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Table No. 8. Classification of Pupils on the School Rolls, December, 1895.

Table No. 9. Average Age of Pupils at Standard Examination of Schools in 1895.

Table No. 10. Number of Pupils at the Native Boarding-schools, &c., at the End of 1895.

Number of Scholarship-holders serving Apprenticeship to Trades at the End of 1895.

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;am Ian Is. toys. rirl Is. Iβ. Preparatory classes Class for Standard I. II. ... III.... IV. ... v. ... VI. ... Passed Standard VI. ... i 420 336 286 233 150 48 8 2 349 266 246 189 91 39 8 4 769 602 532 422 241 87 16 6 Totals ... 1,483 1,192 2,675

Standards. Number passed at Annual Examination. Average Age. I II. ... III. ... IV. ... V. ... VI. ... 365 255 170 120 28 4 Yrs. 9 10 12 12 13 14 Mos. 8 10 2 11 11 7

Governmi :nt Pupils. School. Private Pupils. Scholarshipholders. Temporary. Boarding- schools — St. Stephen's (boys), Parnell, Auckland Te Aute (boys), Hawke's Bay Hukarere (girls), Hawke's Bay St. Joseph's (girls), Napier University College, Auckland (boy) ... Girls' High School, Dunedin 23 8 15 7 1 1 4 18 34* 54t 42 j 13§ Totals ... 55 22 143 * Including 7 boys who are more European than Maori. f Including 2 boys who are than Maori, and 7 Europeans. } Including 10 girls who are more European than Maori, a. § Including 4 girls who are more European than Maori, and 1 European. more European nd 1 European.

Number. District. Trade. 4 2 2 3 1 Opotiki Blacksmith. Carpenter. Printer. Saddler. Farmer. 7 Pukepoto, Mangonui Total ..,12