E.—3.

Table H4. Classification of European Children attending Native Schools at the End of Year 1912.

Table H5. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1912.

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Education Districts. Standard Classes. Total. Certificates Certificates of of Competency. Proficiency. P. I. II. III. IV. v. vi. vii. Auckland Wanganui Wellington .. Hawke's Bay North Canterbury South Otago 136 5 2 40 3 1 2 52 4 2 14 1 30 1 16 2 40 18 2 1 1 40 4 1 12 29 2 11 1 1 21 1 6 "2 7 4 1 355 15 7 121 9 5 8 9 5 2 10 4 "2 1 "l Totals, 1912 189 75 50 62 58 4-1 30 12 520 16 14 Totals, 1911 199 45 72 47 49 43 j 41 22 518 13 11 in inte: :mediate in ilood bi tween hi I ,lf-caste and Note. —For the pur] •eokoned as European. loses if this iturn, childn European are

Maoris. Certificat is granted. Education Districts. No. of Schools. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wanganui ... Wellington... Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland .., North Canterbury South Canterbury 292 26 68 41 51 18 8 2 ! 4 12 6 21 20 i Boys. 1,497 101 284 184 430 40 11 2 11 63 5 46 47 Girls. 1,223 88 212 163 276 40 11 2 12 69 13 40 • 43 Total, Competency. ■ i 2,720 189 1 496 347 706 2 80 1 22 | 23 '.'.'. 132 L8 1 86 90 Proficiency. 5 4 4 4 1 I - 1 1 1 2 ! Otago Southland ... Totals for 1912 ... Totals for 1911 ... 569 551 2,721 2,568 2,192 2,117 4,913 4,685 5 5 23 29 Differences is 153 75 228 - 6 Note.—For the purposes of this ri and Maori are reokoned as Maori. iturn, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood bef reen half-caste