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The Teaching Candidates for teachers must hold cextificates Stafi" from the Board of Education, based on examina- tion, and on at least five months’ attendance at the Normal School. These certificates are first, second and third-class.

The number of teachers employed according to class in the year 1903 was as follows :—

‘ Class I Class II Class III TOTAL Male Teachers 79 I 128 67 274 Female Teachers 785 y 143 5 72 298 Total 162 i 271 i 139 572

The following statement shows the educational growth from the year 1833 :—

YEAR No. OF SCHOOLS ‘ NO. OF PUPILS 1833 74 2,176 1837 51 ' 1,649 1841 121 4,356 1847 125 5,000 1851 135 5,366 1856 268 , 11,000 1861 302 12,102 1870 372 3 15,000 I87JE 381 ' 15,795 1874 403 18,233 1878 465 19,240 1881 486 , 21,601 1887 437 I 22,460 1891 531 1 22,138 1897 467 ‘ 21,845 1898 468 21,852 1899 468 21,550 1900 468 ‘ 21,289 I901 474 1 20,779 1902 474 , 20,803 1903 480 1 19,956

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