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Table No. 8. Classification of Pupils on the School Rolls, December, 1899.

Table No. 9. Average Age of Pupils at Standard Examination of Schools in 1899.

Table No. 10. Number of Maori Pupils receiving Higher Education, &c., at the End of 1899.

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Standards. Boys. Girls. Totals. Preparatory classes Class for Standard I. II. ... III. ... IV. ... V. ... VI. ... Passed Standard VI. Totals ... 453 383 361 253 182 67 18 8 1,725 384 255 280 215 133 54 14 5 837 638 641 468 315 121 32 13 1,340 3,065

Standards. Number passed at Annual Examination. Average Age. I. ... II. ... III. ... IV. ... V. ... VI. . . 403 340 242 143 40 17 Yrs. Mos. 10 0 10 7 11 1 12 7 13 0 14 2

Government Pupils. School. Private Pupils. Scholarshipholders. Temporary. Boarding-schools — St. Stephen's (boys), Parnell, Auckland Te Aute (boys), Hawke's Bay Hukarere (girls), Napier... St. Joseph's (girls), Napier Otago University— Medical students (male) ... Canterbury College, Christchurch— Student (male) for third and final College examination 16 11 21 1 16 37* 57t 39J 13§ 2 1 Totals ... 52 16 146 * Including 1 boy who is more European than Maori. t who are more European than Maori. § Including 3 girls whi including 11 Europeans. J Including 7 girls are more European than Maori.