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TABLE B.—Maoris and Children of Mixed Race Attending Public Schools at the End of 1882.

Ages of the Scholars. Table No. 5 of the Appendix shows the ages of the scholars of both sexes who belonged to the schools of the different education districts at the close of the year. The following is a summary :—

TABLE C.—Ages of Scholars at the End of the Year.

The last three columns show that the proportion of scholars at the different ages stated has been almost the same in each of the last three years. Subjects of Instruction. Section 84 of the Education Act prescribes the subjects of instruction to be taught in the public schools. The following table gives the number of scholars returned by the several Boards as receiving instruction in each of the subjects:—

TABLE D.—Subjects of Instruction.

'ure Maori; Mixed Kai :e. Total. Education Districts. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland Taranaki 28 2 10 7 47 23 51 2 10 9 55 118 109 227 146 2 26 11 53 132 278 2 36 17 79 Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Marlborough ... Nelson North Canterbury South Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 2 8 "l6 4 6 10 4 18 26 8 24 10 6 26 3 2 3 5 8 2 6 1 9 1 3 33 16 1 9 2 2 25 17 2 18 3 5 58 33 4 11 4 3 38 16 6 9 5 2 26 IV 10 20 9 5 64 33 3 5 1 6 Totals for 1882 Totals for 1881 107 135 42 72 149 207 207 214 197 211 404 425 314 349 239 283 553 632

Ages. Boys. Girls. Total. Percent! ige for Three Tears. j 1880. 22-33 35-99 30-25 9-66 1-77 Five and under seven years ... Seven and under ten years Ten and under thirteen years Thirteen and under fifteen years Over fifteen years ... 10,537 9,199 16,115 14,887 13,544 -12,685 4,210 4,355 676 971 19,736 31,002 26,229 8,565 1,647 1882. 2264 35-56 30-09 982 1-89 1881. 22-73 35-41 30-39 960 1-87 Totals for 1882 Totals for 1881 45,082 42,097 43,468 40,092 1,614 2,005 87,179 83,560 10000 10000 10000 Increase 3,619

Education Districts. fas a M si 3 I Is 1^ II si So o <p o H O a f i si ©GQ til a | M R +3 tfi _oj o -- It: 6 a I •S . CO « ft ft 3. S Oh Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Marlborough ... Nelson North Canterbury South Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 16,101 1,985 5,004 6,271 3,363 1,414 4,213 16,907 3,853 2,923 19,665 5,480 87,179 83,587 16,101 1,985 5,004 6,271 3,363 1,414 4,213 *16,906 3,853 2,923 19,665 5,480 87,178 83,586 16,101 1,967 4,995 6,240 3,363 1,414 3,867 16,608 3,758 2,923 19,665 5,281 16,101 1,923 4,932 5,961 3,363 1,146 3,882 16,463 3,685 2,923 19,665 5,136 8,866 832 2,178 2,856 1,283 670 2,001 6,470 1,477 1,163 8,328 2,519 10,856 1,197 2,901 2,423 1,809 849 2,415 8,688 1,934 1,569 10,911 3,268 5,886 698 2,121 2,805 1,063 593 1,843 5,698 1,445 1,062 8,055 2,167 4,560 415 922 1,380 402 390 946 2,441 761 366 4,846 1,192 12,496 1,708 2,219 4,317 1,723 545 777 11,120 2,388 535 10,083 2,812 13,978 1,623 3,837 4,895 2,634 723 1,350 14,186 2,850 1,949 14,513 3,352 12,102 1,479 2,783 3,478 2,210 647 641 12,606 2,756 1,375 15,675 3,588 6,451 585 1,544 2,002 1,020 435 1,171 6,821 1,336 948 6,572 1,362 2,732 129 267 149 39 60 121 1,079 181 450 424 Totals for 1882 ... Totals for 1881 ,:.- 86,182 80,522 85,180 78,549 38,643 37,260 48,820 47,620 33,436 31,944 18,621 18,545 50,723 47,205 65,890 62,232 59,340 55,769 30,247 28,915 5,631 5,580 Increase 3,592 3,592 5,660 6,631 1,383 1,200 1,492 76 3,518 3,658 3,571 1,332 51 * One bo; unable to speak.