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TABLE D1.—Examination Statistics for 1908.

TABLE D2.-Average Age of Pupils in 1908 at the Time of Annual Examination.

TABLE D3.-Number of Pupils instructed in Separate Subjects, December, 1908.

Nui iber of Pupils. Standard VI Certifl. sates granted, Education Districts. Total Bolls at Time of Annual Examination. Present at Examination. Present in Preparatory Classes. Present in Standard VI Classes. Present in Standard VII Classes. Pro- Compeficiency. tency. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui .. Wellington .. Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson 35,587 5,337 13,648 17,416 9,832 2,175 5,689 1,775 1,085 20,331 5,396 19,559 10,035 33,526 5,096 12,948 16,905 9,344 2,019 5,424 1,703 1,033 19,128 5,117 18,095 9,426 13,196 1,717 4,624 5,495 3,380 676 1,848 674 405 6,935 1,781 6,509 3,378 2,065 315 821 1,279 575 151 437 122 57 1,062 322 1,003 562 62 105 242 453 150 16 104 15 40 313 135 314 89 1,120 143 517 817 348 77 181 68 28 879 229 741 287 359 85 240 280 166 38 155 34 16 357 69 288 131 1,479 228 757 1,097 514 115 336 102 44 1,236 298 1,029 418 Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland .. Totals for 1908 Totals for 1907 147,865 142,034 139,764 129,169 50,618 41,174 8,771 9,897 2,038 2,116 5,435 5,840 2,218 2,373 7,653 8,213 Difference 5,831 -1,126 10,595 9,444 -78 -405 -155 -560

Education Districts. Average A{ (es of the 'upils in ej ich Class. Mean if Ages. LUokland 'aranaki Vanganui Vellington iawke's Bay .. larlborough Telson P. Yrs, mos. 7 8 6 11 7 1 7 0 7 0 7 2 6 11 6 7 6 5 7 0 7 0 7 1 7 1 I. Yrs. mos. 9 9 9 0 9 2 8 10 9 0 9 2 8 11 8 9 9 4 9 1 9 1 9 2 9 0 II. Yrs. mos. 10 9 10 1 10 3 9 11 10 3 10 1 9 11 10 0 10 1 10 3 10 2 10 2 9 10 III. Yrs. mos. 11 9 11 1 11 2 11 0 11 2 11 2 11 0 10 10 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 3 11 0 IV. Yrs. mos. 12 8 11 11 12 3 12 0 12 3 12 2 11 11 12 0 12 3 12 3 12 2 12 3 12 2 V. Yrs. mos. 13 3 12 10 13 1 12 11 13 2 13 1 12 9 12 6 12 10 13 0 13 3 13 1 13 0 VI. Yrs. mos. 14 7 13 9 13 11 13 9 13 11 13 8 13 8 13 4 14 0 13 11 14 1 13 10 13 10 VII. Yrs. mos. 14 5 14 3 14 10 14 11 15 0 14 9 14 9 14 0 15 1 15 0 15 6 15 0 14 10 1908. Yrs. mos. 11 10 11 3 11 6 11 3 11 5 11 5 11 3 11 0 11 5 11 5 11 7 11 6 11 4 1907. Yrs. mos. 11 7 11 6 11 4 11 2 11 6 11 4 11 3 11 2 11 5 11 i 11 4 11 4 11 3 J-rey Vestland Torth Canterbury South Canterbury )tago Southland Average for Dominion, 1908 Range (difference between highest and lowest) Average for Dominion, 1907 Range (difierenoe between highest and lowest) 7 1 2 3 9 1 3 0 10 3 0 11 11 3 0 11 12 0 i) 9 13 0 1 9 14 1 0 3 14 1 9 6 11 6 0 10 7 1 9 1 10 1 11 1 12 1 18 0 13 10 14 11 11 5 0 9 0 10 1 1 0 6 o 7 0 8 0 4 1 2 0 5

Education Districts. A-β m a a^ w © i g Q I 3 II f I (J4, ■ © © J1& i ! © I Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland .. 35,81 .. 5,35 .. 13,51 .. 17,25 9,84 .. 2,16 5,66 1,82 1,07 .. 20,00 .. 5,38 .. 19,56 .. 9,96 35,810 5,353 13,512 17,254 9,843 2,163 5,666 : 1,822 l,078i 20,003; 5,388 19,567i 9,969 35,810 5,353 13,512 17,254 9,843 2,163 5,666 1,822 1,078 20,003 5,388 19,567 9,969 35,676 5,353 13,512 17,070 9,843 2,163 5,666 1,820 1,078 19,965 5,388 19,567 9,969 35,539 5,353 13,339 16,811 9,803 2,158 5,467 1,774 1,041 19,776 5,284 19,567 9,845 33,501 5,353 12,477 16,063 9,061 2,018 5,412 1,746 658 19,033 5,095 19,567 9,807 34,158 5,353 13,273 15,986 9,595 2,149 5,647 1,788 1,059 19,704 5,388 19,567 9,913 16,217 3,040 7,214 9,875 5,115 1,146 3,228 869 438 10,394 2,305 9,487 5,004 14,763 2,163 4,306 7,825 3,657 973 2,082 673 400 7,980 557 7,506 4,174 28,674 4,644 12,906 14,340 9,004 1,925 4,463 1,598 984 18,836 5,388 17,501 8,453 25,431 4,228 12,711 13,903 6,915 1,815 4,019 890 556 14,277 4,030 15,306 8,871 11,118 2,341 4,359 7,095 3,149 868 2,513 720 379 9,023 1,936 7,672 3,892 Totals for 1908 Totals for 1907 .. 147,42 .. 141,07 147,428 141,071 147,428 141,071 147,070 140,528 145,757 138,635 139,791 134,089 5,702 143,580 137,404 74,332 75,533 -1,201 57,059 59,078 -2,019 128,716 122,660 6,056 112,952 105,514 55,065 53,789 Difference .. .. 6,35 6,357 6,357 6,542 7,122 6,176 7,438 1,276