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Table A15.—Ages of Pupils in Private Primary Schools in the Various Education Districts as at 1st July, 1931.

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5-6 Years. 6-7 Years. 7-8 Years. 8-9 Years. 9-10 Years. 10-11 Years. 11-12 Years. 12-13 Years. 13-14 Years. 14-15 Years, j 15-16 Years. years Totals. Education District. j j j { Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Boys.; Girls. Boys Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I ! ! 1 1 1 | Auckland .. .. .. 341 302 335 371 385 444 358 422 412 407 448 491 365 438 334 460 257 300 134 155 45 77 14 31 15 17 3,443 3,915 Taranaki .. .. .. 44 55 57 59 68 60 65 63 66 72 52 73 53 79 54 73 40 48 17 30 6 13 .. 10 .. 1 522 636 Wanganui .. .. .. 82 61 64 111 101 118 98 113 118 117 106 132 109 .129 105 107 80 100 "45 78 16 41 1 16 1 9 926 1,132 Hawke'sBay .. .. 64 77 88 92 72 109 92 87 100 113 102 112 98 90 104 102 92 95 53 64 22 39 8 26 2 20 897 1,026 Wellington .. .. .. 188 182 245 275 243 275 271 294 272 320 262 279 256 309 239 308 189 224 101 86 34 18 8 3 5 1 2,313 2,574 Nelson .. .. .. 23 28 38 44 40 49 30 39 30 51 39 37 37 49 37 24 19 32 16 22 7 8 1 8 .. 4 317 395 Canterbury .. .. .. 218 197 265 260 269 303 295 329 281 321 276 347 336 339 276 305 198 208 93 120 20 50 4 7 1 5 2,532 2,791 Otago .. .. .. 83 85 94 109 96 98 103 91 97 109 128 135 102 116 104 140 70 91 42 29 j 6 10 1 2 .. 1 926 1,016 Southland .. .. .. 23 28 48 46 38 59 32 46 55 66 48 58 60 78 48 46 60 45 42 17 18 4 8 2 5.. 485 495 Totals, 1931 .. .. 1,066 1,015 1,234 1,367 1,312 1,515 1,344 1,484 1,431 1,576 1,461 1,664 1,416 1,627 1,301 1,565 1,005 1,143 543 601 174 260 45 105 29 58 12,361 13,980 „ 1930 .. .. 1,089 1,178 1,218 1,383 1,262 1,473 1,348 1,528 1,393 1,578 1,425 1,671 1,273 1,574 1,363 1,576 1,060 1,123 484 593 155 198 34 50 26 28 12,130 13,953 Difference .. .. -23 -163 +16 -16 +50 +42 -4 -44 +38 -2 +36 -7 +143 +53 -62 -11 -55 +20 +59 +8 +19 +62 +11+55 +3+30 +231 +27