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Table G5.—District High Schools: Subjects taken by Pupils.

10. SCHOLARSHIPS. Table H. —Details of National Scholarships held in December, 1931

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Number of Pupils taking Percentage of Whole Subjects. Number. Subject. Boys. Girls. Boys. ! Girls. English .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,782 2,507 100-0 99"9 Latin .. .. .. .. .. .. 314 124 11"3 4*9 French .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,966 1,503 70'7 59*9 History .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,762 2,463 99'3 98*2 Geography .. ., .. .. .. .. 2,120 1,928 76*2 76'8 Arithmetic .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,524 2,305 90'7 91'9 Mathematics .. .. .. .. .. 2,155 1,395 77'5 55 '6 Book-keeping .. .. .. . . .. 833 1,145 29 • 9 45 • 6 Shorthand and typing .. .. .. .. 550 1,077 19'8 42'9 Economics .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 6 0'6 0'2 Physics and chemistry .. .. .. .. 2,316 2,107 83'2 84'0 Agriculture .. ., .. .. .. .. 1,941 263 69 '8 10' 5 Botany .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 21 1*1 0*8 Dairy science .. .. .. .. 631 197 22 "7 7' 9 Home science .. .. .. .. .. 57 1,606 2 • 0 64 • 0 Scripture .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 40 l'l 1*6 Magnetism and electricity .. ., .. .. 27 .. 1*0 Mechanics .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 1 0 - 8 * Drawing .. .. .. .. .. .. 577 582 20" 7 23 ■ 2 Arts and crafts .. .. .. .. .. 60 108 2*2 4 ■ 3 Woodwork .. ... .. .. .. 1,422 .. 51'1 Metalwork .. .. .. .. .. 17 .. 0'6 Cookery .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,157 .. 46*1 Needlework .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,060 .. 42-2 Wool-classing .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. 0'5 Elocution .. . . .. .. . . .. 40 58 1 • 4 2 • 3 Music and singing .. .. .. .. .. 961 1,068 34*5 42"6 Physiology and hygiene .. .. .. .. 21 41 0'8 1*6 Mercantile law ... .. . . .. .. 1 .. * Education .. .. .. ,. 1 4 * 0' 2 Maori .. .. .. ... . . | 1 .. * * No significant percentage.

Number held Number held | Number held Number Number Total Number. at Secondary at District at Technical receiving receiving Schools. High Schools. ! High Schools. Boarding- TravellingEducation District. ! allowance allowance . (included (included in Total in Total Boys. Girls. Totals. Junior, j Senior. Junior. Senior j Junior. Senior. Number). Number). I Auckland .. .. .. 134 82 216 105 65 22 I 11 10 3 43 19 Taranaki .. .. 20 13 33 16 10 .. ! .. 4 3 10 Wanganui .. .. 24 16 40 15 13 2 ' 2 8 11 Hawke'sBay .. ..19 12 31 21 7 3 10 2 Wellington .. .. 48 22 70 43 23 2 I .. 2 5 7 Nelson .. .. ..24 20 44 25 37 1 | .. .. 1 18 Canterbury .. .. 53 50 103 46 26 20 I 2 9 18 6 Otago ' .. . . 46 20 66 32 25 9 8 3 Southland . . . . 14 10 24 15 7 2 3 2 Totals, 1931.. .. 382 245 627 318 193 61 13 27 15 126 39 1930.. .. 389 278 667 330 202 66 20 31 18 128 48 Difference .. .. -7 -33 -40 -12 -9 -5 -7 -4 j -3 -2 -9