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Table A9.—Destination of Children who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of 1931.

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Auckland. Taranaki. Wanganui. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. n .. a i. „ Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Destination. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form IT. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. j - 1 j f j Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. ! Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls, j Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. jl,355 1,094 45 41 228 239 9 j 6 412 386 30 29 410 360 6 10 769 774 54 38 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical (including typing) .. .. .. \ 7 14 3 5 1 .. .. 1 2.. 1 1 .. 6 2 4 2 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. .. j 49 27 23 22 5 2 1 2 | 7 3 3 2 10 12 3 5 15 13 9 12 Trades — (a) Engineering .. .. .. .. 10 .. 5 .. 2 .. ....; 2 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 1 .. 7 (b) Building .. .. .. .. ..; 6 .. 8 .. .. .. 1 •• 1 • • 1.. 2.. 1 6.. 6.. (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. I 33 7 9 6 5 .. 1 ' .. j 10 .. 3.. 13 1 3.. 5 3 5 4 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. .. 501 57 431 37 133 26 101 12 j 136 10 91 11 109 8 96 3 107 5 102 4 Other occupations .. .. .. .. 88 50 52 45 10 6 1 12 17 15 17 15 11 9 13 10 29 35 27 41 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 198 672 168 504 35 160 19 82 72 179 38 107 47 247 j 39 112 75 213 60 147 Not known .. .. .. .. 15 14 48 39 3 2 2 4 12 9 20 4 2 7 1 14 23 15 10 21 29 Total number of children leaving, 1931 .. 2,262 1,935 792 699 421 436 135 118 669 603 205 168 610 645 175 163 1,028 1,055 295 277 Total number of children leaving, 1930 .. 2,662 2,521 747 689 479 463 140 124 659 658 200 171 638 549 151 165 1,062 1,107 255 310 Difference.. .. .. .. .. -400 -586 +45 +10 —58 —27 —5 —6 +10 —55 +5 —3 1—28 +96 +24 —2 —34 —52 +40 -33

Nelson. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed .Destination. rorm n - Form n rorm n Form n Form n j, orm n j, orm If j, orm n j, orm n rorm n Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. 202 175 4 4 1,173 1,009 45 37 579 459 10 18 266 224 7 7 5,394 4,720 210 190 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical (including typing) .. .. .... .. .. .. 16 6 5 6 1 4 .. 1 .. .. 32 29 14 13 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. .. 1 2 1.. 25 11 6 6 8 1 4 2 5.. 4 1 125 71 54 52 Trades — (a) Engineering .. .. .. . . .. 3 2 5 8 3 1 34 20 (b) Building .. .. .. .. ..12 11 6 3 3 1 1 32 27 (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. i 3 3 11 2 9 6 6 8 1 4 1 90 13 42 17 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. .. i 49 7 28 1 151 20 112 9 116 9 74 2 97 4 72 5 1,399 146 1,107 84 Other occupations .. .. .. . . ..! 39 10 25 I 9 50 27 39 24 20 14 39 12 14 5 9 7 278 171 222 175 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 98 4 41 128 , 342 108 246 26 213 33 140 33 170 24 82 622 2,294 493 1,461 Not known .. .. .. .. .. I. .. 2 .. j 1 25 14 27 24 66 49 60 47 11 3 11 4 149 110 203 175 , : Total number of children leaving, 1931 .. 307 294 65 56 1,592 1,431 362 358 833 749 234 222 433 406 129 106 8,155 7,554 2,392 2,167 Total number of children leaving, 1930 .. 320 302 75 41 1,599 1,497 385 377 895 837 206 161 506 510 141 113 8,820 8,444 2,300 2,151 Difference .. .. .. .. .. -13 -8 -10 +15 -7 -66 -23 -19 -62 -88 +28 +61 -73 -104 -12 -7 -665 '-890 +92 +16