E.—2.

Table A15.—Ages of Pupils in Private Primary Schools in the Various Education Districts as at 1st July, 1937.

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5-6 Years. 6-7 Years, j 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 Totals. Education District. | j J ; 1 j , ; : p ; i p j ! f i—; — ■— i Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. ( Boys Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls I I I 1 1 i I l i __j i 11 111 L Auckland .. 355 38* 406 415 440 484 447 494 474 458! 469 475 517 491 449 455 293 322 121 165 28 49 9 13 2 2 4,010 4,205 Taranaki . . 45 48 62 58 73 67 44 59 52 66 61 63 60 70 57 76 54 41 16 27 6 13 .. 8 . . 2 530 598 Wanganui . . . . . . 68 88 98 90 115 106 89 105 106 102 98 100 123 126 136 111 92 55 43 49 7 15 1 1 1.. 977 948 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 74 66 90 91 88 98 108 110 90 111 99 102 110 128 93 113 73 97 26 46 7 19 1 15 .. 5 859 1.001 Wellington .. .. .. 262 242 269 322 296 319 265 302 289 332 294 289 250 326 253 334 149 233 64 73 15 21 7 .. 3 .. 2,416 2.793 Nelson . . . . . . 23 33 32 30 31 28 24 28 22 31 27 32 34 33 24 35 25 25 9 9 1 252 284 Canterbury .. 223 218 259 293 278 276 294 274 294 333 318 361 316 317 312 329 198 208 87 76 18 25 1 5 .. 2 2,598 2,717 Otago .. .. .. 97 79 101 123 115 119 118 125 106 150 117 130 104 135 112 121 66 82 38 19 9 2 4 .. 3 .. 990 1,085 Southland . . .. . . 46 54 60 49 65 64 46 62 66 51 56 79 60 63 51 69 29 38 6 15 485 544 Totals, 1937 .. .. 1,193 1,210 1,377 1,471 1,501 1,561 1,435 1,559 1,499 1,634 1,539 1,631 1,574 1,689 1,487 1,643 979 1,101 410 479 91 144 23 42 9 11 13,117 14,175 Totals, 1936 .. .. 1,195 1,167 1,451 1,486 1,399 1,591 1,474 1,561 1,490 1,580 1,556 1,597 1,543 1,735 1,423 1,593 1,034 1,140 438 535 112 139 30 41 4 7 13,149 14,172 Difference .. .. -2 +43 -74 -15 +102 -30 -39 -2 +9 +54 -17 +34 +31 -46 +64 +50 -55 -39 -28 -56 -21 +5 -7 +1 +5 +4 -32 +3