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Table H 6i Proficiency Examination Results. The annual Proficiency Examination has been abolished, having been held for the last time in 1936.

Table H7. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the 1st July, 1937.

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Class P. 8.1. S. II. | S. in. S. IV. Form I. j Form II. Form III. j Total. Years. ~ ; I T. I j . . [ . i . r~j ~ i ' . i i 7~ to m m | oi 0 n ? J m P Z! ? <n ¥ ZZ >> J >» T1 73 **° "2 5? 75 73 ~ o -B o -tl o .t! O •« ° ! *5 O -a O .a O .a o -~ m o « ! <3 « a m a> | ffl | a> m cs j cq o m o fp e 5 and under 6 377 389 1 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 378 389 6 „ 7 645 641 .. 2 1 646 643 7 „ 8 680 650 25 35 705 685 8 „ 9 473 440 173 198 17 28 663 666 9 „ 10 226 215 248 248 143 165 25 30 . . 1 642 659 10 „ 11 105 96 187 140 223 200 129 ; 149 39 52 2 4 685 641 11 „ 12 59 36 86 78 193 107 182 | 172 101 129 21 43 3 1 .: .. 645 566 12 „ 13 : 10 26 47 30 84 80 164 139 140 154 81 82 26 35 .. .. 552 546 13 „ 14 12 6 18 14 40 17 91 72 131 98 118 106 55 71 2 3 467: 387 14 „ 15 2 3 3 2 7 7 25 17 40 20 56 50 50 48 2 4 185 151 15 „ 16 1 .. 1 4 6 7 3 10 7 21 19 1 3 45 38 16 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 I 1 1 4 1 .. 3 8 Totals, 1937 2,59012,502 789 747 708 604 620 1586 458 459 289 '293 156 178 6 10 5,6165,379 5?092 1,536 1,206 917 ' 582 334 16 10^995 Percentage .. 46-3 14-0 11-9 11-0 8-4 5-3 3-0 0-1 100-0 Median age, in 7574999 7 10 10 10 7 11 1011 8 12 812 413 4 13 2 1311 13 9J.4 914 8 .. I .. years and months I ' I I Totals, 1936 2,4412,350 755 703 652 | 637 597 ,1597 455 | 437 267 177 | 160 16 j 9 5,365'5,160 4,791 1,458 I?289 1,794 892 539 1)37 10^525 Percentage .. 45-5 13 ■ 9 12-3 11-3 8-5 5-1 3-2 0-2 100-0 Median age, in ! 7 5 7 5 9 9 9 8 10 1010 811 9 11 612 7 12 613 2 13 1 14 0113 9 14 6114 8 .. years and months I , j ' I 1 ' | Note. —-For the purpose of this table half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste end Maori are reckoned as Maori.