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Table D2.—Ages of Pupils in Private Primary Schools in the Various Education Districts as at 30th June, 1928.

5-6 Years. 6-7 Years. 7-8 Years. 8-9 Years. 9-10 Years. 10-11 Years. 11-12 Years. 12-13 Years. 13-14 Years. 14-15 Years. [ 15-16 Years. Years 17 'years Totals. Education District. ■ — i — , 1 . Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, frirls. Boys. Girls. Boys, i Girls. | Boys.. Girls. Boys Girls. |Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. __ . . . Auckland .. .. .. 306 342 338 379 334 407 334 437 315 410 356 429 339 395 331 394 260 335 186 215 71 76 29 23 29 13 3,228 3,855 Taranaki .. .. .. 47 39 62 57 46 71 57 61 49 68 67 69 : 55 56 59 74 45 56 21 17 2 2 510 570 Wanganui .. .. .. 79 85 93 108 97 135 101 126 99 111 104 108 127 120 117 138 75 98 33 39 11 25 1 7 1 1 938 1,101 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 90 110 97 109 113 118 83 111 95 113 107 125 101 119 134 111 94 83 51 72 18 29 9 16 14 10 1,006 1,126 Wellington .. .. .. 209 236 239 283 239 247 265 285 239 302 254 309 253 316 248 310 177 233 90 100 34 30 5 2 3 .. 2,255 2,653 Nelson .. .. .. 30 39 28 40 41 43 38 46 40 48 34 34 33 36 33 40 23 29 16 28 10 16 4 2 .. 3 330 404 Canterbury .. .. .. 220 211 247 280 241 313 269 308 267 283 276 312 292 347 291 335 223 250 | 134 112 ! 39 31 6 3 .. 1 2,505 2,786 Otago .. .. .. 94 79 84 106 102 121 91 | 135 72 130 87 143 118 141 96 157 98 113 I 45 68 11 10 5 1 2 .. 905 1,204 Southland .. .. .. 26 28 54 57 32 41 41 j 67 50 50 54 68 64 71 55 71 46 63 j 30 26 8 13 .. 2 .. 1 460 558 ; Totals .. .. 1,101 1,169 1,242 1,419 1,245 1,496 1,279 1,576 1,226 1,515 1,339 1,597 1,382 1,601 1,364 1,630 1,041 1,260 606 677 ! 204 232 59 56 49 29 12,137 14,257 . " I