 28 12 76 51 127 Greymouth .. .. 60 4 20 14 73 90 42 .... 168 135 303 Canterbury College .. 54 170 54 170 224 Christchurch .. .. 455 .. 54 . . .. 180 142 166 651 346 997 Ashburton.. .. .. 84 .. 17 .. .. 91 1 50 102 141 243 Timarn .. .. .. 103 60 24 32 127 92 219 Dunedin .. .. .. 248 137 122 236 .. .. 17 10 387 383 770 InvercargiU .. . . 165 . . 47 .. . . 140 78 112 290 252 542 Totals, 1931 .. 2,518 ..454 31 .. 1,256 880 1,919 730 257 178 318 4.760 3,781 8,541 I Totals, 1930 .. 2,278 .. 445 .. .. 1,142 837 1,944 693 262 142 259 4,395 3,607 8,002 Difference.. .. +240 .. +9 +31 .. +114 +43 -25 +37 -5 +36 +59 +365 +174 +539

Secondary Schools. Combined Schools. Number of Pupils Percentage of Number of Pupils Percentage of J * taking Subjects. Whole Number. taking Subjects. Whole Number. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. English .. .. .. 8,975 7,454 99-8 100-0 260 202 100-0 100-0 Latin .. .. .. 2,630 2,220 29-3 29-8 114 29 43-8 14-4 French .. .. .. 7,821 6,288 87-0 84-4 140 90 53-8 44-6 History .. .. .. 8,272 7,249 92-0 97-2 244 200 93-8 99-1 Geography .. .. .. 4,638 5,337 51-6 71-6 170 197 65-4 97-5 Arithmetic .. .. .. 5,025 7,082 55-9 95-0 249 202 95-8 100-0 Mathematics .. .. 8,635 5,244 96-5 70-4 242 61 93-1 30-2 Book-keeping .. .. 2,480 1,943 27-6 26-1 54 97 20-8 48-0 Shorthand and typing .. 118 1,663 1-3 22-3 36 101 13-8 50-0 German .. .. .. .. 23 .. 0-3 Economics .. .. .. 269 42 3-0 0-6 4 .. 1-5 Physics and chemistry .. 6,924 620 77-0 8-3 159 .. 61-2 Agriculture .. .. .. 939 .. 1.0-4 Botany .. .. . . 96 346 1-1 4-6 Dairy science .. .. 127 11 1-4 0-1 Heat and light .. .. 103 3 1-1 * Home science .. .. 9 6,914 0-1 92-8 .. 182 .. 90-1 Scripture .. .. .. .. 169 .. 2-3 Magnetism and electricity .. 813 4 9-0 * 22 .. 8-5 Mechanics .. .. .. 163 5 1-8 * Drawing .. .. .. 4,001 4,282 44-5 57-4 49 133 18-8 65-8 Arts and crafts . . . . 540 607 6-0 8-1 Woodwork .. .. .. 1,812 .. 20-2 .. 104 .. 40-0 Metalwork .. .. .. 435 .. 4-8 .. 21 .. 8-1 Cookery .. .. .. .. 1,617 .. 21-7 .. 125 .. 6.1-9 Workshop theory and practice .. 117 .. 1-3 Needlework .. .. .. .. 2,989 .. 40-1 .. 149 .. 73-8 Wool-classing .. .. 184 .. 2-0 Electrical engineering . . 30 .. 0-3 Building construction .. 17 .. 0-2 Home nursing and first aid . . .. 138 .. 1-9 Elocution .. .. .. •• 1,092 .. 14-6 Music and singing .. .. 2,072 5,056 23-0 67-8 .. 202 .. 100-0 Physiology and hygiene .. 129 1,250 1-4 16-8 .. 114 .. 56-4 Mercantile law .. .. 20 .. 0 • 2 .. 2 |; .. 0-8 Company law .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1-5 Motor engineering .. .. 96 .. 1-1 Engineering.. .. .. 48 .. 0-5 .. 40 .. 15-4 Education .. .. .. .. 2 .. * Natural science .. .. 118 105 1-3 1-4 * No significant percentage.