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Table No. 2. Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School-rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1906.

5 and under 6 Years. 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. and under 10. 10 and under 11. .1 and under 12. 12 and under 13. 13and under 14. 14 and under 15. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. rjuucatiott t-tlULllCtS. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. | Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Totals. Auckland 1,387 1,293 1,823 1,646 1,965 1,776 1,965 1,807 1,898 1,708 1,949 1,686 1,815 1,691 1,838 1,601 1,456 1,284 720 576 300 271 17,116 15,339 32,45! Taranaki 207 203 262 256 316 2651 316 288 301 285 302 282 298 261 278 239 218 168 111 92 61 31 2,670 2,370 5,04( Wanganui i 532 i 411 731 599 738 701 831 7331 837 656 743 759 717 671 701 634 551 521 284 217 148 116 6,813 6,018 12,83: Wellington 727 598 888 790 932 818 989 881 S 943 915 898 899 961 848 941 783 730 631 369 328 167 176 8,545 7,667 16,21! Hawke's Bay 382 321 477 459 556 494 573 517 550 517 566 540 543 457 525[ 431 375 319 217 163 84 83 4,848 4,301 9,14! Marlborough 58 64 114 98 118 1 113J 122 111 121 111 1221 125 133 99 120 100 92 81 35 37 16 25 1,051 964 2,01/ Nelson 254 214 I 357 i 301 322 285 319 320 334 285 327 278 315 282 303 303 234 207 141 124 50; 37 J 2,956 2,636 5,59! Grey .. 80 79 l 100 97 89 i 78 91 89! 93 86 77 94 91 94 62 86 52 72 38 49 25 21 798 845 1,64! Westland 64 64 57 48 49 I 55 54 56 57 63 58 51 52 50 48j 37 431 30 24 25 18 32 524 511 1,03! North Canterbury 915 842 1 1,066 993 1,063 i 1,031 1,118 1,042 1,099 1,056 1,141 1,089 1,151 1,097 1,114 987 875 743 372 321 144 144 10,058 9,345 19,40! South Canterbury 236 207 311 256 297 272 284 286 298 288 318 266 302 267 285 262 241 216 98 97 45 63 2,715 2,480 5,19! Otago 874} 765 i 1,008 963 1,033 ! 1,018 1,096 1,060 I 1,133 ! 1,055 1,088 1,063 1,063 1,104 1,013 987 865 750 417| 293 174 173 9,764 9,231 18,99! Southland 384 381 543 535 567 ' 503 596 508 589 572 582 501 589 543| 499 508 430 378 205 152 75 97 5,059 4,678 66,385 9,73: 139,30! Totals for 1906 .. 6,100 5,442 ! 7,737 7,041 8,045 ■ 7,409 8,354[ J 7,698 8,253 7,597 8,171 7,633 8,030 7,464 7,727 6,958 6,162 5,400 3,031 2,474 1,307 1,269 72,917 Totals for 1905 .. 5,864 5,323 I 7,397 I 340 6,728 313 8,060 -15 I 7,561 8,170 7,628 8,195 58 7,652 8,080 7,510 8,094 7,359 7,649 6,930 6,081 5,342 3,002 2,412 1,358 1,228 71,950 65,673 137,62! Difference 236 119 i -152 184 -64 105 78 28 62 70 -55 91 123 81! 58 1 29 -51 41! 967' 712 1,67!