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Table No. 2. Standard Classes of all Pupils on School Rolls at the End of 1896.

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Pupils preparing for Standard Pupils in Preparatory Classes. )ils that have •asset FduoationiDistricts. I. am .an II. III. IV. V. VI. Boys. Girls. ! Total. Boys. I Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. I Boys, j • Girls. Total. I . i _ Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. I Auckland 3,763 3,311 7,074 1,783 1,595 3,378 1,816 1,704 3,520 2,054 1,884 3,938 1,913 ; 1,912 ! 3,825 1 1,383 1,323 2,706 751 J 848 1,599 222 345 567 Taranaki 627 526 : 1,153 319 270 589 309 253 562 307 301 608 258 266 I 524 136 136 272 52 46 98 11 10 21 Wanganui ... 1,374 ' 1,290 ! 2,664 772 676 1,448 I 761 ! I 6S1 1,442 813 813 1,626 713 689 ! 1,402 386 396 i 782 228 J 209 J 437 | 53 73 126 Wellington ... 1,856 1,628 ' 3,484 826 818 j 1,644 921 851 1,772 978 930 1,908 897 ' 954 1,851 730 679 1,409 543 I 419 I 9H2 282 229 511 Hawke's Eaj 1,175 9iO 2,115 530 527 1,057 543 513 1,056 620 484 1,104 440 J 425 865 326 325 651 223 187 410 54 71 125 Marlbovough 218 )98 J 416 136 112 248 135 145 280 174 176 350 160 156 316 146 150 J 296 64 76 ! 140 67 70 137 Nelson 624 518 j 1,142 382 358 740 447 390 837 536 400 936 428 445 873 358 367 725 216 ; 236 452 j 131 168 299 Orey 261 271 532 113 106 219 85 114 199 107 110 I 217 95 111 206 82 73 155 46 53 99 21 ; 25 46 Westland 168 153 321 98 84 182 85 102 187 86 94 180 107 97 204 100 96 196 65 J 77 142 61 68 129 North Canterbury 2,447 2,262 i 4,709 1,344 1,254 I 2,598 1,401 1,278 2,679 1,626 1,571 3,197 1,613 ( 1,560 3,173 1,281 1,179 2,460 886 771 1,657 164 ! 179 ; 343 408 419 827 Soutli Canterbury 768 628 J 1.396 325 326 651 376 320 696 407 389 796 396 374 770 253 276 ! 529 66 75 141 Otago 2,796 2,429 ! 5,225 1,365 1,296 2,661 1,408 ! ,344 2,752 1,396 1,334 2,730 1,526 1,493 i 3,019 1,328 1,249 2,577 990 ! 881 j 1,874 648 605 1,253 Southland ... 1,258 17,335 1,152 2,410 15,306 32,641 15,165 ,32,387 141 254 617 578 1,195 644 582 1,226 734 629 1,363 18,953 769 ' 696 1,465 542 497 1,039 303 ( 331 634 149 ]57 306 Totals for 1896 8,610 8,000 16,610 8,931 8,277 17,208 9,838 1 9,115 9,315 9,178 18,493 7,051 6,746 13,797 4,531 4,316 j 8,847 i 2,173 2,315 4,488 Totals for 1895 17,222 8,929 7,967 16,896 8,933 8,475 17,408 9,687 9,536 19,223 9,318 8,737 18,055 6,938 6,502 13,440 2,073 2,234 4,307 Difference -286 151 -270 ] I 441 438 113 244 357 4,209 3,931 8,140 322 385 707 81 181 113 -319 33 -2 I-198 -200 -421 3 100 I