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Table No. 1. Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School Rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1900.

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5 and under 6 Years. 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. 9 and under 10. 10 and under 11. 11 and under 12. 12 and under 13. 13 and under 14. 14 and under 15. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Totals. ! !— I Auckland 1,102 1,040 1,496 1,358 1,616 1,474 1,705 1,540 1,641 1,454 1,664J ! 1,502 1,622 1,532 1,604 1,515 1,278 1,111 616 563 283 329 14,627 13,418 28,045 Taranaki 147 131 211 193 238 219 235 227 273 242 253 210 278 214 181 188 188 168 100 77 54 34 2,158 1,903 4,061 Wanganui 381 385! 541 511 632 602 619 622 675 617 609J 599 611 559 564 525 484 387 241 226 125 114 5,482 5,147 10,629 Wellington 576 500 793 695 905 782 829 838; 908 802 870 848 884 772 819 761 612 582 334 290 125 133 7,655| 7,003 14,658 Hawke's Bay 302 278 437 386 496 462 493 462 J 468 422 498 431 466 426 413 408 339 305 194 150 83 78 4,189 3,808 7,997 Maryborough 75 59 120 106 116 107 121 114 131 114 118 102 130 116 126 102 91 99 64 62 27 46 1,119 1,027 2,146 Nelson 234 207 301 290 330 322 305 295 327 290 339 305 321 263 374 283 238 223 159 150 82 53 3,010 2,681 5,691 Grey 65 77 97 120 67 89 82 79! 80 79 71 88 79 87 75 84 75 69 57 55 37 42 785; 869 1,654 Westland 46 52 55 J 65 49 59 56 66 62 69 78 63 66 77 74 55 73 47 47 36 38 638 640 1,278 North Canterbury 847 796 1,084 930 1,205 1,073 1,106 1,101 1,144 1,147 1,209 ■ 135 181 1,089 1,210 1,090 1,106 1,052 798 775 411 361 10,255 9,595 19,850 South Canterbury 218 203 I 270 238 306 288 291 257! 318 279 324 259 311 282 326 279 214 190 96 103 38 58 2,712 2,436 5,148 Otago 782 : 796! i 1,042 1,068 1,163 1,069 1,193 1,174 1,184 1,145 1,140 1,174 1,162 1,122 1,130 1,102 854 664 450| 362 198 176 10,298 ! 9,852 20,150 Southland 388 I 340 I 486 511 545 ■ 518 612 534| 554 523 563 564 550 449 542 466 387 382 194 149 99 - 4,920 4,497 9,417 Totals for 1900 .. 5,163 i 4,864 : 6,933 6,451 7,684 ; 7,054 7,650 7,299 7,769 7,176 7,727 7,249 7,687 6,978 6,839 5,613 5,028 2,963 2,595 1,322 1,343 67,848 62,876 130,724 7,337 Totals for 1899 .. 5,323 I 4,852 ! 6,881 1 52 6,355; 7,533 i 7,075 7,768 7,076 : ; 7,830 7,282 -106 7,763 7,224 7,833 7,409 7,273 6,699 140 5,602 11 4,895 3,095 2,789 1,300 1,458 68,201 63,114 i -238 131,315 -591 Difference -160 96 'I 151 -21 -118 223 -61 -36 25 -146 -431 133 -132 -194 22 i -353J 12 64 -115