H.—6.

14

Permits granted (14 to 16 Years of Age), Sections 57 to 60, Factories Act, 1st January to 31st December, 1897.

Town. Number of Boys. Number of Girls. Boys: Standard passed. Girls: Standard passed. IV. V. VI. VII, IV. V. VI. VII. Auekland Christehurch .. Dunedin Ashburton Dargaville Geraldine Green Island .. 214 140 166 6 4 154 183 153 3 133 47 60 5 3 34 32 34 46 61 72 1 1 1 : " i 80 i 74 55 2 37 36 41 37 73 57 1 3 i "2 12 3 5 24 5 2 9 4 6 3 2 3 i 5 3 1 3 1 "2 Gore Hamilton Invercargill Masterton Mercer Mosgiel Napier Nelson New Plymouth Onehunga Otorohanga Palmerston North Rangiora Stratford Thames Temuka Timaru Te Aroha Westport Whangaroa Whangarei Wanganui Wellington 3 9 8 3 3 9 1 12 3 8 10 6 1 2 4 2 1 5 3 1 1 2 8 i 1 1 13 9 4 2 1 1 .3 *2 6 3 1 2 2 2 5 3 1 '2 1 4 1 3 1 1 "2 i 1 "2 2 5 4 2 1 1 1 5 19 1 11 2 1 1 4 24 120 1 "2 3 1 1 3 17 1 5 1 5 '9 1 1 1 4 6 24 i 97 i2 55 6 32 9 28 i 34 25 10 Totals 12 I i 263 174 222 808 669 359 177 260 10