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Summary of Table H6.—Race of Children attending Native Village Schools.

Table H6a. Classification as regards Ages and Race of Children on the Native Village School Rolls at the End of December, 1916.

Table H6b. Classification as regards Standards and Race of Children on the Native Village School Rolls at the End of December, 1916.

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1916. Race. Maoris speaking Maori in the homo Maoris speaking English in the home Europoans Boys. .. j 2,345 103 295 Girls. 2,025 87 277 Total. 4,370 190 572 Percentage. 85-1 3-8 11*1 Totals : _ 2,743 2,389 I 5,132 100-0

Eace. Maoris, Totals. Ages. Europeans. Speaking English in the Home. Speaking Maori in the Home. Total Maoris. Boys. Girls, Total, Boys. Girls. Total. Boys, Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. j 5 and undor 6 6 „ 7 7 '„ 8 8 „ 9 9 „ 10 10 „ 11 11 „ 12 12 „ 13 13 „ 14 14 „ 15 15 years and ovor 5 6 13 4 11 6 7 7 12 ! 8 13 15 16 13 12 10 8 ! 9 6 | 6 .. 3 11 17 17 14 20 28 29 22 17 12 3 118 243 250 301 302 267 282 229 179 109 59 106 199 223 286 246 237 238 203 151 83 53 224 442 479 587 548 504 520 432 330 192 112 123 256 267 308 314 280 298 241 187 115 59 112 203 229 293 2 4 252 251 213 160 89 56 235 459 496 601 508 532 549 454 347 204 115 is 36 26 37 37 36 31 28 27 i;> 4 13 38 10 37 20 32 31 23 20 10 4 31 71 66 74 66 68 62 51 17 25 8 141 292 293 345 351 316 329 269 214 130 63 125 241 269 330 283 284 282 236 180 99 60 266 533 562 675 634 600 611 505 394 229 123 Totals 103 j 87 190 J2.345 2,025 4,370 2,448 2,112 4,560 295 277 572 2,743 2,389 5,132 Note.—For tl saste and Maori «r< io purposes i reckoned a of th's refcu:' ,8 Maori. ■n, half-caste chillrea and ohildren inten leliate in bloc in blood between hilfod 1 between h: Summary of Table H6a. Ages. Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage, 1910. i Percentage, 191J. From five to ten years .. „ ton to fifteen yoars „ fiftoon upwards Totals .. .. ; 1,422 1,258 63 2,743 1,248 2,670 I,081 2,339 60 123 2,389 5,132 52-0 45-6 2-4 521 44-8 31 1000 1000 I I

Race. Maoris. Totals. Europeans. Standards. Speaking English In the Home. Speaking Maori In the Home. Total Maoris. & 4 3 o .y o M C5 H A I e3 O H 00 A i i O i i 3 O S3 o M » | E-t i. o M 1 •M O H Ai a 8 'reparatory class Itandard I II .. III . . IV . . V .. VI .. VII .. 39 24 18 9 16 21 ; 10 7 : 11 11 , 5 9 ' 4 5 I •• 1 63 1,059 27 323 37 303 17 279 22 . 196 14 , 125 9 51 1 | 9 190 2,345 911 291 287 213 158 108 56 1 1,970 1,098 614 ' 341 i 590 319 492 289 354 < 207 233 '. 130 107 55 10 9 4,370 2,4:48J 935 ; 300 I 308 220 169 117 61 2 2,033 I 641 627 509 376 247 116 II 99 32 36 41 31 25 27 4 94 35 33 29 34 32 18 2 193 67 69 70 65 57 45 6 1,197 373 355 330 238 155 82 13 i 1,029 !2,220 335 ! 708 341 696 249 579 203 ! 441 149 304 79 161 ! 4 17 ; 43-4 13-8 13-6 11-3 8-5 5-9 3-2 0-3 Totals 103 87 2,025 2,112 14,560 295 277 2,743 2,389 5,132 100-0 572 Note.—For the purposi Maori arc reckoned as . of this return, half-caste children and cluldron r : inter .edii te in blood between half-caste