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substances given were stated it would not assist the teacher 
in cramming up his pupils for these analytical examinations 
in the future, — yet this information is withheld, whilst the 
questions given in the theoretical examinations are printed, 
which information materially assists the teacher in cram- 
ming up his pupils for these examinations hereafter, espe- 
cially as there is always the same set of examiners. 
I believe, from the experience I have had in this class of 
examinations, that if 75 per cent of the substances that it is 
stated may be contained in the mixtures were present, and 
the students had to examine for all the substances named, 
not many of them would be able to complete the ana- 
lytical examination with tolerable accuracy in the time 
allowed , viz., four hours ; and their difficulties would be fur- 
ther increased if they were unfamiliar with the laboratory 
they were examined in, as must frequently be the case, and 
especially as no competent person may be present to diredt 
them. 
What are termed the elementary practical examinations 
in Chemistry I regard as no more practical than what are 
termed the theoretical examinations, as they are merely 
written examinations like the latter ; indeed the Department 
does not appear to attach much importance to them, as they 
give the teacher 10s. less for a first class in these elementary 
examinations than for a first class in the elementary theo- 
retical division, although, according to the Deparment’s 
rules, each lesson in the practical course must last at least 
an hour and a half, whilst in the elementary theoretical it 
need only last one hour. 
We have now arrived at that stage of the investigation 
when we must examine into the cost of these Science 
Schools. In the financial year 1880-81 the payment on 
results to the teachers in the 1000 schools in England and 
Wales amounted to £3 2,723 4s. 4 d . ; the teachers in the 
151 schools in Scotland were paid £5803 75. 5 d., and those 
in the 209 schools in Ireland £4992 11s. ; making a total 
of £43,519 2 s. 9 d. : there was therefore paid to the Science 
teachers in the Training Colleges and Schools in that year 
£47,230 9s. 5 d. 
The £43,519 2 s. 9 d. had to be distributed amongst 1762 
teachers : the average payment per teacher was therefore 
£24 13s. nd ., — not a large sum when we consider what 
the country experts them to accomplish ; but in probing a 
little deeper into these statistics we arrive at results which 
will astonish most people. It will be found, on examination, 
that in more than one-third— viz., 369— of the schools in 
