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Table H5. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the End of December Quarter, 1916.

Table H6. Race of the Children attending the Native Village Schools on 31st December, 1916.

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Years. Class P. s. I. B. ii. s. II. S. IV. s. S. VI. S. VII. Total. CO CO o .9 CO o CO 3 CO t-. O m CO 73 Cfi >, O m CO .a a E0 o BO s CO O ffl 3 » 2 o .3 35 O CO CO co CO ° ■% 5 and under 6 6 . 7 7 „ 8 8 „ 9 9 . 10 10 „ 11 11 , 12 12 „ 18 13 „ 14 14 , 15 15 „ 16 16 years and over 130 110 255 203 306 220 255 204 181 171 167 91 6:1 55 89 24 16 10 5 3 2 17 67 97 76 69 28 16 7 25 49 86 81 53 36 14 6 1 7 47 76 82 70 35 7 1 1 10 38 71 60 37 33 1 i .. 7 ! 12 33 29 62 53 57 ! 42 82 33 10 16 2 2 4 33 35 31 13 6 ! 1 '.. 8 .. 14 3 43 15 43 28 9 25 3 7 8 11 29 11 4 2 .. 130 110 257 203 .. | 823 I 245 .. ! 330 I 264 .. ! 335 307 .. I 290 . 280 .. | 312 , 243 248 | 194 172 178 1 1 88 61 1 ! 27 20 1 5 5 3 14 14 7 4 1 16 15 6 2 2 4 3 Totals, 1916 Totals, 1915 1,360 1,091 1,406 1,162 -46 -71 380 386 851 825 326 300 252 261 204 187 213 179 122 156 121 78 128 95 65 52 42 32 40 29 6 5 3 ! 2,518 12,110 7 2,593 [2,138 -4 -75 -28 Difference .. -6 26 26 -9 -9 8 -34 -2 -17 13 10 U 1 Note.—For and Maori are re tho purpose sckoned as i is of il laori. lis reti urn, hi !ilf-cas ite ohildren t ,nd c. lildren intei rmed iate in bit nod b l letween half-caste

For the purposes of ' are reckoned as ;his return, half-caste children and children interim i Maori, and children intermediate in blood between tdiate in blood between balf-oaste and Europe half-caste and Maori in as European. L ltaco. Hchools. Totals. iaorla. Europeans. Speaking English In the Homo. Speaking Maori in the Homo. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. , Girls. Total. Boys. Ghls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Ahipara Arowhenua 4 26 4 16 8 42 I 38 37 75 4 2 3 1 4 1 7 1 6 1 - I -- 46 26 66 29 13 57 14 13 14 15 22 45 16 7 25 24 28 23 5 18 21 7 32 16 12 16 59 28 12 9 36 23 40 30 21 23 16 16 9 38 24 28 44 17 61 34 13 49 12 15 9 7 24 26 24 10 24* 25 22 19 5 10 12 15 25 20 10 17 45 16 5 4 16 22 24 24 11 21 16 17 9 16 25 30 90 43 127 63 26 106 26 28 23 22 46 71 40 17 49 49 50 42 10 28 33 22 57 36 22 33 104 44 17 13 52 45 64 60 32 44 32 33 18 54 49 58 Hapua Hiruharama Horoora Kaikohe Kakanui Karetu Karioi Kenana Kirioke Kakako Manaia Mangamaunu Mangamuka Mangatuna Maraeroa Matangirau Mataora Bay Matapihi Matata Matihetihe . . Maungatapu Moerangi Motiti Island Motuti Nuhaka Ohaowai Ohantira Okautoto Omaio Omanaia Omarumutu Oparure Opoutere Orauta Oromahoe Oru'anui " .. '"'.'.' Otangaroa Otaua Owhataiti Paoroa 64 29 13 46 11 8 11 15 22 44 14 57 33 13 32 12 13 8 7 23 26 21 121 62 26 78 23 21 19 22 45 70 35 11 3 5 3 'l7 2 1 28 3 7 4 0 7 13 21 14 26 17 5 18 15 3 21 13 11 13 57 20 12 8 34 20 35 16 12 21 12 12 6 23 23 19 23 18 19 15 5 10 5 12 13 18 10 8 44 10 5 4 13 19 24 12 5 17 12 17 5 7 22 22 44 32 45 32 10 28 20 15 34 31 21 21 101 30 17 12 47 39 59 28 17 38 24 29 11 30 45 41 I 2 1 4 3 1 6 1 3 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 5 4 5 4 3 10 7 1 "6 1 ia 2 3 3 6 6 1 11 3 7 12 2 13 1 23 5 1 3 9 1 12 "2 3 5 "2 6 1 3 3 9 "2 6 2 9 1 2 3 5 18 3 2 4 4 "7 1 9 3 3 12 3 4 4 5 3 8 1 5 6 5 30 6 6 8 4 3 3 8 4 4 7 12 12 4 17