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Table No. 8. Classification of Pupils on the School Rolls, December, 1896.

Table No. 9. Average Age of Pupils at Standard Examination of Schools in 1896.

Table No. 10. Number of Maori Pupils receiving Higher Education, &c., at the End of 1896.

Number of Maori ex-Native-School Pupils holding Industrial Scholarships at the End of 1896.

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Standards. Boys. Girls. Totals. 'reparatory classes llass for Standard I. II. ... III.... IV. ... v. ... VI. ... 'assed Standard VI. 343 411 327 250 140 58 9 3 279 368 263 230 117 42 16 6 622 779 590 480 257 100 25 9 Totals ... 1,541 1,321 2,862

Standards. Number passed at Annual Examination. Average Age. I. ... II. ... III. ... IV. ... V. ... VI. . . 477 369 216 141 40 9 Yrs. 9 10 12 13 13 15 Mos. 10 10 4 0 6 2

Governmi t Pupils. School. Scholarshipholders. Private Pupils. Temporary. Soardiug-sehools— St. Stephen's (boys), Parnell, Auckland Te Aute (boys), Hawke's Bay Hukarere (girls), Hawke's Bay St. Joseph's (girls), Napier Iniversity College, Auckland (male student) ... lanterbury College, Christchurch (male student) rirls' High School, Dunedin 23 5 11 6 1 1 1 25 28* 59! 46 + + 11? Totals ... 48 25 144 * Including 4 boys who are more European than Maori. f Including 11 Eu 'ho are more European than Maori. § Including 4 girls who are more Europi iropeans. J ean than Maori, including 6 girls md 1 European.

Number. District. Trade to which Scholars are apprenticed. 3 2 1 3 3 Opotiki ir Blacksmith. Carpenter. Printer. Saddler. Farmer. i Mangonui Total ..,14