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Table H4. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1930.

Table H5. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the 1st July, 1930.

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Number nf Number of Maori Pupils at Form II Certificates at 1930. Number awarded. Education District. wUcli Maor . s J_ .examined Total. attended. Bq Girls ; Total _ ™ ° rm ' p roficienoy j ComJ j petency. Auckland .. 409 2,241 2,043 4,284 101 59 21 j 80 Taranaki . . 66 361 317 678 18 15 2 17 Wanganui . . 79 343 300 643 30 14 4 18 Hawke's Bay .. 95 775 738 1,513 41 35 3 38 Wellington . . 64 310 299 609 13 5 5 10 Nelson .. 10 21 21 42 4 .. 4 4 Canterbury .. 40 121 117 238 11 5 2 7 Otago .. I 19 47 46 93 6 4 .. 4 Southland .. 12 36 36 72 2 1 1 2 Totals .. 794 4,255 3,917 8,172 226 138 42 180 Note. —For the purpose of this return half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.

Class P. S. I. S. II- S. III. S. IV. Form I. I Form II. Form III Total. Years. i ~ ~ ' ~ ' "~ ' ~~7 ] ' i , |"~ ' ' ~~ "' ~ ' — £ 3 & S & S & 3 & 3 I I I % ■ & I- I 3 5 and under 6 325 264 .. .. j ....'. 325 264 6 „ 7 475 414 6 5 j .... 481 419 7 „ 8 466 456 70 ' 64 2 6 538 526 8 „ 9 329 321 162 164 37 45 4 6 532 536 9 „ 10 196 150 218 161 116 129 34 51 4 5 .... 568 496 10 „ 11 81 80 132 94 140 128 84 115 22 26 3 3 462 446 11 „ 12 33 36 64 59 109 88 120 123 73 72 17 26 3 ...... 419 404 12 „ 13 16 12 43 35 58 56 131 102 106 100 67 72 16 16 I .... 437 393 13 „ 14 8 10 13 12 30 22 65 58 72 78 78 65 42 35 j .. 1 308 281 14 „ 15 114 7 5 13 13 19 36 32 57 34 48 43 ! .. 1 164 150 15 „16 1 .. 2 .. 3 2 4 2 7 5 20 10 12 15 , 2 1 51 35 16 years and over j 2 4 3 2 6 3 1 1 12 10 Totals .. 1,931 1,744 714 601 500 489 455 476 | 322 322 245 212 127 112 i 3 4 4,297 3,960 3,675. 1,315 989 931 644 457 239 8,257 Percentage 44-5 15-9 12-0 11-3 7-8 5-5 2-9 0-1 100 Median age, in 7 4 7 5 9 7 9 5 10 810 6 11 1111 642 712 713 613 1 14 1 14 2 years and months Note.—For the purpose of this return half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half ca»te and Maori are reckoned as Maori.