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Table C6.—Destination of Children who definitely left Primary Schools during or at end of 1928.

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Auckland. Taraiiaki. Wanganui. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed destination. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Boys. Girls. Boys. ! Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, i Girls. Boys. 1 Girls. Boys. ! Girls. Boys. Girls. I | | | | I _____ I II' Post-primary ' .. .. .. .. 1,638 1,511 64 44 298 273 6 3 475 469 12 15 526 452 15 14 837 798 35 22 Commercial occupations — (а) Clerical (including typing) .. .. .. 30 33 3 3 1 6 4 5 3 5 4 .. 12 15 7 5 (б) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. 86 50 28 23 23 10 3 3 46 12 16 3 37 21 11 5 32 28 22 16 Trades — (a) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 47 13 12 2 9 8 15 1 22 1 9 (b) Building .. .. .. .. .. 24 14 5 2 7 8 11 2 22 16 (c) Other .. .. .. .. 98 15 44 12 10 1 7 23 1 8 2 16 2 14 52 29 23 16 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. .. 451 41 359 35 128 13 86 9 108 8 101 2 108 6 86 6 80 2 82 4 Other occupations .. .. .. .. 175 120 121 108 14 14 8 12 41 24 32 18 19 21 19 15 51 41 44 33 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 194 816 112 469 26 159 18 90 40 200 21 132 46 189 23 120 61 231 39 134 Not known .. .. .. .. 59 16 79 92 13 3 8 5 6 4 14 10 16 5 12 7 20 24 64 32 Total number of children leaving .. .. 2,802 2,602 834 786 532 474 146 122 759 723 220 185 799 700 183 167 1,189 1,169 341 262 Nelson. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. TVatinatinn Passed Not passed Passed Hot passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed ! Not passed Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI, Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. \ Standard VI. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. : 200 195 6 5 1,189 1,103 96 91 559 483 16 13 324 303 5 5 6,046 5,587 255 212 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical (including typing) .. .. .. 1 4 1 .. 8 3 1 5 4 1 1 5 .. 72 71 1 14 12 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. ..11 3 3 3 68 49 32 31 29 25 17 16 16 10 7 2 348 208 139 102 Trades — (a) Engineering .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 20 8 13 7 .. 3 1 141 1 49 (b) Building .. .. .. .. 2 1 14 9 11.. 6 8 6 104 .. ! 64 (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. 8 4 6 0 33 3 31 13 24 2 32 1 18 12 282 57 i 177 44 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. .. 66 5 47 9 171 8 130 11 115 3 120 2 130 12 97 9 1,357 98 1.108 87 Other occupations .. .. .. .. ..10 8 12 10 75 47 66 72 46 22 33 48 16 17 21 14 447 314 356 330 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 92 14 44 80 387 71 221 61 263 45 170 38 179 19 95 571 2,516 362 1,475 Not known .. .. .. .. .. 6 3 4 3 43 36 32 44 11 4 14 13 11 8 9 6 185 103 236 212 ' Total number of children leaving .. .. 332 311 93 74 1,701 1,636 476 483 874 806 290 264 565 534 177 131 9,553 8,955 2,760 2,474