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Table A9.—Destination of Children who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of 1936.

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Auckland. Taranaki. Wanganui. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. rt Passed Not passed Passed j Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed jje nati Form II. Form II. Form II. i Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. | Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. | Girls. I Boys, j Girls. Boys. ; Girls. Boys. Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. 1,821 1,753 42 27 316 340 7 7 571 523 13 7 499 391 6 924 885 71 31 Commercial occupations —• (a) Clerical .. .. .. .. .. 9 10 1 4 1 1.. .. 4 2.. .. j 3 5.. .. 11 6 1.. (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. .. 124 113 76 44 18 5 9 2 33 17 16 1 i 19 6 10 3 87 66 45 14 Trades — {a) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 65 2 17 2 5 12 1 12 4 23 6 (b) Building .. .. .. .. .. 18.. 10.. 1.. 2.. 4.. 2.. 3 9.. 5.. (c) Other .. .. .. .. 68 14 63 8 2 2 4 2 24 1 10 5 12 4 7 38 28 23 19 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. .. 440 21 351 20 83 17 95 9 86 5 84 2 87 3 83 4 92 3 51 10 Other occupations .. .. .. .. 103 104 106 61 15 29 7 8 22 22 21 23 37 22 17 12 44 48 59 49 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 507 76 378 11 123 18 94 23 129 31 108 28 139 15 101 20 121 28 82 Not known .. .. .. .. 30 24 57 53 8 6 4 3 6 4 8 7 6 3 3 6 6 7 9 17 Total number of children leaving, 1936 ..2,739 2,548 799 595 457 523 151 125 785 703 186 153 706 573 139 132 1,254 1,164 298 222 Total number of children leaving, 1935 .. 2,699 2,435 760 631 477 517 184 130 704 707 184 145 624 576 171 117 1,253 1,222 309 273 Difference.. .. .. .. .. +40 +113 +39 -36 —20 +6 —33 —5 +81 —4 +2 +8 +82 —3 -32 +15 +1 -58 —11 -51 Nelson. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. • n 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. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. ; Boys. Girls. : Boys, j Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. 212 214 8 2 1,161 1,097 30 29 543 599 8 9 341 361 13 13 6,388 6,163 192 131 Commercial occupations — (а) Clerical .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 3 3 1 1 1 4.. .. 1 2.. .. 34 34 3 5 (б) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. 10 4 5 48 24 26 15 15 14 5 7 13 6 5 2 367 255 197 88 Trades — (a) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 19 8 10 3 4 2 150 2 48 (b) Building ... .. .. .. .. 2 9 1 3.. 8.. 3.. 1 1 1 55 1 26 1 (c) Other .. . . . . .. .. 9 7 1 58 13 40 19 13 18 12 9 7 3 1 231 80 169 64 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. .. 61 4 30 2 107 2 106 3 85 1 75 4 74 7 77 6 1,115 63 952 60 Other occupations .. .. .. .. .. 6 9 25 8 64 48 62 62 36 28 53 41 11 20 34 10 338 330 384 274 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 70 11 45 35 258 40 154 25 150 21 86 19 93 31 94 240 1,590 271 1,142 Not known .. .. .. .. .. 2 6 1 16 15 12 2 7 5 11 8 11 2 7 4 92 72 112 100 Total number of children leaving, 1936 .. 324 308 89 58 1,520 1,461 328 285 743 819 191 164 482 491 173 131 9,010 8,590 2,354 1,865 Total number of children leaving, 1935 .. 324 321 72 61 1,660 1,536 350 368 872 783 200 163 518 480 165 117 9,131 8,577 2,395 2,005 !_ Difference.. .. ... .. .. .. —13 +17 -3 —140 -75 -22 -83 —129 +36 -9 +1 —36 +11 +8 +14 —121 +13 -41 -140