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Table No. 2 Standard Classes of all Pupils on School Rolls at the End of 1897.

Pupils preparing lor Standard Classes. Pu] tils that have passe< Standard YI. iiducation Districts. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. i _ . Boys. Girls. 3,360 : Total. 7,387 Boys. 1,874 Girls. I I 1,711 Total. Boys. I I Girls. Total. J Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. 1,893 ! 3,914 Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland 4,027 3,585 1,867 1,706 3,573 1,984 1,903 3,887 2,021 1,370 1,463 2,833 940 914 1,854 245 405 650 Taranaki 615 507 1,122 276 252 528 317 287 604 324 284 608 241 265 ! 506 144 174 318 67 61 128 16 j 15 31 Wanganui ... 1,383 1,250 2,633 713 673 1,386 726 J i ! 669 1,395 848 I 722 1,570 748 765 J 1,513 477 492 969 252 . 269 521 114 89 203 Wellington ... 1,850 1,652 J I 3,502 791 806 1,597 . 913 888 1,801 1,076 J 972 2,048 958 905 J 1,863 747 778 1,525 554 512 1,066 367 j 262 629 Hawke's Bay 1,179 993 2,172 607 494 1,101 I I 562 493 1,055 541 \ 504 1,045 504 458 J 962 343 327 670 203 [ 224 427 75 72 147 Marlborough 304 240 544 116 104 220 126 118 244 179 167 346 159 164 323 128 132 260 71 77 148 48 47 95 Nelson 649 543 1,192 361 299 660 404 I 363 767 470 434 904 429 405 834 343 385 728 276 266 542 169 147 316 Grey 259 306 565 99 84 183 ; M 109 220 110 J 116 226 92 117 209 90 65 155 57 35 92 21 27 48 Westland ... 155 142 297 76 81 157 92 75 167 88 110 198 75 94 169 99 76 175 72 76 148 75 76 I 151 North Canterbury 2,427 2,187 4,614 1,331 1,207 2,538 1,320 1,273 2,593 1,577 1,463 3,040 1,623 1,578 3,201 1,268 1,190 2,458 869 791 1,660 374 350 724 South Canterbury 638 498 1,136 320 295 615 321 318 639 416 379 795 400 357 757 304 312 616 211 223 434 101 118 219 Otago 2,556 2,323 J 4,879 h>281 1,235 2,516 1,412 1,278 2,690 1,457 1,430 2,887 1,544 1,465 3,009 1,268 1,279 2,547 1,016 914 i ! 1,930 684 J 645 1,329 Southland ... 1,319 17,361 1,133 2,452 592 577 1,169 16,255 615 619 1,234 16,982 726 624 1,350 720 658 1,378 9,124 18,638 604 551 1,155 346 305 651 157 I 214 I 371 Totals for 1897 15,134 32,495 8,437 7,818 8,786 8,196 9,796 9,108 18,904 9,514 7,185 7,224 14,409 4,934 4,667 ! 9,601 1 2,446 2,467 4,913 Totals for 1896 17,335 15,306 , ; 32,611 ; 8,610 8,000 16,610 -355 8,931 8,277 17,208 9,838 9,115 18,953 9,315 9,178 18,493 -54 145 7,051 6,746 13,797 4,531 4,316 8,847 J 2,173 2,315 4,488 Difference 26 -172 -146 I -173 —182 -145 -81 -226 199 478 612 403 351 754 273 -42 -7 -49 134 152 425