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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 1904.

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. .2 and under IS. 13and under 14. 14 and lnderl5. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Education Districts. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. | Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Totals. ! Auckland 1,287 1,180 1,664 1,479 1,803 1,618 1,792 1,601 1,732 1,649 1,897 1,649 | 1,747 1,615 1,735 1 1,558 1 1,337 1,120 1 676 515 1 297 256 115,967 14,240 I 30,207 Taranaki 212 136 270 232 302 290 307 279 289 285 312 270 i 294 235 243 235 203 171 104 66 i 62 ! 37 2,598 i 2,236 - 4,834 Wanganui 462 425 681 625 782 636 719 693 776 684 704 698 660 < 666 655 588 563 481 246 208 1 136 113 6,384 : 5,817 12,201 Wellington 610 530 856 794 911 886 901 858 947 843 967 822 921 831 875 814 757 639 420 333 i 145 171 8,310 i 7,521 15,831 Hawke's Bay 312 274 454 437 516 471 592 534 493 467 553 454 524 438 481 434 384 332 190 207 110 108 4,609 4,156 8,765 Marlborough 69 58 99 100 105 113 106 125 129 91 129 102 103 105 111 104 97 73 57 31 13 23 1,018 925 1,943 Nelson 228 234 396 319 331 300 322 288 314 296 317 320 309 297 292 301 239 214 113 85 53 54 2,814 2,708 5,522 Grey .. 84 67 90 90 91 88 94 115 80 88 80 101 60 91 75 90 77 65 49 45 20 27 800 867 1,667 Westland 48 47 51 52 53 62 64 52j 46 57 49 40 57 38 54 54 50 43 29 39 22 29 523 513 1,036 North Canterbury 813 787 1,026 937 1,116 1,066 1,155 1,109 1,138 1,085 1,170 1,058 1,177 1,050 994 1,003 827 796 432 339 150 150 9,998 9,380 19,378 South Canterbury 219 196 249 252 298 290 311 262J 306 269 307 276 313 278 283 266 220 210 107; 86 53 63 2,666 2,448 5,114 Otago 767 761 999 943 1,159 1,065 1,077 l,06&; I 1,111 1,128 1,157 1,118 1,180 1,056 1,137 1,030 833 761 349 327 184 170 9,953 9,419 19,372 Southland 371 330 535 465 599 586 588 520 601 553 548 571 519 511 580 455 408 348 200 166 72 79 Totals for 1904 .. 5,482 5,025 6,725 8,066 7,471 8,028 —; 7,496 7,962 7,495 8,190 7,479 7,864 7,211 7,515 6,932 5,995 5,253 2,972 1,280 5,021 70,661 1 4,584 64,814 9,605 7,270 2,447 1,317 135,475 Totals for 1903 .. 5,357 125 5,080 7,259 6,630 7,797 7,281 7,902 7,445 8,029 7,450 7,973 7,373 7,716 ! j 7,099 7,416 6,717 5,835 5,128 2,891 2,435 1,356 l,399i -119 69,5311 64,037 133,568 Difference -55 11 95 269 ! I r 217 106 1481 , '■ 160 12 -39 1. 1,130J 190 126 51 -67 45 112| 99 215 81 125 777 1,907