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Table No. 2. Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School-rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1903.

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5 and under 6 Years. 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. |9 and under 10. 10 and under 11. 11 and under 12. .2and under 13. 13 and under 14. 14 and under 15.J Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Education Dis 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. I I Auckland .. .. 1,226 1,113 1,583 1,410 1,745 1,509 1,698 1,594 1,814 1,630 1,768 1,626 1,767 1,570 1,656 1,428 1,811 1,092 589 559 255 315 15,412 13,846 29,258 Taranaki .. .. 174 168 246 242 307 259 299 288 287 252 292 247 256 251 249 227 195j 171 133 82 69 24 2,507^ i 2,211 4,718 Wanganui .. .. 438 415 661 531 687 697 766 659 672 677 690 657 628 604 667 573 521 456 256 208 170 169 6,156 5,646 11,802 Wellington .. .. 634 623 810 777 896 847 934 832 965 808 963 854 885 816 867 757 676 614 345 331 137 137 8,112 7,396 15,508 Hawke's Bay .. .. 304 279 450 398 532 504 494 453 526 469 507 439 470 409 458 396 351 326 226 203 111 121 4,429 3,997 8,426 Marlborough .. .. 58 60 i 107 101 98 111 125 100 126 103 106 113 118 105 119 107 84 76 47 42 26 30 1,014 948 1,962 Nelson .. .. 244 Grey .. .. .. 75 255 319 283 322 275 312 I 307 322 318 302 306 312 305 307 272 252 218 153j 103 67 60 2,912 2,702 5,614 71 92 86 82 93 73 : 99 75 99 69 88 71 85 86 84 69 71 39 40 27 25 760 841 1,601 Westland .. .. 49 North Canterbury .. 857 46 i 60 57 61 51 50 i 64 49 43 65 40 57 50! 58 • 58 48 59 35 34 22 31 554533 1,087 • 801 . 1,058 983 1,147 ' 1,082 1,139 i 1,100 1,179 1,060 1,178 1,100 1,093 1,044 1,079 1,050 859 777 373 329 138 153 10,100] | 9,479 19,579 South Canterbury .. j 179 i 198 I 264 266 284 262 296 272 288 275 317 280 288 278 276 247 251 189 105 72 44 64 2,592 2,403 4,995 Otago .. .. 741 724 : 1,080 986 i 1,065 '< 1,058 1,107 1,134 1,182 1,151 1,183 1,108 1,180 1,075 1,060 1,018 811 736 419 280 214 192 10,042! 9,462 19,504 ._. Southland .. .. 378 Totals for 1903 .. 5,357 I 327 529 510j i 571 533 609 i 543 544 565 533 515 591 507 532 500 407 343 171 152 76 78 4,941 69,531 4,573 9,514 ' 5,080' .| I 7,259 6,630| 7,797 ' 7,281 7,902 I 7,445 8,029 7,450 1 7,973 7,373 7,716 7,099 7,416 6,717 5,835 5,128 2,891 2,435 1,356 1,399 133,568 Totals for 1902 .. 5,241 . 4,828 I 6,946 6,602 ! 7,714 : 7,107 7,927 7,338 7,764 7,231 7,724! 7,232 141 7,661 55 6,987 7,419 6,805 -88 5,941 -106 5,171 3,084 2,715 1,480 1,345 68,901] :63,361 132,262 I 252 ! 313 i 28 : 83 I 174 -25 107 265 219 249 -43 -193 -280 54 1 630| 676 Difference .. 116 112 -3 -124 1,30( I