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EXHIBIT No. 6.

ANNUAL AND OTHER LEAVE GRANTED CONSTABLES IN AUSTRALASIAN POLICE FORCES. Sydney. Twenty-eight days, taken as follows: viz., 1 day a month, and 16 days continuously; four periods of 7 days each; the whole 28 days continuously. Melbourne. Seventeen days. No provision for occasional leave, for which men apply when requiring same. Adelaide. Fourteen days; also an occasional Sunday. Brisbane. Three weeks; 4or 5 weeks in remote country districts; also an occasional Sunday. Hob art. Fourteen days. No provision for occasional leave, for which men apply when requiring same. Perth. Three weeks; 1 month in remote country districts; also 1 Sunday a month.

EXHIBIT No. 7.

NUMBER OF BOYS PASSING STANDARDS IV, V, AND VI RESPECTIVELY. (See Mr. Hogben's evidence, page 422.) I. In the Years 1896-99, when S4 was Standard of Exemption. 11. In the Years 1905-8, when S5 was Standard of Exemption. I. 11. ! 1896-99. 1905-8. Out of those entering S4 classes there — Per Cent. Per Cent. (a.) Left without passing 54... ... ... .. ... 22 12 (b.) Passed S4 ... ... ... ... ... ... 78 88 (c.) Left without passing S5 (including (a)) ... ... ... 47 37 (d.) Passed S5 ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 63 (c.) Left without passing S6 (including (a) and (c)) ... ... 65 54 (/.) Passed S6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 46 Notes.—(i.) The number entering S4 classes annually may te taken as about 9,000. (ii.) Since 1904 there have teen no individual passes in standards, although any individual who applies can obtain a certificate of- competency for any standard if he satisfies the requirements. The word " passed " in 11, above, means " qualified for promotion to a higher class." (iii.) If we take the following education districts—Taranaki, Wanganui, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough, Nelson, and South Canterbury —which have probably a larger proportion of rural population than the rest, we get boys who — Per Cent. Leave without passing S4 ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Pass S4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 88 Pass S5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 For the whole Dominion the corresponding figures are 12, 88, and 63 per cent. G. Hogben. 14/9/09.