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TABLE C1.— Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School-rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1909.

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5&U Y^ er0 0 aud under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 aud under 9. 9 aDd under 10.| ilO and under 11.: 11 and mderl2. 12 and under 13.1 L3aEd under 14. 14 and under 15. Over 15 Years Totals of all Ages. Education Districts. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Girls. Boys. Giiie. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. I Boys. ! Girls. Boys. Girls. Boye. I I Girls. Totals. Auckland 1,791 1,640 2,190 2,010 2,010 2,371 2,182 2,146 317 353 2,029 2,233 i 2,017 2,228 2,028 2,162 1,931 1,986 1,847 1,725 1,438 776 625 1 261 247 19,869 18,000 37,86! Taranaki 203 315 -29c 295 391 360 314 308 327 303 320 300 303 269) 252 214 135 104 63 67 3,053 2,740 £,79i Wanganui 566 482 756 07: 672 832 763 834 810| 839 735 779 702 794 683; 776 639 638 566 374 282 177 150 7,365 6,484 J 13,84< Wellington 785 684 965 91( 910 1,063 •M-α 1,113 923 1,049 931 951 847 960 918 926 907 764 734 439 346 203 166 9,218 8,268 17,481 Hawke's Bay 430 392 563 47( 476 630 559 594 119 139 301 328 125 115 70 54 586 583 555 590 511 534 508; 532 481; 480 449j 258 225 H 83 5,313 4,825 10,131 Maryborough 100! 64 109 101 107 126 122 144 136 126 120 130 116; 128 H6 98 106 60 41 j 27 1,196 l,074j 2,27( Nelson 294 233 350 281 289 327 304 366 303 329 297 315 298! 306 277 234 202 134 110 55 64 3,038 2,678 5,71( Grey 109 109 108 121 62 51 50 8 127! 119 92 108 97 107 84 96 108) 71 80 78 72 46 49 » 21 974 964 l,93i Westland 60 73 64 66 45 48 56 55 50 52 52 59 40 28 23 * 22 569 536! 1,10; North Canterbury 1,000 859 1,149' l,08( 1,080 1,251 1,094 1,184 1,162 1,196 1,118 1,125 1,046 1,101 1,016 1,045 1,019 945 84i; 522 397 236 166 10,754 9,793 20,54: South Canterbury 229 227 306 20; 253 338 I 315 298 1 292 360 297 ! 287 259 298 267 289 271^ 265 219 162 129 95 84 2,927 2,613 5,54( Otago 983 809 1,132 l,06i 1,065 1,141 1,211 1,214 996 1,088 1,171 1,060: 978 1,051 1,023 1,067 978| 907 812 471 375 218 155 10,327; I 9,573 19,901 Southland 445 410 609 58! 539 581 546: 619 I 8,504 8,991 591 561 570 583 531 575 521; 580 502 468 394! 291 187 72| 90 5,384 79,987 4,881 72,429 10,26i 7,074 | 6,166 8,602 7,88! : 8,331 8,902 8,278 8,540| 7,762 8,391 7,438 6,087, 3,696 2,893 1,574 ! 152, 41( Totals for 1909 .. 7,889 9,243 I 7,739 ; 8,061 6,913 1,342 Totals for 1908 .. 6,393 5,700 8,258 7,39: 681 466 344 49: 7,397 492 9,014 229 : 8,285 8,588 ' 219 403 : 8,001 8,475 427 7,765 8,581 ilsl -41 7,921 -159 8,418 7,7O1| 3Sj J 7,899 162 7,407 31 6,636 5,751 3,376 1 320 2,862 31 1,514 60 1,486 ; -144 77,152 2,835 70,276! 147,42! Difference gs: 330 -27 277 336! 2,153 4,981