E.—3.

Table H8. Classification as regards Ages and Standards of Children on the Native School Rolls at the 1st July, 1931.

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Class P. Standard I* Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. (standard V.) (StaXdVL) Race Totals * Grand Totals - es * Europeans.; Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans.! Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Mao r is. Europeans.! Maoris. Europeans. Maoris, i — j — ; Boys. Girls. Total. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. ! 5 and under 6 years 47 35 321 291 .. 47 35 321 291 368 326 694 6 „ 7 „ 59 63 349 375 1 4 .. 1 60 67 349 376 409 443 852 7 „ 8 „ 50 38 400 329 17 21 20 38 .. 4 .. 1 1 68 63 420 368 488 431 919 8 „ 9 „ 15 14 270 218 23 27 91 112 16 14 19 37 7 2 1 2 1 61 57 381 370 442 427 869 9 „ 10 „ 3 4 114 118 15 7 157 135 24 16 84 111 7 13 23 22 3 6 1 5 .. 1 52 47 379 391 431 438 869 10 „ 11 40 43 3 4 108 72 13 5 103 112 17 28 88 81 9 14 9 20 4 6 1 4 46 57 349 332 395 389 784 11 „ 12 „ 1 .. 25 17 2 1 46 34 6 3 82 87 14 14 109 100 19 17 49 60 14 9 10 10 3 1 2 59 45 323 308 382 353 735 12 „ 13 „ .... 10 9 1 .. 18 13 1 1 45 40 6 10 90 83 12 13 82 100 15 17 43 40 10 6 12 5 3 3 .. .. 48 50 300 290 348 340 688 13 14 „ 1 .. 2 2 .... 9 9 1 .. 24 23 1 2 48 43 6 5 86 83 23 8 70 77 15 18 38 38 4 4 2 .. 51 37 279 275 330 312 642 14 15 2 2 .... 4 2 1 .. 21 12 3 1 39 34 7 .. 37 37 14 9 55 47 3 3 .. 1 28 13 158 135 186 148 334 15 „ ]6 „ 2 1 .. 1 .. 4 3 4 3 1 2 6 11 8 2 20 16 .. 2 .. 3 10 6 35 38 45 44 89 16 „ 17 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 5.. .. 2 1 2 1 8 7 10 8 18 17 „ 18 „ 1 .. 1 1 .. ■■ 1 1 1 .. 2 2 3 2 5 18 „ 19 „ 1 .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 2 19 „ 20 20 „ 21 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 21 years and over .. .. ■ • Totals .. 176 154 15321404 62 64 452 416 61 43 363 413 56 69 385 346 52 i 56 270 306 64 43 169 181 52 j 37 130 112 10 12 5 6 533 478 3306 3,184 3,839 3,662 7,501 ~330 2,936 ' 868 "loT" ' 776 125 "731 108 576 107 350 89 242 22 11 1,011 6,490 7,501 v < > V y < v ' > v— ' ' -V- ' 1 y 1 y ' * v ' 3,266 994 880 856 684 457 331 33 7,501 Percentage .. 43-6 13-3 11-7 11-4 9-1 6-1 4-4 0-4 100-0 1 1 1 Median age, in years 6 86 87 37 18 78 39 99 59 89 3 10 9 10 6 10 10 10 9|11 9 11 8 11 9 11 6 12 1112 8 12 1112 4 13 5 13 6 13 1113 8 14 3 14 3 13 8 13 11 16 6 15 10 and months | I 1 Note. —For the purpose of this return half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori, and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and European as European.