E.—2.

Table A 9.—Destination of Children who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of 1938.

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Auckland. Taranaki. Wanganni. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. With Without With Without With Without With Without With Without Destination. Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. . Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. 2,001 1,878 30 19 350 344 10 8 455 517 19 10 445 454 8 2 965 1,015 42 40 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical .. .. .. .. .. 8 10 2 1 1 3 2 4. .. 6 10 1 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. .. 122 97 61 47 14 1 7 3 19 4 9 5 24 19 12 4 49 38 29 32 Trades (a) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 32 16 9 ,. 5 3 4 10 1 12 10 (b) Building .. .. .. .. .. 16 8 .. . , 1 4 . . .. 4 2 12 4 (c) Other .. .. .. .. 42 16 40 7 10 3 6 1 14 2 3 11 9 33 28 17 10 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. ..297 13 302 32 100 9 83 10 50 1 46 4 57 4 68 3 62 4 37 3 Other occupations .. .. .. .. .. 76 75 68 65 5 14 13 13 18 17 11 7 11 16 12 5 35 30 23 10 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 432 82 315 10 95 13 60 16 72 13 69 19 89 17 82 15 109 20 60 Not known .. .. .. .. 26 23 33 28 1 1 2 2 3 4 2 1 11 7 15 4 29 37 Total number of children leaving, 1938 .. 2,669 2,544 642 514 500 467 140 97 585 615 109 97 581 587 140 103 1,204 1,238 212 192 Total number of children leaving, 1937 .. 2,575 2,607 679 506 485 486 131 98 752 680 161 125 598 568 170 109 1,158 1,195 206 177 Difference .. .. .. .. .. +94 -63 -37 +8 +15 -19 +9 -1 -167 -65 -52 —28 —17 +19 -30 -6 +46 +43 +6 +15 • i Nelson. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. With Without With Without With Without With Without With Without Destination. Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Certificate. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. 209 210 9 8 1,216 1,232 37 16 607 578 6 4 359 358 10 12 6,607 6,586 171 119 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 3 23 30 6 5 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. 11 3 4 1 48 13 31 8 27 32 29 14 13 5 7 4 327 212 189 118 Trades (а) Engineering .. .. . • ■. ■ • 2 .. 1 12 2 12 6 2 3 94 48 (б) Building .. .. .. . • 3.. 1 7 4 4 2 6.. 3.. 3.. 2.. 55 4 25 2 (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. 5 8 2 37 29 25 17 27 8 11 7 5 6. 6 184 86 125 50 Agricultural ana pastoral .. .. .. .. 35 2 20 97 7 72 58 4 62 3 58 5 56 2 814 49 746 i 57 Other occupations .. .. .. .. ..15 7 16 10 68 62 60 44 18 29 38 45 18 11 32 13 264 261 273 j 212 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 66 8 31 24 176 37 112 23 104 13 42 21 103 23 62 187 1,246 226 833 Not known .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 2 8 8 10 5 10 5 9 3 2 4 7 1 67 49 105 87 Total number of children leaving, 1938 .. 293 292 68 54 1,518 1,534 280 208 791 760 177 118 481 486 146 100 8,622 8,523 1,914 1,483 Total number of children leaving, 1937 .. 285 315 86 44 1,552 1,517 252 175 763 715 156 146 483 484 144 106 8,651 8,567 1,985 1,486 Difference .. .. .. .. .. +8 —23 -18 +10 -34 +17 +28 +33 +28 +45 +21 -28 -2 +2 +2 -6 -29 -44 1 -71 -3 J ;