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Table No. 10. Classification of European Children attending Native Schools at the end of Year 1909.

Table No. 11. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1909.

N.B.—For the purposes of this return, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are to be reckoned as Maori.

Table No. 11a. Classification of Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1909.

N.B.—For the purposes of this return, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are to be reckoned as Maori.

Education Districts. I. II. Standard Classes. ' III. | IV. Standard Classes. V. . Certificates Total. of yj yjj Competency. Certificates of Proficiency. P. Auckland Wanganui Wellington .. Hawke's Bay North Canterbury Otago Totals, 1909 Totals, 1908 .. 105 9 17 4 4 139 139 21 , 30 35 37 ' 33 6 ! 1 7 1 2 11.. 6 14 8 11 2 1 .. 2 1 2 .. 1 2 1 18 1 4 1 2 8 *2 287 27 2 54 9 12 10 8 1 35 | 37 52 53 39 47 j 51 53 44 42 26 I 10 I 391 410 10 7 4 2

Maoris. ! Certificates granted. Education Districts. Boys. Girls. Total. Competency. Proficiency. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson L,294 99 250 174 346 45 19 1,042 77 186 154 258 43 12 I 2,336 176 436 328 604 88 31 2 1 ... 8 ■1 6 I Grey Westland... North Canterbury ... South Canterbury ... Otago Southland 9 81 9 56 79 13 74 9 41 64 22 155 18 97 143 ... 1 1 1 Totals for 1909 ... Totals for 1908 ... 2,461 2,479 2,461 2,479 1,973 1,950 23 4,434 4,429 5 4 15 -11 21 26 Differences -18 -18 28 -5

By Ages. By Standard Classes. Years. Boys. Girls. Total. Classes. Boys. Girls. Total. Average Age 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 169 238 299 318 298 289 270 236 196 106 42 170 222 250 265 231 246 206 174 122 59 28 339 460 549 583 529 535 476 410 318 165 70 Class P. „ S. 1 „ S. 2 „ S. 3 „ S. 4 , S. 5 „ S. 6 „ S. 7 1,316 1,136 2,452 345 274 619 272 214 486 231 163 : 394 153 99 252 90 57 147 47 27 74 7 3 10 : Yrs. mos. 8 1 10 3 11 8 11 10 12 10 13 6 13 10 14 10 4,434 J 2,461 I 1,973 4,434 12 1 Totals ... 2,461 1,973