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Table A15.—Ages of Pupils in Private Primary Schools in the Various Education Districts as at 1st July, 1934.

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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. 115-16 Years. [ j Totals. Education District. I j : — - ■ Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. | Boys. ! Girls. iBoys Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. J j J 1 [ ) I Auckland .. .. .. 283 265 386 415 421 419 446 438 459 477 412 494 441 462 361 416 ' 255 340 136 179 29 76 7 18 .. 4 3,636 4,003 Taranaki . . .. .. 46 35 61 61 64 62 59 71 67 63 71 75 62 74 71 67 46 64 15 31 7 12 1 9 .. 6 570 630 Wanganui .. .. .. 55 42 108 110 90 93 117 102 76 150 107 124 109 132 146 119 I 104 95 51 59 18 14 2 1 .. 3 983 1,044 Hawke's Bay .. .. 53 49 80 80 97 111 73 106 85 114 91 138 108 114 114 138; 76 88 38 47 4 23 .. 17 .. 9 819 1,034 Wellington .. .. .. 181 177 259 286 318 280 229 298 250 324 272 323 234 313 267 312 j 177 196 100 81 19 25 11 2 1 2 2,318 2,619 Nel8 ° n •• •• 36 40 29 36 28 32 24 30 35 39 33 35 32 39 28 40 23 25 11 15 1 1 280 332 Canterbury .. .. .. 192 173 280 276 290 277 243 312 293 309 304 318 310 341 281 323 207 208 91 100 18 25 3 1 .. .. 2,512 2,663 0ta S° •• •• 91 84 103 124 94 116 107 123 105 117 95 117 135 111 103 97 81 83 45 32 13 4 2 974 1,008 Southland .. .. .. 48 32 54 55 52 61 50 53 57 63 49 72 48 68 53 72 , 28 38 15 16 2 2 1 .... 1 457 533 Totals, 1934 .. .. 985 897 1,360 1,443 1,454 1,451 1,348 1,533 1,427 1,656 1,434 1,696 1,479 1,654 1,424 1,584 I 997 1,137 502 560 111 182 27 48 1 25 12,549 13,866 Totals, 1933 .. .. 958 875 1,343 1,394 1,298 1,409 1,406 1,553 1,406 1,636 1,442 11,583 1,581 1,628 1,333 1,559 994 1,163 459 507 113 166 25 70 7 18 12,365 13,561 Difference .. .. +27 +22 +17 +49 +156 : +42 —58 —20 +21 +20 —8 +113 -102 +26 +91 +25 j +3 —26 +43 +53 -2 +16 +2 -22 -6 +7 +184 +305