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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 1902.

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5 and under 6 Years. 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. and under 10. 10 and under 11. 11 and under 12. 12 and under 13. 13 and under 14. 14 and under 15. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Totals. f ' Auckland 1,119 1,004 1,496 1,360 1,607 1,520 1,790 1,599 1,711 1,584 1,779 1,581 1,633 1,459 1,631 1,421 1,297 1,179 679 590 259 286 15,001 13,583 28,58! Taranaki 180 168 241 218 295 283 280 264 269 249 259 254 271 237 262 223 230 173 91 72 77 38 2,455 2,179 4,63! Wanganui 417 343 555 554 706 632 664 637 660 641 630 606 670 589 614 602 473 440 278 226 187 133 5,854 5,403 11,25^ Wellington 580 550 795 727 885 797 912 796 903 800 855 821 888 807 842 786 662 571 350 337 132 99 7,804 7,091 14,89! Hawke's Bay 277 266 455 437 488 423 505 458 531 460 497 440 471 422 457 418 405 296 182 200 94 84 4,362 3,904 8,26f Marlborough 76 65 85 110 119 97 135 99 103 108 118 98 132 112 104 102 98 99 52 46 12 37 1,034 973 2,00' Nelson 249 231 310 285 315 i 282 319 323 302 301 314 295 323 274 320 292 257 212 173 130 76 74 2,958 2,699 5,65' Grey .. 79 69 I 82 92 79 i 86 i 82 101 64 84 80 88 78 75 83 87 65 73 42 49 43 21 777 825 1,605 Westland 47 53 i 71 46 51 63 i 48 48 57 47 62 54 59 54 J 63 55 48 41 40 17 41 564 557 1,12: i 765 983 1,132 ! 1,027 ' 1,157 1,049 1,060 1,151 " North Canterbury 839 i 1,091 1,163 1,054 1,090 1,101 1,130 1,032 812 779 376 351 136 173 10,077 9,374 19,45: South Canterbury 212 ! 223 ! 271 251 296 i 254 291 257 295 284 297 276 308 275 306 248 241 184 120 116 60 63 2,697 2,431 5,12! Otago 795 i 743 I 1,001 1,026 1,130 I 1,121 . 1,185 1,123 ! 1,181 1,110 1,148 1,133 1,125 1,068 1,084 1,033 903 780 457 388 307 206 10,316 9,731 20,04' Southland 371 . 348' ( 493 i 513 i 611 522 ! 559 584 525 i 509 595 526 552 514 530 498 443 337 243 170 80 90 5,002 4,611 9,611 Totals for 1902 .. 5,241 . 4,828 ! 6,946 . 6,602| ! 7,714 : 7,107 ' 7,927 7,338 7,764 : 7,231 7,724 7,232 7,661 6,987 7,419 6,805 5,941 5,171 3,084 2,715 1,480 1,345 68,901 63,361 132,26! Totals for 1901 .. 5,342 -101 ! 5,012 . -184 : ! 6,991 U -45 . 6,657 i -55 ' 7,761 53 . 7,156 I -49 i 7,809 I 118 7,157 181 7,720 44 • 7,280 7,882 7,185 47 7,620 7,077 -90 7,194 6,590 5,659 5,108 3,071 2,598 1,314 1,268 68,263 63,088 131,35: Difference : -49 -158 41 225 215 117 : 638 ! 282 63 13 166 77 273 9i: