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Table No. 2. Standard Classes of all Pupils on School Rolls at the End of 1902.

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Pupils preparing for Standard >ils that have passed Standard VI. Totals. Classes. Education Districts. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. : ] Total. Boys. j Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. I t Boys. I Girls. Total. ' 1,636 ! 3,443 ' Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. I Girls. I Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys, i Girls. I Total. Auckland 4,444, 3,883 „ J ij 8,327 1,796 1,621 3,417 1.814 J 1,616 3,430 1,889 1,754 3,643 1,807 1,587 1,491 3,078 1,202 1,101 I 2,303 462 481 I 943 15,001 13,583 28,584 Taranaki 734 639 i| 1,373 319 j 311 630 325 304 629 1 320 282 602 308 273 J 581 242 198 440 153 135 288 54 37 91 2,455 2,179 4,634 Wanganui 1,590, I 1,379: I i 2,969 725 670 1,395 767 j 712 1,479 689 J 719 1,408 780 685 j 1,465 601 587 1,188 437 ' 380 817 265 j 271 536 5,854j 5,403 11,257 Wellington 2,122 1,820 I 3,942 807 710 1,517 I 985 905 1,890 1,021 ! 919 1,940 919 915 1,834 867 782 1,649 653 j j 617 1,270 430 ! 423 853 7,804 7,091; 14,895 Hawke's Bay 1,138 997 2,135 577 508 1,085 j j 604 525 1,129 545 • 516 1,061 588 507 I 1,095 460 422 882 339 301 640 111 128 239 4,362 3,904 8,266 Marlborough 252 230 i 4S2 j 135 108 ' 243 120 110 230 122 j 140 262 140 113 ! 253 133 128 261 97 82 179 35 62 97 1,034 973 2,007 Nelson ... 739 625 1,364 371 315 J 686 308 323 631 j 395 I 350 745 376 359 I 735 303 290 593 273 247 520 193 190 383 2,958 2,699 5,657 Grey ... 272j 267 539 77 91 168 ; 82 84 166 I 73 : 102 175 92 105 I 197 78. 69 147 69 « 133 34 I 43 77 777j 825 1,602 Westland 176 146 322 48 64 112 59 62 121 I 69 ; 59 . 1,276 ! 1,246 128 82 59 141 42 62 104 54 52 106 34 53 87 564 557 1,121 North Canterbury 2,723f 2,392 5,115 1,172 11,094 2,266 1,205 1,044 2,249 i 2,522 1,282 1,278 2,560 1,229 1,129 2,358 892 762 1,654 298 429 727 10,077 9,374 19,451 [ i 299 255 j 161 169 330 2,697 2,431 5,128 South Canterbury 654 583 1,237 307 279 586 : 291 279 570 307 i 298 11,301 J 1,178 605 342 275 617 336 293 629 I 554 Otago ... 2,647 2,400 5,047 1,106 1,161 2,267 1,177 1,131 2,308 2,479 1,321 1,209 2,530 1,162 1,103 2,265 1,032 926 1,958 570 623 1,193 10,316 9,731 20,047 Southland 1,406 j 1,277 2,683; ! 552 526 15,450 j 562 539 1,101 I 15,933 ! 608 i 545 8,615 ! 8,108 8,817 8,233 - 202 -125 1,153 16,723 645 I 573 i 1,218 7,987 16,669 ; 588 542 1,130 447 396 843 194 213 407 I 5,002 ■ 4,611 9,613 132,262 Totals for 1902 18,897 16,638 . 35,535! 7,992 7,458 8,299 7,634 8,682 J7628 7,096 14,724 5,947 ] 5,318 j J11.265 2,841 3,122 5,963 68,901 1 63,361 Totals for 1901 18,645 16,531 35,176 7,907 7,120 ! 15,027 8,193 i 7,716 -82 15,909 24 17,050 -327 8,749 I j 7,973 116,722 i 14 -53 J 7,748 -120 7,190 14,938 5,564 5,401 |10,965 J 2,640 2,924 5,564 68,263 63,088 131,351 107 359 : 1 -67 -94 -214 383 I 1 273 Difference 252i 85 338 423 106 -83 i : 3oo 201 198 399 638 911