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Table C2.—Standard Classes of Pupils on School-rolls in the several Education Districts at the end of 1916.

Pupils in Preparatory ; Classes. Education Districts. I. II. Boys. Girls. Total. 1 Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. I. II. III. Pupils at End of Year in Standard IV. V. VI. VII. Totals. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. j Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui 10,102 1,827 2,848 8,905 1,653 2,507 19,007 3.480 5,355 | 3,454 3,200 6,654 3,257 i 587 596: 1,183. 560 919 880| l,799j 1,066 857; 816! 1,673 840 1,465! 1,391 2,856; 1,558 2,980 525 948 6,237 1,085 2,014; 2,954 2,830 5,784 2,708 614 542 1,156 599 952 885 1,837 839 847 765 1,612 752 2,480 509| 698 5,188 1,108 1,537 i 2,212: 1 448 659 : :: 2,095 4,307 1,342 1,426 2,768 401 849 260 251 511 612, 1,271 431 _ 436 867 602, 1.232 425 430 855 1,120 2,311 984 939 1.923 326 661; 191: 265 456 1 170! 88 59 216! 104 90 386 26,199 192 4,983 149 7.773 I ! 24,132 50,331 4,58lj 9,564 7,056! 14,829 Hawke's Bay 2,289 2,041 4,330; 7621 1,602 762 1,514 630: 83 100 183 ; 6,723 6,278 13,001 11,309 23,726 3,238 6,734 Wellington 4,316 3,739 8,055 1,371 2,929 1,352 1,351 2,703 1,408 1,233 2,641: 1,191 143 1651 308;i2,417 Nelson 1,164 1,125 2,289 437| 375! 812 428 2,107 1,962 4,069 2,011 345 773 451 333 784 418 370 788 335 72 99 I 171 3,496 Ganterbury 6,258 5,671 11,929 1,968 3,979 2,067 1,936 4,003! -- 923 1,741 3,664 1,708 1,586; 3,294; 989! 989 1,978 1,023| 2,170J 696 646 1,342 361 319 680|l7,424 16,172 33,596 Otago 3,805 3,441 7,246 1,622 1,497 3,119! 1,383 760 784 1,544: 737 1,350 2,733 1,429] 1,320 2,749 1,280 1,209 2,489 1,147 152 209 36lill,514 10,695 22,209 Southland 2,216 2,043 4,259 700 1,437 738 679 1,417 693 664: 1,357 611 527 1,138 374; 346 720 9 13 22 6,138 5,756; 11,894 Totals for 1916.. |. ,34,825! |31,125 65.950 12,20811, 50li 23,70941,840 11,92610,970; 22,896:11,547 10,949| j 22,789 11,404! 10,641. 22,045 10,620 9,666 20,286 8,94l! 8,29217,2331 5,692 5,728 11,420 1.137 1,315 2,452 96,667 89,217! 185,884 Totals for 1915.. E J34,817j 31,025 65,842 10,794 22,341 11,395 10,430, 21,825 10,100 1 9,508 19,608; 8,619| 8.282 16,90i 5.732! 5,607 11,339 1,171 1,291 -34! 24 2,462; 95,307 87,907 183,214 Difference .. ! I 100 108 282 531 813! I 293 155 4481 211 220; 520 158! 078; 322' 10 332 -40! 121 81 -10 1,360 1,310; 2,671