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Table No. 1. Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School Rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1887.

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5 and under 7 Years. 7 and under 10. 10 and under 13, 13 and under 15. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Education Districts. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland 1,897 1,727 3,624 4,016 3,707 7,783 3,540 3,112 6,652 1,135 1,223 2,358 245 339 584 10,833 10,168 21,00: Taranaki 222 199 421 517 415 932 371 358 729 140 116 256 26 31 57 1,276 1,119 2,39; Wanganui 636 572 1,208 1,320 1,225 2,545 1,126 1,047 2,173 338 298 636 63 54 117 3,483 3,196 6,67! Wellington 818 749 1,567 1,797 1,684 3,481 1,844 1,706 3,550 442 424 866 65 82 147 4,966 4,645 9,61: Hawke's Bay 628 551 1,179 1,097 1,063 2,160 866 762 1,628 227 207 434 24 37 61 2,842 2,620 5,46! Marlborough 144 157 301 357 329 686 275 267 542 100 71 177 21 7 28 903 831 1,73? Nelson 519 537 1,056 969 932 1,901 845 799 1,644 362 339 701 57 54 111 2,752 2,661 5,41! Grey 136 169 305 273 305 578 245 234 ■ 479 82 96 178 31 37 68 767 841 l,60i Westland 172 170 342 303 289 592 323 292 615 135 161 290 24 51 75 957 963 1,92( North Canterbury 2,068 1,785 3,853 3,771 3,702 7,473 3,352 3,019 6,371 1,057 949 2,006 161 181 342 10,409 9,636 20,04i South Canterbury 433 435 868 909 821 1,730 769 714 1,483 211 204 415 37 51 88 2,359 2,225 4,58? Otago 1,997 1,805 3,802 4,300 4,042 8,342 3,847 3,593 7,440 1,398 1,135 2,533 264 299 563 11,806 10,874 22,68( Southland 784 663 1,447 1,464 1,370 2,834 1,324 1,171 2,495 425 386 811 99 101 200 4,096 3,691 7,78' Totals for 1887 10,454 9,519 19,973 21,093 19,944 41,037 18,727 17,074 35,801 6,058 5,609 11,667 1,117 1,324 2,441 57,449 53,470 110,911 Totals for 1886 11,000 10,024 21,024 20,601 18,964 39,565 16,967 15,740 32,707 5,589 5,253 10,842 973 1,217 2,190 55,130 51,198 106,32! Difference -546 -505 -1,051 492 980 1,472 1,760 1,334 3,094 469 356 825 144 107 251 2,319 2,272 4,59: