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Table C1.—Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School-rolls in the Several Education Districts at the end of 1912.

Education Districts. 5 an Yea?s er 6 6 aid under 7. 7 and under 8. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 8 and under 9. 9 and under 10. lid and under 11. Uandunderl2. 12anduuderl3. Ward under 14. 14 aud under 15. Over 15 Years. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Totals of all Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Girls. Boys. Girls. Totals Auckland 1,811 1,621 2,539 2,242] 2,685j 2,414 2.731 2,647 2,585 2,456 2.453 2,383 2,442 2,312 2,292 2,122 1,955 1,769 1,028 898' , 58 ° 458 23,101 21,322 44,423 Taranaki 211 176 328 300 387 348 430 364 336J 335 363 336 888 768 355 328 264 293 288 222 165 107 80 7(1 3,207 2,879! 6,086 Wanganui 542 484 786 7371 985 849 960 869 905 822 864 749 862 759 686 613 371 319 157 128 8,006 7,097 15,103 Wellington 767 665 1,003 965 1.196 1,104 1,140 1,036 1,074 1,014 1.014 877 642 613 135 119 991 895 914 889! 769 676 403 376! 175 162 9,446 8,659 18,105 Hawke's Bay 386 355 613 589 729 647 701 630 679 630 638 585 586 504J 477 430 263 225 108 101 5,822 5,309 11,131 Marlborough 82 96 140 117 149J 122 169 128 129 117 148 137 133 138; 98 92! 70 38 23 21 1,276 1.125 2,401 Nelson 312 280 358 320 410i 379 393 339 384 326 326 332 334 304 335 284 284 234J 128 98 38 52 3,302 j 2,948 6,250 Grey 119 91 137 111 109 119 111 111 107 109 110 109 108 77 87 88 74 62 39 35 .. 19 1,020 931 1,951 Westland 74 72 85 61 58 75 76 54 56 57 67 55 53 491 47 47 4S 38 34 40 32 21 630 569 1,199 North Canterbury .. 1,017 929 1,266 1,193 1,378 1,247 1,351 1,217 1,233 1,184 1,192 1,080 1,170 1,148 1,131 1,039 943 850! 461 410 210 185 11,352 10,482 21,834 South Canterbury .. 256 225 3421 346 348 362 365 320 295 302 352 303 292 322 339 290 268 207 126 123 80 - 3,063 2,864 5,927 Otago 891 810 1,249 1,138 1,258 1,179 1,279 1,162 1,198 1,097 1,094 1,092 1,173 l,089l 1,117 1,007 896 778 476 428 214 176 10,845 9,956 20,801 Southland 453 431 644 589 712 650 687 620 654 602 651 570 9,287* 8,637 582 576 556 539 494 444 259 203 78 59 5,770 5,283 11,053 79,424166,264 Totals for 1912.. 6,921 6,235 9,490 8,708 10,404 9,495 10,393 9,497 9,635 9,05l! ! 9,150 8,571 8,663 7,999 7,280 6,415 3,823 3,300 1,794 1,516! |86,840 Totals for 1911.. 7,131 6,408 9,307 183 8,556 152 10,094 310 9,246 249 9,587 806 8,977 9,300 335 8,638 413 9,114 8,575 173 62 8,799 351! 8,101 470 8,346 317 7,417 582! 7. 132 6,420 3,997 3,270 1,755 1,478 84,562 77,086161,648 2,338 4,616 Difference .. -210 -173 520 148 ! -5 ! -174 30 39 38 2,278