H.—ll

80

Permits granted during the Year to Young Persons (Fourteen to Sixteen Years of Age) to work in Factories.

In connection with the figures shown above it is perhaps of interest to note the proportion of each sex which has passed the various school standards, and which is as follows : —

Return showing Number of Factories and Shops in the various Towns and their Surrounding Districts in New Zealand. Numbor Number Number Number Name of Place. of of Name of Place. of of Factories. Shops. Factories Shop.. Auckland .. 1,622 2,463 Northern Industrial DistrictWellington . . 1,110 1,597 continued. Christchurch .. .. 1,290 1,562 Pukekohe .. ~ 47 66 Dunedin .. .. .. 1,131 1,155 Raglan.. .. ..10 17 Northern Industrial District — Rawene.. .. ..27 66 Aratapu .. 24 38 Rotorua .. 70 238 Cambridge .. 59 70 Russell .. .. .. 5 II Coromandel .. 10 27 Taumarunui .. 69 163 Dargaville 56 81 Taupo .. .. .. 9 14 Gisborne .. *. . 202 258 Tauranga .. . . 40 68 Hamilton .. * .. 154 .239 Te Aroha .. 58 67 Helensville .. ..20 34 Te Awamutu .. 15 53 Hikurangi .. 15 31 Te Karaka .. 20 50 fluntly.. .. ..24 32 Te Kuiti .. 42 80 Kaitaia.. .. 12 41 Te Puke .. 27 27 Karangahake .. ..11 25 Tokomaru Bay .. .. 15 10 Kawakawa .. ..26 44 Thames.. .. .. 90 197 Kawhia.. ..10 18 Tolaga Bay .. ..12 16 Kihikihi 12 8 Waihi .. .. ..62 110 Mangawai .. 9 9 Waikino 5 16 Mangonui .. .. 8 23 Waipiro Bay .. .. 5 18 Maungaturoto .. ..20 27 Waipu .. .. ..13 21 Mercer .. .. ..27 28 Waiuku.. .. ..20 25 Morrinsville .. ..30 31 Warkworth .. ..17 28 Ngaruawahia .. 28 29 Whakatane .. 29 27 Ongarue .. .. 22 38 Whangarei .. . . 100 J2O Opotiki.. '.. ..28 37 Whangaroa .. ..9 16 Otorohanga .. 17 30 Whitianga .. .. 9 22 Paeroa .. 35 57 Taranaki Industrial District Papakura .. ..32 "30 Eltham.. .. ..94 78 Port Awanui .. .. 10 15 Hawera.. .. ..122 137

Town. Boys: Standard passed. Girls: Number Mumber of of ; ! Boyn. Girls. Iy y VI yn iy Girls: Standard passed. : Stat V. ndard passed. VI. VII. Auckland .. ChiUtchuroh Dunedin < lisbome Greymouth Hastings lnvcrcargill.. Maeterton .. Napier Nelson .New Plymouth (la maru (nil Xiirt ll Thames Timaru Wanganui .. Wellington .. Smaller ton as 245 162 125 6 10 4 20 8 16 24 16 16 37 10 21 25 127 60 328 69 226 .",4 236 55 10 1 2 2 I 14 1 11 2 30 3 II ' 7 8 11 10 3 3D 12 Iβ 36 2 23 7 209 31 44 14 7:! :s'.i 12 2 5 6 3 4 7 1 6 II 5 8 6 46 Iβ '.I! I <i2 58 3 .! 3 13 3 !l it 4 7 7 5 I I 12 19 27 I 7 1 99 .-,7 96 2 ti 2 2 (i 6 1 6 4 4S 3 70 117 3 1 6 3 8 4 2 2 14 9 13 12 77 12 115 89 72 r, 1 8 7 Iβ 5 2 2 7 ii 17 ."> 84 2<i i 2 III 7 3 2 I :t 3 •Toi 338 467 21 932 1,241 275 250 384 i>:s ll.-> • There were also issued, under section 27 (n) if the Factories Act; 1908, special permits to 5 boys and 10 girls thirteen years of age.

Standard IV. Standard V. Standard VI. Standard VII. 3oys 3irls Per Cent. 295 27-2 Per Cent. 26-8 33-4 Per Cent. 41-2 376 Per Cent. 2-4 1-7