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Table C6.-Dectin ation of Children who defi nitely left Primary Schools during or at end of 1929.

Auckland. Taranaki. Wanganui. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. Twx. . • Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. • Boys. Girls. ~ i i i ' 1 " Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. 1,637 11,495 68 44 | 278' 275 j 11 14 533 j 492 | 17 7| 468 410 27 14 756 792 j 51 60 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical (including typing) .. .. .. 21 33 6 8 1 1 ;. 14 8 9 2 j 10 1 20 7 j 3 1 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. .. 85 69 41 30 ! 20 3 10 3 24 3 j 19 7 27 19 20 8 43 37 19 22 Trades — (а) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 46 18 2 2 6 2 9 6 16 12 (б) Building , .. .. .. .. .. 29 16 5 4 7 3 7 10 18 7 (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. 82 7 63 7 12 1 8 22 1 16 16 J .. 10 64 19 26 7 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. .. 429 46 350 37 114 13 104 11 146 4 112 4 124 j 7 100 4 72 8 88 9 Other occupations .. .. .. .. ..135 98 114 102 16 7 12 12 36 19 27 19 22 | 13 37 19 57 51 65 52 Home .. .. .. .. .. 158 693 85 431 23 145 17 104 23 157 18 136 27 ! 177 26 149 37 176 34 142 Not known .. .. .. .. 35 26 94 82 4 5 10 15 7 7 12 22 10 j .. 12 3 25 9 22 21 Total number of children leaving .. .. 2,657 2,467 855 741 475 449 179 159 818 691 235 197 720 626 249 197 1,108 1,099 327 314 I I — — » Nelson. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. . _ - j • • "npetinn+inn Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed . Not passed Passed Not passed Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Standard VI. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. : Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. | Girls. Boys. Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. 215 201 8 4 1,169 1,098 38 40 603 533 3 6 305 298 8 10 5,964 5,594 231 199 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical (including typing) .. .. .. 2 1 1 45 10 6 4 | 11 11 3 4 11 4 1 135 74 30 20 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. .. 6 1 1 2 1 63 33 12 14 30 13 15 16 9 5 7 307 183 145 101 Trades — (a) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 1 15 .. 7 19 10 2 116 57 (b) Building .. .. .. .. .. 5 23 .. 15 1 11 3 9 3 114 61 1 (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. 3 31 8 30 5 36 5 25 7 10 3 283 41 184 j 26 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. ..48 4 26 1 156 j 3 138 5 149 4 68 2 124 7 86 4 1,362 96 1,072! 77 Other occupations .. .. .. .. .. 31 13 13 9 63 48 71 35 31 31 51 32 19 12 18 18 410 292 408 298 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 84 10 I 56 73 336 68 245 71 283 48 126 44 155 28 68 472 2,206 334 1,457 Not known .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 8 1 23 20 55 49 11 3 23 17 8 3 12 11 126 77 248 221 Total number of children living .. .. 337 308 | 71 72 1,661 1,556 440 398 972 883 249 210 541 484 165 112 9,289 8,563 2,770 2,400