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APPENDIX.
Table No. 1. Age and Sex of the Scholars on the Books in the several Education Districts, for the Last Quarter of 1885.
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5 and under 7 Years. 7 and under 10 Years. 10 and under 13 Years. 13 and under 15 Years. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Education Districts. Boys. Girls. Total. Eoys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls, j Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland 2,158 1,072 4,130 3,843 3,490 7,333 3,025 2,798 5,823 1,009 1,133 2,142 176 299 475 i 10,211 9,602 19,003 Taranaki ... 2G8 223 491 451 403 854 323 311 . 634 125 113 238 22 22 44 1,189 1,072 2,261 Wanganui 619 525 1,144 1,237 1,038 2,335 892 837 1,729 307: 256 563 64 64 128 3,119 2,780 5,899 Wellington 1,044 871 .1,915 1,672 1,588 3,260 1,092 986 j 2,078 344 328 672 58 56 114 4,210 3,829 8,039 Hawkc's Bay ... .... Mavlborougli G24 178 536 150 1,160 328 894 319 8S6 288 1,780 607 677 247 595 204 1,272 451 213 92 185 83 398 175 18 26 [ 44 2,426 2,228 4,654 12 13 i 25 ! I i 8S8 738 1,586 Xolson 585 523 1,108 855 821 1,676 750 734 2,656 1,481 ,5,519 287 307 594 41 49 ! 90 2,518 2,434 4,952 North Canterbury ... 2,188 2,066 4,254 3,753 3,412 7,165 2,863 935 889 1,824 139 ; 187 ■ 326 9,878! 9,210 19,088 South Canterbury ... 501 449 950 820 780 1,600 640 587 1,227 181 j 172 353 28 45 73 2,170 935 2,033 969 4,203 Westland 177 173 350 318 298 616 302 324 626 264 20 28 48 1,904 118 146 I Grey 141 150 , 291 272 246 518 170 204 374 72 j 84156 16 18 ' 34 i 671 702 1,373 Otago 2,012 | 1,931 3,943 4,290 3,968 8,258 3,485 3,179 6,664 1,234 1,136 I 2,370 206 I 220 i 426 11,227 ! 10,434 21,661 ■Southland 704 602 1,306 1,338 1,195 2,533 1,071 15,537 i,on ; 2.0S2 429 ' 365 791 83 , 86 I 169 3,625 53,027 3,259 49,380 6,884 Totals for 1885 11,199 10,171 21,370 ! 20,062 18,473 38,535 j 14,426 29,963 5,316 i 5,197 10,543 883 1,113 ! 1,996 102,407 Totals for 1884 10,882 317 9,981 20,863 | 507 I J18.943 17,086 1,387 36,029 2,506 14,744 793 13,711 715 28,455 1,508 5,043 5,008 10,051 776 1,064 j 1,840 49 | 156 50,388 2,639 I j 46,850 2,530 97,238 Difference ... 100 I 1,119 303 ______ 189 j 492 107 5,169