E.—3.

Table H4. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1927.

Table H5. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the End of December Quarter, 1927.

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ED £ o Number of Maori Pupils. 00 ' Number Education District. ooS —i — examined l|l ins - vi - Boys. Girls. Total. S. VI Ci jrtiflcates ; iwarded. Total. Proficiency. Competency. Endorsed Competency. Auckland .. .. ..407 1,977 1,774 3,751 78 Taranaki .. .. 50 312 270 582 14 Wanganui .. .. 67 258 235 493 16 Hawke's Bay .. .. ..92 709 619 1,328 51 Wellington .. .. 63 306 316 622 28 Nelson .. .. 10 22 25 47 2 Canterbury .. .. . . 40 135 109 244 5 Otago .. .. 16 43 43 86 4 Southland .. .. 18 47 47 94 8 51 11 11 38 Iβ 1 3 4 8 10 2 4 8 5 2 3 1 1 61 13 15 48 24 2 4 4 8 Totals.. .. ..769 3,809 3,438 7,247 206 3,438 7,247 206 14a 29 .179 Note. —For the purpose of this return, half-caste children and children inte and Maori are reckoned as Maori. a ohildrer and chili Iron intei ■mediate in blood ictween half-oaste

Years. Clai is P. I. o M S. II. .a S. III. S. i I I M O M :v. s. v. s. vi. tii tn vi to tn S $ 3 I S o n j o oq e> s. 09 & ft) 'II. Total. .a o" 13 O i i 5 and under 6 6 „ 7 7 ,, 8 8 „ 9 9 ,, 10 10 ,, 11 ! 11 „ 12 12 „ 13 13 „ 14 14 „ 15 15 „ 16 16 years and over 208 178 364 342 444 361 306 267 215 175 140 100 51 72 32 27 8 9 8 3 1 .. 178 342 361 267 175 100 72 27 9 3 1 1 19 32 96 76 141 155 118 121 85 66 45 37 17 27 9 7 3 2 2 16 31 90 81 115 117 124 111 77 61 51 30 18 13 3 1 1 12 16 57 69 114 ! 102 128 ! 121 74 I 79 32 I 21 8 7 425 415 840 = 11-6% 13 35 88 83 38 8 3 i 9 46 82 73 38 9 2 ! ■' I l ; 10 , 33 i 63 50 i 18 ! i 10 33 66 38 20 2 1 6 25 46 42 Id 5 27 23 I!) 4 1 1 1 3 ..' 208 .. 365 .. 463 ..! 418 .. 458 .. 443 .. 420 .. 409 1 J 322 4 202 2 i 84 3 17 178 343 395 374 428 416 407 366 312 147 60 12 Percentage 1,7771,534 3,311 =45-7% 534 524 1,058 = 14-6% 494 448 268 1 v i ! 260 i 175 169 130 78 10 3,889 6 7,: ■2% I =1' 3,438 942 = 13-0% 52 = 7' 28 •3% 34 =4' [4 ■7% 2( =2' 18 ■9% II =0!47 >0% Note.—For and Maori are rei the purposo ckoned as M of this retui [aori. rn, half-cast( 6 ohildren ai id children intermedii tte in bloi idb. stweon half-caste