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TABLE A3.—Maoris and Children of Mixed Race attending Public Schools at the End of 1883.

Ages op Scholaes. Table No. 5 of the Appendix shows the ages of the scholars of both sexes who belonged to the schools of the different Board districts during the quarter ending 31st December, 1883. The following is a summary of the ages of the scholars in the whole of the schools :— TABLE B.—Ages of Scholars at the End of the Yeae. I ■ ~~ ■ Ages - B °y s - GWs. Total. Percentage for Pour Tears. -,-,. , , 1883. 1882. 1881. 1880 Five and under seven years 10,791 9,735 20 526 2°-20 22-64 22-73 22-33 Seven and under ten years . 17,814 16,202 34.016 iiG-78 35-56 35-41 35-99 Ten and under thirteen years. 13,750 13,060 26,810 29-00 30-09 30-39 30-25 Thirteen and under fifteen years . 4,629 4,685 9,314 10-07 9-82 9-60 9-66 Over fifteen years 720 1,090 1,810 1-95 1-89 1-87 1-77 Totals for 1883 . 47,704 44,772 92,476 100-00 ' 100-00 10000 Totals for 1882 45,082 42,097 87,179 100-00 Increase 2,622 2,675 5,297 The last four columns of the table show that the proportion of scholars at the different ages remains much the same from year to year As compared with 1882, there was an increase last year in the proportion of those between seven and ten years, and a corresponding decrease in the number between ten and thirteen years. Subjects op Instruction The following table shows the number of scholars m the several Board districts that were learning at the close of the year the subjects of instruction prescribed by section 84 of the Act :— TABLE C—Subjects of Instruction. ._„„„. || I J I ijl I s fi I ii I li ii i« _i. JL JL 'JlJLl |s s a i P Jl SSffi. ■ 'Sj'S'S'S 'SI'S "d 'ffi'S'S'fS "S'ffi InCrea3e [ 5,297, 5.298J 5,494 5,411| 1,547J 3.619J 1,090| 1,020| 4,273 5,170| 5,079 2,028 323

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

The last four columns of the table show that the proportion of scholars at the different ages remains much the same from year to year As compared with 1882, there was an increase last year in the proportion of those between seven and ten years, and a corresponding decrease in the number between ten and thirteen years. Subjects op Instruction The following table shows the number of scholars m the several Board districts that were learning at the close of the year the subjects of instruction prescribed by section 84 of the Act:—

TABLE C.—Subjects of Instruction.

'ure [aoris. Of Mixed Race. Total. Education Distbicts. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. 1 Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson North Canterbury South Canterbury Westland Otago Southland G2 1 17 5 41 1 1 1 7 1 i 29 5 5 1!) 1 4 2 7 91 1 22 10 00 2 5 3 14 1 4 133 7 22 12 39 7 119 7 11 3 27 7 252 14 33 15 66 14 195 8 39 17 80 8 1 22 8 6 45 17 148 7 16 8 46 8 4 23 10 3 30 12 343 15 55 25 126 16 5 45 18 9 75 29 21 1 5 41 17 21 3 3 30 12 42 4 8 71 29 Totals for 1883 Totals for 1882 141 107 72 42 213 149 305 207 243 197 548 404 446 314 315 239 761 553 ".

Ages. Boys. j I Girls. Total. Percentage for Four Years. ?ive and under seven years Seven and under ten years Pen and under thirteen years. ihirteen and under fifteen years )ver fifteen years 10,791 17,814 13,750 4,629 720 9,735 16,202 13,060 4,685 1,090 20,526 34.016 26,810 9,314 1,810 1883. 22-20 yo-78 29-00 10-07 1-95 1882. 22-64 35-56 30-09 9-82 1-89 1881. 22-73 35-41 30-39 9-60 1-87 1880. 22-33 35-99 30-25 9-66 1-77 Totals for 1883 Totals for 1882 47,704 45,082 44,772 42,097 92,476 87,179 100-00 100-00 10000 100-00 Increase 5,297 2,622 2,675

Education Disteicts. (8 so 'i 111 I III ISO O ■a a . si © il 3 a % a i H3 I s o > a> ■S3 © o A _ i i j Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson North Canterbury South Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 17,120 17,120 2,060, 2,060 5,446 5,446 6,840! 6,840 3,697 3,697 1,486 1,486 4,550 4,550 17,797 17 797 3,920, 8,920| 3,040 3,040! 20,545 20,545 5,975, 5,975! 92,476 92,476' 87,179 87,178! i !_ 5,297| 5.298J ) 17,120 ) 2,060 i 5,424 ) 6,808 ' 3,697 i 1,486 I 4,357 117,445 I 3,857 I 3,040 20,545 j 5,837 j 91,676 86,182 i 17,120 1,992 5,326 6,447 3,697 1,433 4,195 17,302 3,787 3,040 20,545 5,707 9,587 11,754 880 1,152 2,409, 3,183 2,962: 3,825 1,342 ! 1,898 639J 831 2,104' 2,587 6,554 ! 8,924 1,679 2,259 1,198 1,620 8,487 11,253 2,349 3,153 40,190 52,439' 38,643 | 48,820:' 1,547| 8,619| 6,029 634 2,2951 2,888 1,233 513 2,003 5,796 1,653 1,049 8,298 2,135 ) 4,917 I 480 > 850 ! 1,276 ! 392 i 362 ! 1,369 > 2,574 : 970 I 229 i 5,126 i 1,096 ' 14,355 ) 1,723 ) 2,823 » 4,392 ! 1,220 ! 892 I 694 : 13,063 i 2,731 ' 555 10,088 2,460 54,996 50,723 4,273J 14,860 1,592 4,075 5,311 2,625 1,079 2,113 14,935 3,532 1,984 14,805 4,149 > 13,989 ! 1,490 i 3,013 4,478 ' 2,653 1 591 i 995 12,961 3,110 1,416 15,778 3,945 64,419 59,340 6,639 769 1,503 2,498 1,228 395 1,236 6,969 1,624 1,030 6,683 1,701 3,596 131 244 127 54 66 70 1,055 103 16 400 92 Totals for 1883 Totals for 1882 90,591 85,180 34,526 j 33,436 19,641 18,621 I 1,020 71,060 65,890 32,275 30,247 2,028 5,954 5,631 Increase [ I 5,494 i I j 5,170 5,079 5,411 I 1,090| 323