MR. SAMUELSONasked the Vice-President of the Council, Whether he 865 could state approximately the number of pupil teachers who were serving their apprenticeship in 1871, and the average number during the preceding three years?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTER, in reply, said, the number of pupil teachers serving their apprenticeship in December, 1871, was 21,854, and he was glad to say that was a very large increase on the average number during the preceding three years, which was 15,772.