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Table No. 2. Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School -rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1907.

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and under 6 Years. 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. 19 and under 10. 10 and under 11. 11 and under 12. 12 and under 13. il3 and under 14. A 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. Auckland 1,366 1,256 1,866 1,733 2,067 1,886 1,987 1,827 1,996 1,822 1,963 1,776 1,930 1,661 1,749 1,600 1,534 1,290 728 576 265 2961 17,4511 15,723 33,174 Taranaki 193 182 277 286 275 298 337 261 323 281 299 275 296 276 264 235 215 189 121 85 66 47 2,666 2,415 5,081 Wanganui 519 437 746 602 841 719 744 718 825 717 840 661 705 723 709 625 597 507 290 280 129 112 6,945 6,101 13,046 Wellington 632 556 913 795 1,054 892 970 814 958 929 965 950 938 887 917 858 775 616 388 319 1£7 177 8,677 7,793 16,470 Hawke's Bay .. 341 . 289 520 • 463 I 524 564 592 I 501 528 i 514 552 506 i 563 524 499 424 457 365 236 183 124 94 4,936 4,427 9,363 Marlborough .. 61 63 97 98 I 133 I 122 129 i 117 129 i 111 128 117 117 128 149 100 95 73 51 40 16 21 1,105 990 2,095 Nelson 260 ) 216 301 270 I 363 I 302 316 i 294 313 I 302 330 ' 288 l 315 272 291 268 243 223 108 114 43 41 2,883 2,590 5,473 Grey .. 95 i 107 99 I 101 106 i 112 I 99 I 86 102 ! 95 87 89 i 83 88 91 90 59 70 28 39 25 33 874 910 1,784 Westland 69 ) 57 54 . 58 1 62 1 51 44 I 55 58 ! 51 55 54 57 50 47 43 37 26 30 17 18 26 531 488 1,019 North Canterbury 867 f 777 1,088 1 1,022 ! 1,185 5 1,083 I 1,062 ! 1,034 : 1,145 i 1,045 i 1,076 I 1,066 > 1,105 1,052 1,094 1,007 853 749 394 294 130 154 9,999 9,283 19,282 South Canterbury 210 ) 213 306 > 267 J 322 I 279 I 317 r 263 I 270 ) 281 290 I 278 I 311 274 302 267 254 207 128 117 68 61 2,778 2,507 5,285 Otago 956 3 862 931 L 775 5 997 j\ 938 ! 1,066 > 1,001 . 1,082 i 1,057 ' 1,119 I 1,079 I 1,067 I 1,038 1,048 1,077 985 1,002 426 310 193 174 9,870 9,313 19,183 Southland 401 I 364 574 1 524 t 575 5 576 > 558 i 513 I 579 » 512 I 581 547 r 582 496 553 l 498 428 412 195 180 i 80 88 5,106 73,821 4,710 67,250 9,816 141,071 Totals for 1907 5,970 3 5,379 7,772 I 6,994 1 8,504 t 7,822 ! 8,221 L 7,484 I 8,308 i 7,717 ' 8,285 i 7,686 > 8,069 i 7,469 7,713 : 7,092 6,532 5,729 ' 3,123 2,554 : 1,324 1,324 Totals for 1906 6,100 3 5,442j 7,737 1 7,041 1 8,045 7 459 5 7,409 ) 8,354 t 7,698 I 8,253 55 1 7,597 > 120 ' 8,171 ) 114 . 7,633 1 8,030 1 39 I 7,464 I 5 : 7,727 1 6,958 6,162 5,400 I 3,031 2,474 : 1,307 1,269 172,917 66,385 139,302 Difference -130 i i -63 35 5 -47 3 413 1 -133 5 -214 I 53 i -14 134 370 i 92 ■! i 55 329 80 i 17 i 904l 865 1,76!