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Table A9.—Destination of Children who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of 1934.

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, Auckland. Taranaki. Wanganui. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form 11. Form II. Form II. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. 1,766 1,528 29 17 290 285 5 5 543 512 15 9 454 368 3 2 862 883 47 22 Commercial occupations- — (a) Clerical .. .. .. .. .. 4 9.. 3 3 2 1.. 2 3.. .. 1 2 2 1 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. Ill 58 41 36 12 5 5 1 14 6 13 1 28 3 7 3 56 33 36 25 Trades — (а) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 27.. 14.. 3.. 1.. 4.. 1.. 3.. 3.. 9.. 4.. (б) Building .. .. .. .. .. 10.. 4 1 2.. 5.. 7 1 4.. (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. 56 17 39 12 7 6 1 5 12 1 3 29 22 7 13 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. ..561 38 456 39 128 13 114 10 122 7 130 3 124 1 89 2 93 8 95 3 Other occupations .. .... .. .. 55 71 77 46 18 13 8 10 29 10 43 19 23 20 29 9 48 51 53 40 Home .. .. .. .. . . . . 170 766 130 442 27 191 18 90 17 184 43 147 46 169 38 114 41 198 33 129 Sot known .. .. .. .. 29 8 49 28 3 3 3 2 8 4 12 8 4 3 7 2 12 5 13 3 Total number of children leaving, 1934 .. 2,789 2,495 839 623 488 510 154 118 747 726 263 187 698 568 184 132 1,158 1,203 294 236 Total number of children leaving, 1933 .. 2,594 2,424 751 662 500 458 172 120 777 655 216 169 635 595 172 121 1,150 1,265 309 244 Difference.. .. .. .. .. +195 +71 +88 -39 -12 +52 -18 -2 -30 +71 +47 +18 +63 —27 +12 +11 +8 —62 —15 -8 Nelson. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. noGHnntinn Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed ' Not passed • Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. 205 196 12 4 1,231 1,229 33 20 575 572 7 3 328 304 4 2 6,254 5,877 155 84 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 14 5 .. .. 4 1 . . . . .. .. 24 26 4 4 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. . . 6 3 2 2 21 12 13 11 11 5 4 2 6 4 265 125 125 81 Trades — (a) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 1 5 1 4 1 1 2 65 1 31 1 (b) Building .. .. .. .. 1.. 1.. 5 2 6.. 2.. 2.. 2.. 29 1 23 2 (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 5 1 32 3 6 8 14 4 9 1 3 4 .. 161 49 78 35 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. .. 66 7 48 3 178 12 146 7 113 12 87 9 98 7 90 5 1,483 105 1,255 81 Other occupations .. .. . . . . . . 17 10 16 4 59 32 86 45 45 15 45 22 24 7 16 12 318 229 373 207 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 85 16 55 82 363 92 245 61 236 54 135 36 146 49 108 499 2,338 473 1,465 Not known .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 1 16 14 29 14 9 6 12 13 4 1 6 4 86 45 133 75 Total number of children leaving, 1934 .. 316 304 102 70 1,648 1,671 415 353 838 854 222 185 502 465 177 131 9,184 8,796 2,650 2,035 Total number of children leaving, 1933 .. 300 305 89 76 1,505 1,451 356 310 930 911 204 214 495 484 182 134 8,886 8,548 2,451 2,050 Difference.. .. .. .. .. +16 -1 +13 -6 +143 +220 +59 +43 -92 -57 +18 -29 +7 -19 -5 -3 +298 +248 +199 -15