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Table No. H4. Classification of European Children attending Native Schools at the end of Year 1910.

Table No. H5. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1910.

Table No. H5a. Classification of Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1910.

Education Districts. p. I. II. Standard Classen. III. IV. Standard Classen. Certificates | Certificates : Total. of of V VI VII Competency. Proficiency. . . . i .uckland /anganui Wellington .. [awke'B Bay forth Canterbury itago ickland inganui allingtoQ .. iwke'e Bay irth Canterbury ago .. ,120 4 2 19 2 7 ,120 I 4 2 19 2 7 49 25 34 3b 0 2 1 8 10 11 7 5 3 5 1 2 j 2 .. 1 60 ' 34 39 46 ' 49 0 1 7 1 2 ) 25 ) 2 I 0 1 5 > 34 3b ! 1 8 ) 1 1 i 3 5 I .. 1 34 23 12 333 4 6 1 (I 1 12 1 10 0 6 12 2 .. 53 3 1 .. 7 .. 2 1 1 16 i .. 1 34 1 1 12 3 2 ' 53 Totals, 1910 154 ( 27 26 irr 10 427 391 -: — 5 10 7 ■I 1 Totals, 1909 139 35 37 52 53 39

Maoris. Certificates granted. Certificati 18 granted. Education Districts. ; r Boys. Girls. Total. , Competency. Proficiency. Proficiency. ■ Auckland... ... ... ... 1,290 1,048 2,338 1 5 Taranaki ... ... ... ... Ill 91 202 Wanganui ... ... ... 256 168 424 Wellington ... ... ... 172 150 322 ... 8 Hawke'sBay ... ... ... 374 284 658 ... 5 Marlborough ... ... ... | 52 48 100 ... 1 Nelson ... ... ... ... 28 22 50 5 3 5 1 Grey Westland... ... ... ... 8 11 19 North Canterbury ... ... ... 67 67 134 ... 1 South Canterbury ... ... ... 12 13 25 ... 2 Otago 52 42 94 ... 1 Southland ... ... ... 53 43 96 1 2 1 Totals for 1910 ... .. 2,475 1,987 4,462 1 18 Totals for 1909 2,461 1,973 4,434 4 21 Differences ... ... 14 14 28 -3 -3 N.B.—For the purposes of this return, half-caste children aud children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are to be reckoned as Maori.

By Ages. By Standard Classes. By Standard Classes. Years. Boys. Girls. Total. Glasses. Boys. Girls. Total. Av ] r g a e ge I Yrs. Mos. 5andunder6 ... 189 122 311 Class P...: 1,346 1,172 2,518 7 5 6 „ 7 ... 223 206 429 „ SI 378 273 651 9 4 7 „ 8 ... 314 264 578 „ S2 292 210 502 10 6 8 9 ... 317 288 606 „ S3 198 154 352 12 0 9 .,10 ... 310 257 567 „ S4 147 94 241 12 10 0 „ 11 ... 337 : 258 595 „ S5 83 62 145 13 6 1 „ 12 ... 256 209 465 „ S6 23 ' 20 43 14 2 .2 „ 13 ... 237 173 410 „ S7 8 ' 2 ' 10 15 6 .3 ,,14 ... 177 141 318 .4 „ 15 ... 76 47 123 .5 years and over ... 39 22 61 Totals ... 2,475 1,987 4,462 Totals 2,475 I 1,987 i 4,462 11 11 N.B.—For the purposes of this return, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood jetween half-caste and Maori are to be reckoned as Maori.