E.—3.

Table H4. Classification of European Children attending Native Schools at the End of Year 1913.

Table H5. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1913.

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Education Districts. P, I. J II. Standard Classes. III. IV. Standard Classes. V. j VI. I VII. i I Certificates Total. of Competency. Certificates of Proficiency. Auckland Wanganui Wellington .. Hawke's Bay North Canterbury South 138 3 52 1 12 50 1 35 2 1 13 1 43 "2 I 16 j "l j 38 1 'l5 25 1 1 5 9 390 8 5 106 2 4 10 7 1 SI 1 12 "2 1 °2 1 "l "1 i Totals, 1913 I 173 66 63 52 62 58 54 44 10 33 12 515 12 Totals, 1912 ! 189 75 50 62 30 12 520 16 14 Note. —For the pur] reckoned as European. loses of this •eturn, ohildri in intermediate in blood between ha a,l£-oaste and European are

Maoris. Certificates granted. Education Districts. No. of Schools. Boys. Girls. Total. Competency. Proficiency. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wanganui ... Wellington.. Hawke's Bay Maryborough Nelson 292 28 66 43 54 12 4 2 4 14 4 19 23 1,371 104 243 201 463 36 17 2 14 64 3 57 65 1,129 92 179 197 318 32 16 2 13 54 10 52 57 2,500 196 422 398 781 68 33 4 27 118 13 109 122 3 6 1 1 5 5 1 -A Grey Westland ... North Canterbury South Canterbury 1 2 "'- Otago Southland ... 2 It. 2 1 1 Totals for 1913 Totals for 1912 565 569 2,640 2,721 2,151 2,192 4,791 4,913 7 5 26 23 Differences _ 4 -SI - 41 - 122 ! 2 3 Note.—For the purposes of this r. ind Maori are reckoned as Maori. iturn, ha ilf-oaste childn sn and childn in intermediati in blood bet' ■eon half-caste