E.—l.

TABLE B2.—Comparison of School Attendance, 1906 and 1907, North Island and South Island.

In Table B3 the average attendance in each education district, as estimated for determining the grades of schools, is shown in detail by a statement of the aggregate attendance at each group of schools under the classification in Table A. Under certain contingencies, brought about by an exceptional fall in the attendance at an individual school, there is provision in the regulations for the substitution for each of one or more quarters of the average of a favourable quarter of the preceding year. This, together with some other matters of detail, makes the total attendance here shown greater by 1,626 than the total given in Table 81. The latter—l2o,o26 —is the number to be taken for statistical purposes.

TABLE B3. —Average Attendance for the Year 1907 at the Schools as grouped in Table A, as estimated for determining the Grades of Schools.

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TABLE B2. —Comparison of School Attendance, 1906 and 1907, 'ORTH :SLAND AND lOUTH SLAND. Average Attendance. Districts. Difference. 1907. 1906. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay 28,057 4,246 10,926 14,007 7,878 28,519 4,367 11,104 14,356 7,803 -462 -121 -178 -349 75 Totals, North Island .. 65,114 66,149 -1,035 Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 1,763 4,682 1,460 903 16,161 4,506 16,958 8,479 1,730 4,838 1,385 917 16,822 4,565 17,088 8,464 33 -156 75 - 14 -661 - 59 -130 15 Totals, SouthJIsland .. 54,912 55,809 -897 Totals for Dominion .. 120,026 121,958 -1,932 In Table B3 the average attendance in each education district, as estimated for determining the grades of schools, is shown in detail by a statement of the aggregate attendance at each group of schools under the classification in Table A. Under certain contingencies, brought about by an exceptional fall in the attendance at an individual school, there is provision in the regulations for the substitution for each of one or more quarters of the average of a favourable quarter of the preceding year. This, together with some other matters of detail, makes the total attendance here shown greater by 1,626 than the total given in Table Bl. The latter —120,026 —is the number to be taken for statistical purposes. TABLE B3.—Average Attendance for the Year 1907 at the Schools as grouped in Table A, as estimated FOR DETERMINING THE GRADES OF SCHOOLS. (Including Secondary Departments of District High Sohools.) Grade. o <1 a 1 E 3 a 3 a a o 00 a ja tc •2 o U o A u s d o % 'A a ea £ us hi O <D S5a O u §3 O a 3 0 O QQ "5 o o erf O 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 759 978 1,366 1,796 1,519 1,699 1,409 760 747 1,477 662 1,959 1,332 752 956 1,719 391 1,312 84 195 230 255 409 402 335 64 157 389 125 179 230 439 426 411 302 401 838 861 682 439 954 408 314 1,081 265 593 690 387 428 333 353 289 392 341 537 442 512 87 1,067 425 776 686 517 168 122 236 161 244 323 348 591 149 1,131 401 622 326 139 22 117 173 200 197 251 387 191 246 223 223 385 318 133 432 185 251 131 193 98 54 65 71 36 139 54 106 117 125 155 157 25 106 57 157 132 311 438 540 521 721 835 369 478 872 1,112 609 875 863 810 290 675 408 909 482 1,044 149 181 253 236 165 335 323 139 312 91 354 273 485 422 605 751 389 843 I 567 840 623 944 634 756 1,131 466 1,190 671 1,190 457 j 1,448 1,620 i 325 j 320 447 L 862 488 j 709 196 265 328 685 957 347 481 503 4,021 3,844 4,816 5,744 4,936 7,218 5,379 4,664 4,252 8,349 4,980 6,468 6,270 4,154 3,931 6,912 3,101 5,841 2,421 5,355 1,264 4,292 3,894 2,755 758 1,572 1,660 1,690 301 554 301 614 287 300 2,184 359 359 j 366 411 484 491 937 448 455 1,627 531 614 650 563 2,008 533 608 711 2,755 758 796 1,241 616 661 603 526 649 776 1,660 1,690 l, ill 1411 Totals, 1907 Totals, 1906 28,848 28,781 4,330 4,384 11,064 11,161 -97 14,181 14,481 -300 7,982 7,867 115 1,784 1,737 47 4,768 4,865 1,468 1,390 921 926 16,579 16,880 4,549 4,588 -39 17,161 j 17,575 [8,017 ;8,543 -526 121,652 123,178 Difference 67 -54 78 -5 -301 -414 -1,526 -97

(Includi ig Seooi dary Depart ients o: District High Sohoo! Is.) Grade. I £5 E 3 q Cβ m> a Cβ a" o M _P 9 eg Cβ M X3 ac 2 O 1 d o 4 3 si p O si OS w a Cβ O 13 d Cβ 3 a o w o H d o 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 759 978 1,366 1,796 1,519 1,699 1,409 760 747 1,477 662 1,959 1,332 752 956 1,719 391 1,312 84 195 230 255 409 402 335 64 157 389 125 179 230 439 426 411 302 401 838 861 682 439 954 408 314 1,081 265 593 690 387 428 333 353 289 392 341 537 442 512 87 1,067 425 776 686 517 168 122 236 161 244 323 348 591 149 1,131 401 622 326 139 22 117 173 200 197 251 387 191 246 223 223 385 318 133 432 185 251 131 193 98 54 65 71 36 139 54 106 117 125 155 157 25 106 57 157 132 311 438 540 521 721 835 369 478 872 1,112 609 875 863 810 290 675 408 909 482 1,044 149 181 253 236 165 335 323 139 312 91 354 273 485 422 605 751 389 843 I 567 840 623 944 634 756 1,131 466 1,190 671 1,190 457 1,448 1,620 325 320 447 L 862 488 I 709 196 265 328 685 957 347 481 503 4,021 3,844 4,816 5,744 4,936 7,218 5,379 4,664 4,252 8,349 4,980 6,468 6,270 4,154 3,931 6,912 3,101 5,841 2,421 5,355 1,264 4,292 3,894 2,755 758 1,572 1,660 1,690 301 554 301 614 •■ .. 287 300 2,184 359 359 ! .. 484 491 937 448 366 411 455 1,627 531 614 533 608 711 2,755 758 796 650 563 2,008 1,241 616 661 603 526 , 649 776 •• •• 1,660 1,690 1,111 1411 Totals, 1907 Totals, 1906 28,848 28,781 4,330 4,384 -54 11,064 11,161 -97 14,181 14,481 7,982 7,867 1,784 1,737 4,768 4,865 1,468 1,390 921 926 16,579 16,880 4,549 4,588 17,161 17,575 8,017 8,543 121,652 123,178 Difference 67 -300 115 47 -97 78 -5 -301 -39 -_^_^____ -414 : -526 -1,526