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28. MANUAL INSTRUCTION. During the year the usual instruction was given by class teachers in primary schools in the subjects elementary science and agriculture under the supervision of twenty-six itinerant agricultural instructors, two more than in the previous year. The extent to which classes in other manual subjects were taken by pupils from the different types of schools may be summarized as follows : —

There were 148 manual-training centres during 1939. 29. TRAINING OF TEACHERS. Of the total number of students this year, 1,557 were classified in Division A the remaining 27 being in Division C.

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

3 0. 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 1939 was 5,979, as against 5,707 at the end of 1938. The figures for each of the colleges were as under 1939. 1938. Auckland .. .. • • • • 1 > 406 1,340 Victoria .. .. .. • • 1 > 397 1, 308 Canterbury .. .. •• •• •• 1,339 1,153 Otago 1,505 1,418 Massey .. .. • • • • • • 227 383 Lincoln .. . . ... . • • • 105 105 5,979 5,707 The total number of students described as taking definite courses at the affiliated colleges and two agricultural colleges was 5,336. They were as follow :— Agriculture .. • • 353 Home-science .. .. 144 Architecture .. .. 75 Journalism .. .. ..34 Arts .. .. • • 1,950 Law .. .. .. .. 369 Commerce .. 746 Medicine .. .. .. 563 Dentistry .. • • 135 Mining .. .. .. 45 Diploma of Education .. 65 Music .. .. .. 86 Engineering ~ .. 184 Science .. .. .. 587

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Number of Number of Pupils attending Schools Centres. from which P U P" S , Boys. Girls, attended. J Public primary and Native schools .. .. .. 875 14,803 13,834 Intermediate schools and departments .. .. .. 16 2,358 1,988 Secondary departments of district high schools .. .. 75 2,050 2,111 Private schools .. .. ■■ •• •• 173 1,984 2,088 Totals 1,139 21,195 20,021

1939. 1938. College. - Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Auckland .. .. • • 253 323 576 220 336 556 Wellington .. .. 121 212 333 101 196 297 Christchurcli .. .. .. 129 217 346 135 213 348 Dunedin.. .. .. .. 120 209 329 117 207 324 Totals 623 961 1,584 573 952 1,525