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Table B. — Number of Children between Five and Eight Years of Age and between Twelve and Fifteen Years of Age in the Population and on the Rolls of Public Schools, and Number in Preparatory Classes (excluding Maoris).

Table C.—Number of European Children in New Zealand for each Year between Five and Eight Years of Age, and Number recorded as under Instruction.

(1) 1905-1911. December, 1905. Boys. Girls. Total. ] Boys. Di ;cember, 1911. Increi 1 j ise per C .906-11. lent., Gisls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. (1.) Number of population between five and eight years of age (2.) Number of children attending public schools between five and eight years of age (3.) Number of children in the preparatory classes of the public schools ;4.) Number of population between twelve and fifteen years of age [5.) Number attending public schools between twelve and fifteen years of age 34,155 33,115 67,270 23-0 23-5 23-3 27,760 26,814 54,574 20,716 19,065 39,781 26,532 24,210 50,742 28-1 26-9 27-5 19,580 17,243 36,823 30,593 27,021 | 57,614 27,023 54.697 56-3 56-7 56-5 26,031 25,526 51,557 27,674 6-3 5-9 6-1 16,271 14,382 30,653 19,475 17.107 36,582 19-7 18-9 19-3 (2) 1910-1911. December, 1910. December, 1911. Increase per Cent., 1910-11. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. (1.) Number of population between five and eight years of age (2.) Number of children attending public schools between five and eight years of age (3.) Number of children in the preparatory classes of the public schools (4.) Number of population between twelve and fifteen years of age (5.) Number attending public schools between twelve and fifteen years of age 31,412 30,504 61,916 34,155 33,115 67,270 8-8 8-6 j 8-7 24,732 22,531 47,263 26,532 24,210 50,742 7-3 3-8 2-3 5-3 7-4 7-4 3-6 3-7 2-3 2-3 2-6 4-0 29,479 26,084 55,563 30,593 27,021 57,614 27,056 26,418 53,474 27,674 27,023 54,697 18,486 16,676 35,162 19,475 17,107 36,582

Age 5-6 Years. Age 6-7 Years. Age 7-8 Years. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. I Boys. Girls. Total. (1.) Population (excluding Maoris), December, 1911 (2.) Attending public schools, December, 1911 (3.) Maori children attending public schools schools 11,668 11,425 23,093 11,435 10,982 22,417 11,052 10,708 21,760 7,131 6,408 13,539 9,307 8,556 17,863 10,094 9,246 19,340 169 122 291 276 232 508 328 298 626 (4.) European children attending public schools (5.). European children attending Native schools (6.) Attending private schools (estimated from Registrar-General's returns) (7.) European children attending public and private primary schools (8.) Percentage of European children on rolls of public and private primaryschools 6,962 6,286 13,248 9,031 | 8,324 17,355 9,766 8,948 18,714 20 11 31 40 28 68 38 28 66 754 921 1,675 983 1,229 2,212 770 1,012 1,782 | 7,736 7,218 14,954 10,054 9,581 19,635 10,574 9,988 20,562 66-3 63-2 64-7 87-9 87-3 87-6 95-7 93-3 94-5