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Table No. 1. Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School Rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1896.

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and under 6 Years. 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. i9and under 10.! ilO and under 11. ill and under 12. 12 and under 13. 13 and under 14.] J14 and under 15. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Boys. ' Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. J J Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. J i Girls. Totals. j I I I Auckland 1,031 907 1,354 1,265 1,538 1,453 1,009 1,498 1,604 1,497 1,588 1,465 1,600 1,474 1,378 1,379 1,166 1,025 577 614 240 345 13,685 12,922 26,607 Taraiiaki 135 114 184 160 259 199 224 222 245 238 243 207 232 214 207 206 161 146 91 72 38 30 2,019 ! 1,808 3,827 Wanganui 342 364 524 496 569 520 613 589 583 535 592 587; 605 563 549 476 378 337 234 237 111 123 5,100 4,827 9,927 Wellington 486 461 779 691 812 881 829 792 807 776 811 741 754 702 759 640 579 483 296 238 121 103 7,033: i 6,508 13,541 Hawke's Bay 276 i 253 i 415 348 475 422 464 457 488 417 456 388 424 364 375 376 298 243 181 132 59 72 3,911 3,472 7,383 Marlborough 77 57 88 95 131 111 113 119 117 129 138 122 126 124 138 117 82 102 56 54 34 53 1,100 1,083 2,183 Nelson 238 i 215 i 299 i 285 341 295 I 369 I 331 329 313 325 327 352 291 337 316 274 257 186 153 72 99 3,122; i 2,882 6,004 Grey .. 60 I 63 i 74 86 79 89 I 82 ! 96 88 85 92 100 107 90 75 87 78 70 49 56 26 4l! 810J 863 1,673 Westland 49 I 52 i 78 ! 65 72 71 77 89 81 94 82 77 75 73 79 - 73 66 53 62 51 J 770: m 1,541 North Canterbury 875 i 887 : 1,109 I 1,056 i 1,196 1,124 : 1,208 i 1,124 1,272 ! 1,192 1,345 1,158 1,210 1,138 1,227' ' 1,174 928: 784 463 429 173 228 11,006 10,294 21,300 South Canterbury 257 200 ) 290 I 245 297 273 ! 316 i 320 324 297 299 321 327 271 269 272 212^ 183 113 119 51 66 2,755| 2,507 5,322 Otago 789 I 786 > 1,014 : 990 i 1,247 1,107 ' 1,261 1,249 1,353 1,185 1,397 1,181 1,318 1,358 1,232 1,194 996 822 530 415 320 287 11,457 10,634 22,091 Southland 377 ' 357 " 491 494 557 494 : 605 556 561 570 576 501 557 498 527 455 415 379 237 203 113 115 5,016 67,784 4,622 63,253 9,638 131,037 Totals for 1896 .. 4,992 1 4,716 i 6,699 I 6,276 ' 7,573 7,099 > 7,770 I 7,442 7,852 i 7,328 7,944 7,175 7,687 7,160 7,152 6,773 5,640 4,897 3,066 2,784 3,066! 1,409 1,603 Totals for 1895 .. 5,002 ! 4,592 ! 6,593 i 6,142 i 134 ! 7,770 -197 7,250 -151 I 7,681 7,289 7,883 i 7,146 7,803 7,240 7,684 7,167 7,147 6,446 5,276 4,924 2,950 2,814 116 -30 2,950 l,520| 1,537 67,309| 62,547 129,856 Difference -10 I 124 t 106 J 89 1 i 153 -31 327 -27 66 ' 182 ! 141 -65 -7 364 ! 116 -111 475! 706 1,181