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Table No. 4. Ages of the Scholars on the Books in the several Districts, for the Last Quarter of 1884.

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5 and under 7 Years. 7 and under 10 Years. 10 and under 13 Years. 13 and under 15 Years. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Education Districts. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. | Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. I Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. t | I I Auckland 2,016 1,888 3,904 3,562 3,094 6,656 2,80S 2,550 5,358 949 1,076 2,025 157 289 446 9,492 8,897 18,389 Taranaki ... 250 189 439 412 36S 780 333 300 633 125 101 226 13 22 35 1,133 980 2,113 Wanganui 663 580 1,243 1,088 994 2,082 789 790 1,579 313 284 627 40 56 96 2,923 2,704 5,627 Wellington 831 796 1,627 1,530 1,318 2,848 1,076 1,008 2,084 336 363 699 56 81 137 3,829 3,566 7,395 Hawke's Bay 519 470 989 858 732 1,590 601 542 1,146 168 169 337 24 24 48 2,173 1,937 4,110 Marlborough 177 147 324 309 270 579 229 204 433 56 76 132 , 7 18 25 778 715 1,493 Nelson 560 545 1,105 825 801 1,626 781 690 1,471 255 270 525 23 58 81 2,444 2,364 4,808 North Canterbury ... 2,194 2,002 4,196 3,597 3,277 6,874 2,770 2,537 5,307 892 800 1,692 118 145 263 9,571 8,761 18,332 South Canterbury ... 531 454 985 773 737 1,510 582 548 1,130 202 185 387 32 23 55 2,120 1,947 4,067 Westland 28G 272 558 563 526 1,089 461 551 1,012 189 193 382 36 28 64 1,535 1,570 3,105 Otsgo 2,231 2,058 4,289 4,126 3,818 7,944 3,318 3,107 6,425 1,205 1,118 2,323 194 239 433 11,071 10,340 21,414 Southland 624 580 1,204 1,300 1,151 2,451 993 88 1 1,877 323 373 I 696 76 81 157 3,316 3,069 G,3S5 Totals for 1884 I 10,882 9,981 20,863 , 18,943 17,086 36,029 14,744 13,711 28,455 5,043 5,008 10,051 776 1,064 1,810 50,388 46,850 97,238 Totals for 1883 110,791 9,735 20,526 17,814 16,202 34,016 13,750 13,060 26,810 4,629 4,685 9,314 720 1,090 1,810 47,704 44,772 92,476