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TABLE D4.—Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School-rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1908

5 and u 5 and under 6 Years. Yea Education Districts. 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. 19 and under 10. [10 and under 11. ; 11 and under 12. j 112 and under 13. 13 ard under 14. 14 and under 15. Over 15 Years. Totals of all Ages. Boys. Auckland .. .. 1,470 Girls. Boys. Girls, i Boys. Girls. I Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys J ! ■ Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I I Boys. Girls. Totals. 1,342 2,018 1,856 2,211 2,001 2,058 1,991 2,176 2,000 2,151 1,946 2,112 1,822 1,914 1,750 1,695 1,344 760 601 283 309 18,848 16,962 35,810 Taranaki .. .. 230 198; 315 267 322 331 3io| 305 339 278 344 293 308 271 281 245 221 177 87 115 66 50 2,823 2,530 5,353 Wanganui .. .. 524 463, 771 635 842 770 729 771 720; 834 711 801 673 689 TJ1 625 495 326 293 146 144 7,168 6,344 13,512 Wellington .. .. 790 648; 1,010 852 1,113 913 1,017 935 971 856 1,035 973 956 921 913 855 724 692 393 327 179 181 9,101 8,153 17,254 Hawke's Bay .. .. 349 340 565 466 622 554 576 568 596 530 523 512 566 492 548 517 423 353 268 230 133 112 5,169 4,674 9,843 Marlborough .. .. 73 67 104 99 123 125 129 128 128 117 127 111 127 126 117 132 lid 82 55 40 22 21 1,115 1,048 2,163 Nelson .. .. 288 Grey .. .. .. I 91 Westland .. .. 49; 237 i 320 286 313 305 377 296] 328 294 324 315 319J 291 299 254 251 218 125 120 44 62 2,988 2,678 5,666 102| 109 110 109 93 110 101 97 85 ! 93 104 79 94 89 93 73 67 43 39 9 32 902 920 1,822 58 81 62 53 60J '! 68 48 46 58 53 49 53 55 61 54 47 39 18 29 20 „ 549 529J 1,078 North Canterbury .. 937 South Canterbury .. 256 844 1,145 1,034 1,172 1,151 1,208 1,098 1,093 1.034J ' 1,115 1,066 1.098J 1,084 1,088 1,002 868 794 457 339 203 173 10,384 9,619 20,003 174; 288 287 302 291 337 292 301 260^ 295 275 273i 286 301 268 265j 214 151 106 87J 79 2,856 2,532 5,388 Otago I 916 826| 997 942 1,224 l,082| 985 934 1,079 1,022 i 1,098 1,059 1,135 1,047 1,044 1,038 866' 884 481 432 255 221 10,080 9,487 19,567 Southland .. .. ! 420i 401 535 501 608 i 609| 574 576 550 511 589 507 591 539 555 488 468j 392 212 191 67: 85 5,169 4,800 9,969 147,428 Totals for 1908 .. 6,393 Totals for 1907 .. 5,970, Difference .. \ 423j 5,700 8,258 7,397 9,014 8,285 8,588 8,001 8,475 7,765 8,581 7,921 8,418 7,701 7,899 7,407 6,636 5,751 3,376 2,862 1,514 1,486 I 77,152 70,276 i 5,379 i 321 i 7,772 6,994 8,504 7Q99 j 8,221 7,484 8,308 7,717 48 8,285; i 7,686 8,0691 7,469 7,713 7,092 6,532 104 5,729 3,123 2,554 1,324 1,324 73,821 67,250 141,071 486 ! 403J 510 463! 517 167 296 ! 235j 3491 232! — 186 315 253 190l 162j 3,33l! 3,026 367 22 308| 6,351