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TABLE B4.—Children of Maori and Mixed Races attending Public Schools, December, 1908.

TABLE B5. —Classification of European Children attending Native Schools at End of Year 1908.

TABLE C1.—Classification as regards Ages and Race of Children belonging to Native Schools at the end of December Quarter, 1908.

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(Ino: in 11. Of Maori Kace. Of Mixed Kace living as Maoris. Of Mixed Kace living as Europeans. Total. Number j °™- Iducation Districts. Boys. Girls. 1 Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Girls. Total. attended. Compe- Profitency. ciency. Auckland Paranaki Yanganui Vellington lawke's Bay larlborough kelson.. 3-rey .. Vestland Jorth Canterbury iouth Canterbury )tago louthland 881 45 200 126 268 25 16 653 31 124 98 186 23 9 1,534 76 324 224 454 48 25 56 6 20 13 26 5 61 5 13 14 19 117 11 33 27 45 5 326 30 35 37 90 28 3 342 23 36 40 61 21 2 668 53 71 77 151 49 5 1,263 81 255 176 384 53 24 1,056 59 173 I 152 ' 266 44 11 2,319 140 428 328 650 97 35 243 20 59 34 46 14 7 2 3 6 1 9 1 2 5 1 6 40 6 16 1 9 36 9 6 15 76 15 22 1 'i 1 "2 3 37 5 36 70 34 7 25 47 3 71 12 61 117 9 78 11 59 86 9 71 16 34 59 18 149 27 93 145 2 18 5 15 26 1 2 ;•! ■J 7 15 3 12 io 27 1 Totals for 1908 Totals for 1907 1,630 1,420 210 1,184 1,002 182 2,814 \ 2,422 392 1 I 149 131 128 103 277 234 700 700 638 632 1,338 1,332 2,479 2,251 1,950 ll,737 4,429 3,988 489 462 15 17 26 30 Difference .. 18 25 43 6 6 228 213 441 27 -2

Education Districts. V. I. II. s Standar III. Standard Classes. Id C Classes IV. s. V. ■| a |- § iS'g'S eS'8 VI. VII. Total. H a S3 2 O £ Q ft Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay .. North Canterbury Otago 110 38 39 37 34 6 "l 5 2 3 1 1 53 44 31 2 6 1 2 42 27 316 6 1 9 13 4 3 h "i 3 1 7 5 1 1 25 2 47 11 9 i i 1 Totals 139 47 51 42 34 410 7

.*♦ !aori; iween Eaori am f-casi ,0; f-cas) ib; !. bei jweeu E-casi ;e and uropean; E, Euroyi sail. Sβ. Of Mixed Ra< se. H and E Q. Totals. Ages. Of Maori Eace. M and M Q. Europeans. i I 53 Speaking English. Speaking Maori. B. G. Total. I B. G. [Total. B. G. Total. B. G. Total. B. G. Total. 5 and under 6.. 6 „ 7.. 7 „ 8.. 8 „ 9.. 9 „ 10.. .0 „ 11.. .1 „ 12.. 2 „ 13.. .3 „ 14.. .4 „ 15.. .5 years and over 155 173 208 203! 204 221 198 179 166 93 89 118! 118: 189 ! 173! 177 170 164 152 110 75 ! 61 273 291 397 376 381 391 362 331 276 168 150 4 3 6 7 7 7 6 3 2 3 1 3 3 4 4 1 I 4 3 4 I 7 6 10 11 8 8 10 7 5 7 1 10 15 22 28 19 22 25 10 18 8 15 16 27 17 15 13 ! 19 14 6 9 3 25 31 49 45 34 35 44 24 24 17 3 30 16 21 22 22 24 22 31 20 7 2 19 27 20 34 13 24 16 15 14 4 7 49 43 41 56 35 48 38 46 34 11 9 199 207 257 260 252 274 251 223 206 111 92 155 164 240 228 206 208 203 185 133 92 71 354 371 497 488 458 482 454 408 339 203 163 8-4 8-8 11-8 115 10-9 11-4 10-8 9-7 80 4-8 3-9 Totals .. 1,889 1,507! 3,396 49 31 80 177 154 331 217 193 410 2,332 1,885 4,217 100-0