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Table C2.—Standard Classes of Pupils on School-rolls in the several Education Districts at the end of 1917.

(Excluding Secom iary Departments of District High Schools.) Pupils in Preparatory Classes. . Pupils at End ol Year in Standard Totals. Education Districts. I. II. III. IT. V. VI. VII. Boys. Girls. Total. ] Boys. I Girls, j Total. Boys. Girls. 1 Total. Boys, j Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. I Girls. Total. Boys. \ Girls. Total. Auckland 10,273 8,876! 19,149; 3,519 »| 3,341 6,860 3,453! 3,274j 6,727; 3,124 2,953 ; 6,077 2,737 2,537 5,274 2,362 2,236J 4,598 462 96l| 651 ! 1,390 1,543 1,534 277J 255] 3,077 28 27: 7 19: 15 50 18 I 55 27,039 24,778 11 5,142 4,6741 ! i lO 1 7.875 7,190| . j 6,734 6,314| 32 12,575] 11,464| 63 3,512| 3,216 23 17.284J 16,180J 78 11,513 : 10,694| 331 6,246; 5,744 51,817 Taranaki 1,965 1 1,715 3,680; 626 5.274J 1,054 4,369! 860 8,196; 1,441 i 2,176 427 i 643 1,269 626j 584 1,210 572! 511! i 1,083 575; 495 • l,070| 499| 532 2 9,816 Wanganui 2,753 2,521 1 943 1,997 976 935 1,911 ! 1,057 958] 2,015 873| 756| l,629i 739 420 419 839 3 15,065 Hawke's Bay 2,252 2,117 770 1,630 834 817^ 1,6511 919 833 1,752 741 691 j 1,432| 673| 623 1,296 l,098 ! 2,357 455| 463 918| 13,048 Wellington 4,414 3,782 1,403 2.844J 1,631 1,522 3,153| J 1,465 1,391 2,856 1,435 1,368! 2,803 1,259 917! 881: 1,798? 13 24,039 Nelson 1,13d 1,040 394! 821! 461! 407 8681 1 439 i 398 837| 438; 342! 1,849! 1,810 1,317 1,262> 780| 362 320 682 221 280 501 28 6,728 Canterbury 6,268 5,694 j 11,962! 2,141 2,04l| 4,182: 2,126 2,012 4,138! I 2,044j 1,953 3.997J 3,659 1,707 1,609 3,316 1,011 2,132 549' 1,180] 1,141] 1,046 2,187 8 33.464 Otago 3,815 3,404 J 7,219; 1,595 I 4,104; 811 1,444 3,039J 1,450; 1,380 2,830| 1,379 I 1,396 2,775 2,579j 1,121 808| 747 1,555| 28 22,207 Southland 2,19ffl 1,908 813 1,624J 746; 76si 1,509! H 708 1,453 706J 638! 1,342 631 396 349 745 15 11,990 Totals for 1917.. Totals for 1916.. 35,072 34,825 31,057 31,125 66,12912,474: 65,95012,208: 179' 266 11,792 11,501 24,266112,3031 23,70911,8401 557 463J jll,694 ! 10,949! 23,997! j 22,789; 111.744 in. 404! 11,101 !lO,641 22,845 22,045; 10,6711 9,897 10,620! 9,666! 20,568 20,286 9,353 8,941 8,559117,912! 8,292|17,233; 6,178 5,692 5,974; 5,728] 12,152! 125 ll,420J*l,137 180 305J *1,315*2,452) 97,920J 90,2541 188,174 *96,667*89, 2171*185. 884 Difference 247 ! i : -68 291 745 l,208i 340 460 my 51 J 231 282; 412! 267! 679 486] 246! 732—1012 — 1135 —2147 l,253j 1,037 2,29( * Ineludii Secondary Departments of District Hu :h Schools.