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Certificates of Fitness issued during the Year to Young Persons (under Sixteen Years of Age) to work in Factories.

In connection with the figures shown above it is perhaps of interest to again note the proportion of each sex which has passed the various school standards, and which is as follows : —

Return showing Number of Factories in the various Towns and their Surrounding Districts in New Zealand.

Number Number Number Name of Place. of Name of Place. of Name of Place. of Factories. Factories. Factories Auckland.. .. .. 1,761 Northern Industrial District— contd. Wellington Industrial District— Wellington .. .. 1,144 Tauranga .. .. 47 continued. Christchurch .. 1.282 Te Aroha .. .. 50 Feathcrston .. .. 27 Dunedin .. .. 1,115 Te Awamutu .. .. 44 Feilding .. .. ill Northern Industrial District— To Karaka .. .. 22 Foxton .. . . 44 Aratapu .. .. 26 Te Kuiti _.. .. 39 Greytown .. .. 21 Cambridge .. .. 58 Te Puke .. .. 26 Hastings .. . . 139 Coromandel .. .. 8 Thames . . .. 86 Havelock North .. 13 Dargaville .. .. 54 Tokomaru Bay .. .. 16 Huntorville .. .. 20 Gisborne .. .. 202 Tolaga Bay . . .. II Kimbolton . . . . 16 Hamilton .. .. 180 Waihi .. ' .. .. 71 Levin.. .. .. 51. Holcnsvillo .. . . 20 Waikino . . . . 6 Mangaweka . . . . 22 Hikurangi .. .. 15 Waipiro Bay .. .. 9 Martinborough .. .. 30 Huntly . . .. 22 Waipn.. .. .. 8 Marton .. .. 52 Kaitaia .. .. 12 Waiuku .. . . 19 Masterton .. . . 152 Karangahake .. .. 10 Warkworth .. .. 12 Moawhango .. .. 3 Kawakawa .. .. 24 Whakatane .. .. 29 Napier .. .. 294 Kawhia .. .. 14 Whangarei .. .. 91 Ohakune .. .. 41 Kihikihi .. .. 12 Whangaroa . . .. 7 Ongaonga .. .. 8 Mangawai .. .. 8 Whitianga .. . . 9 Ormondville .. .. 22 Mangonui .. .. 8 Otaki .. .. .. 58 Maungaturoto .. .. 16 Taranaki Industrial District ■— Pahiatua .. .. 63 Mercer .. .. 22 Eltham .. .. 88 Palmerston North .. 268 Morrinsville .. .. 28 Hawera . . . . 126 Pongaroa . . . . 6 Ngaruawahia .. .. 24 Inglcwood .. . . 54 Poraiigahau . . . . 10 Ongaruo .. .. 24 Manaia .. .. 54 Raetihi . . . . 22 Opotiki .. .. 27 Mokau . . . . 6 Rongotea .. . . 19 Otorohanga .. .. 16 Now Plymouth . . .. 255 Shannon .. .. 26 Paeroa . . .. 36 Opunake .. . . 38 Taihape .. . . 50 Papakura .. .. 31 Patea . . .. . . 32 Tinui . . .. . . I PortAwanui .. .. 16 Stratford .. .. 90 Upper Hutt .. .. 19 Pukekohe .. .. 44 Waipawa .. .. 41 Raglan .. .. 0 Wellington Industrial District— Waipukurau .. .. 34 Rawene . . .. 21 Ashhurst .. . . 22 Wairoa .. .. 73 Rotorua .. .. 83 Bull's .. .. .. 24 Waitotara .. .. 5 Russell .. .. 3 Carterton .. .. 62 Wanganui .. .. 301 Taumarunui .. .. 66 Dannovirke .. .. 95 Wavorley .. .. 29 Taupo .. .. 9 Eketahvma . . .. 27 Woodville .. .. 44

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Town. Number of Boys. N umber of Girls. Boys: Standard passed. Girls: Standard pal ised IV. V. VI. VII. IV. V. VI. VII. Auckland .. Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Groymouth .. Invercargill.. Masterton .. Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Palmerston North Timaru Wanganui .. Wellington .. Smaller towns 266 150 175 9 I 13 9 1.6 25 4 17 30 19 33 112 73 296 212 212 8 6 12 5 28 5 4 9 46 35 21 187 50 110 38 40 6 3 5 16 I 6 II 3 II 32 23 71 41 50 1 5 J 4 4 I 4 10 4 9 25 19 85 58 73 2 I 5 8 5 5 2 7 3 12 13 53 29 13 12 2 115 62 58 3 11 1 I 1» 18 10 6 49 10 85 61 67 2 2 3 4 12 2 1 2 13 9 6 48 15 96 71 73 3 4 9 I 5 2 2 6 8 16 9 84 ■ 25 18 14 6 7 2 2 6 Totals 249 361 37 345 332 414 45 952 1 .136 305

Standard IV. Standard V. Standard VI. Standard VII. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. j ] ' Per Cent. ■ Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. 41 -2 37-9 2-4 3-9 37-6 36-4 1-7 4-0 Standard VI. Boys Girls 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. Per Cent. Per Cent, i Per Cent. Per Cent. 29-5 32-0 26-8 26-2 27-2 30-4 334 292