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8.—3.

Table H5a— continued. Average Age of Pupils in various Classes.

Table H6. Race of the Children attending the Native Village Schools on 31st December, 1911. For the purposes of this return, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori, and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and European as European.

Class. Average Age. Years. Months. Class, Years. Months. Average Age. Preparatory class Standard I II III 8 10 11 12 2 4 2 Standard IV V VI . VII 12 13 14 15 10 7 4 Note.— For the purposes of this return, half-caste children and children intermediate in bl caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori. ood between half Number to whom has been granted a certificate of proficiency, 29; of comj Jard VI, 5 : total, 34. Number of schools at which Maori scholars were in attends letency in Stan,nce, 551.

Race. Sehools. loris. Europeans. Totali. * Speaking English in the Home. Spt-aking Maori in the Home. Boys. Girls. Total. i Boys, Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Hapua Te Kao Paparore Ahipara ,. Pukepoto Pamapuria Rangiawhia .. Parapara Kenana Peria Taemaro Te Pupuke .. Touwai Whakarara .. Whangape Pawarenga Matihetihe Waitapu Whakarapa .. Motuti Mangamuka .. Maraeroa Waimamaku Whirinaki Omanaia Waima Otaua Kaikohe Tautoro Ohaeawai Te Ahuahu .. Oromahoe Orauta Karetu Waikare Whangaruru Te Rawhiti .. Poroti Takahiwai Otamatea Kakanui Te Huruhi .. Waiuku Port Waikato Manaia Te Kerepehi .. Wharekawa .. Mataora Bay Rawhitiroa .. Parawera 3 18 7 1 1 1 1 "7 3 4 "l 1 3 25 10 5 1 1 1 2 „• 22 25 17 35 12 17 6 11 18 11 20 17 20 26 27 29 15 11 47 9 29 22 20 48 16 40 25 57 22 18 11 16 26 12 29 30 16 17 17 13 8 12 10 11 17 4 12 14 15 30 20 27 11 29 11 .15 16 10 8 9 14 20 13 22 16 31 13 14 43 7 27 17 9 32 16 44 12 35 16 13 13 9 29 10 13 15 18 10 13 13 12 18 10 12 9 7 4 7 13 17 42 52 28 54 23 32 22 21 26 20 34 37 33 48 43 60 28 25 90 16 56 39 29 80 32 84 37 92 38 31 24 25 55 22 42 45 34 27 30 26 20 30 20 23 26 11 Iβ 21 28 47 1 3 2 7 3 2 2 10 2 3 8 1 1 2 4 1 1 4 5 10 1 5 2 16 1 2 4 4 1 2 2 4 1 3 1 7 7 17 4 7 4 26 1 4 "7 12 1 3 3 4 3 7 1 2 1 5 4 13 14 21 I I; i; i 23 25 23 55 26 20 7 14 20 21 20 17 22 26 30 30 15 19 47 10 29 23 21 50 20 41 26 58 26 19 17 25 42 12 29 32 16 30 19 14 11 13 14 11 20 13 18 14 15 35 20 27 15 41 24 16 20 15 10 26 14 21; 15 22 20 31 13 18 44 9 27 19 14 33 19 44 13 38 I 17 16 20 14 I 34 10 13 16 18 21 16 14 12 19 11 12 12 13 10 7 13 24 43 52 38 96 50 36 27 29 30 47 34 38 37 48 50 61 28 37 91 19 56 42 35 83 39 85 39 96 43 35 37 39 76 22 42 48 34 51 35 28 23 32 25 23 32 26 28 21 28 59 „• 1 1 1 3 7 5 5 1 2 3 4 1 6 9 16 1 1 2 1 "l 13 2 1 3 1 4 11 3 1 24 5 2 3 2 5 1 ] 2 5 1 6 "3 11 3 7 1 3 5 6 12 1 5 7 i2