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Table H4. Classification of European Children attending Native Schools at the End of Year 1911.

Table H5. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1911.

Table H5a. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the End of December Quarter, 1911.

Education Districts, F. I. Standard Classes. II. III. IV. Standard Classes. V. VI. VII. Certificates Total. of Competency. Certificates of Proficiency. Auckland Wanganui Wellington .. Hawke's Bay North Canterbury Otago 156 3 1 33 3 3 27 2 2 8 1 5 55 2 1 11 1 2 36 ! 38 1 1 0 I 1 8 i 8 0 0 2 J 1 47 I 49 28 5 0 8 0 2 26 0 2 10 2 1 18 0 0 3 1 0 384 14 7 89 8 16 11 2 10 1 2 1 Totals, 1911 199 45 72 43 41 22 518 13 14 Totals, 1910 154 60 34 39 \ 46 53 27 14 427 5 1 Note.—For the puri 'eokoned as European. loses of this return, children intei mediate in blood bi itween h ,]f-caste and European are

Maorie. Certificates granted. Education Distriots. Boys. Girls. Total. Competency. Proficiency. Auckland... ... ... ... 1,341 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 98 Wanganui ... ... ... 282 Wellington ... ... ... 182 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... 374 Marlborough ... ... ... 39 Nelson ... ... ... ... 27 1,341 98 282 182 374 39 27 2 12 76 9 50 76 1,130 88 188 169 279 43 22 2 13 69 16 40 58 2,471 186 470 351 653 82 49 4 25 145 25 90 134 1 2 1 9 1 3 4 5 1 oiey ... ... ... ... 2 Westland... ... ... ... 12 North Canterbury ... ... ... 76 South Canterbury ... ... ... 9 Orago ... ... ... ... 50 Southland ... ... ... 76 i "2 2 1 1 Totals for 1911 ... ... 2,568 Totals for 1910 ... ... 2,475 2,568 2,475 2,117 1,987 4,685 4,462 5 1 29 18 Differences ... ... 93 'J3 130 223 11 Note.—For the purposes of this return, balf-oaste child] and Maori are reckoned as Maori. m and childn m intermedial in blood bet , 'een half-caste

Class P. 8. I. S. II. S. III. S. IV. S. V. S. VI. S. VII. Total. Years. to to O 3 o .a P5 O to i to o ' 3 « a o .a to to to i£ to t» o « o .a m e m a I 1 n c 5 and under 6 6- . 7 7 „ 8 8 , 9 9 . 10 I 0 , 11 .1 . 12 2 „ 13 .3 „ 14 -4 , 15 .5 years and over 169 122 .. 274 230 2 325! 283 3 226 47 158 147 74 114 98 97 82! 91 51 26 20 38 2l| 24 17 111 4 11 i ..I .. 1,4411,245 340 2 12 40 66 55 50 39 19 5 2 13 40 65 77 52 41 9 1 3 8 47 63 54 44 25 2 2 1 15 7 36 28 60 50 60 29 47 24 9 6 5 3 232 148 2 4 20 41 30 23 6 2 7 19 33 27 12 7 i 5 17 31 22 11 ■ • j 3 14 16 14 9 : ♦ • • • ! l 2 1 6 8 18 i 8 13 ! 2 I " 169 276 328 317 290 316 295 236 193 105 43 122 232 298 275 269 I 251 268 180 I 144 51 27 • • i 2 3 i i 2 Totals .. 290 298 248 126 107 87 56 39 20 5 2,568 2,117