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PUBLIC SCHOOLS.— AGE AND SEX OF SCHOLARS. Table C1.—Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School-rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1919.

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) [ ai Years 8r 6 6andunder7. 7 and under 8. | 8 and under 9. 9 and under 10. 10 and under 11. Ill and under 12. 12 and under 13. jl3 and under 14. 14 and under 15. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Education Districts. j I — 1 — : j . : — i— : —— — i Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 1 Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Totals. I I j I I ! I I I I . |ii ! I i j !!i ''lli' Auckland .. 2,048 1,904 3,003 2,782 3,277 3,016 3,158 2,935 3,134j 2,837 3,128 2,949 3,157 2,809 2,927' 2,643 2,654 2,378| 1,386 1,295 539 463! 28,411 26,011 54,422 Taranaki .. .. 362 328 588 497 612 590 639 589 608 577 633 546 565j 507 520 497 445 395 244 234 85 67 5,301 4,827 10,128 Wanganui .. 570 523 752 747 909 835 893 849 954 867 904 858 896 830 851 714 708 703 413 313; 122 100 7,972 7,339 15,311 ! Hawke's Bay ... 526 439 755; 637 844 732 895 766 832 765 816 774 808 745 749 697 621 594 338 307! 104 99; 7,288 6,555 13,843 Wellington .. 991 895 1,380 1,246 1,517 1,336 1,416 1,314 1,527 1,440 1,429 1,394 1,456 1,323 1,406 1,210 1,096 972 543 472 122 118 12,883 11,720 24,603 Nelson .. .. 289 276 392 365 416 396 412 373 374 372 425 400 359 380 376 332 323 256 141 105 46 33 3,553 3,288 6,841 Canterbury .. 1,484 1,420 1,947 1,874 2,034 1,941; 2,126 1,943 1,977 1,915 2,013 1,892 1,955 1,765 1,860 1,759 1,480 1,412 722 580 199 190 17,797 16,691 34,488 Otago .. .. 1,026 901 1.254 1,162 1,294 1,187 1,269 1,190 1,251 1,229 1,190 1,156 1,252 1,173 1,221 1,168 1,082 982 512 437 159 97 11,510 10,682 22,192 I Southland .. 567 508 650 597 757 656 725 676 685 642 703 659 695 688 616 640 535 469 280 220 65 39 6,278 5,794 12,072 Totals for 1919 .. 7,863 7,194^10, 721 9,907 11,660 10,68911,53310,63511,34210,64411,241 10,62811,14310,22010,526 9,660 8,944 8,161 4,579 3,963 1,441 1,206100,993 92,907 193,900 Totals for 1918 .. 7,416 6,767 10,653; 9,87511 ,511 10,523 11,277 10,54311 ,307 10,545 11,473 10,701 10,723 9,930 10,403 9,746 9,014 8,227 4,816 4,322 1,623 1,285100,216 92,464 192,680 Difference .. 447 427 68' 32 149 166 256 92 1 3s! 99 —232 : -73 420 290 123 —86 -70 -66 -23t| -359 —182 — 79 777 443 1,220 I m_m I 1 , j