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Table H4. Classification of European Children attending Native Schools at the End of Year 1914.

Table H5. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1914.

Table H5a. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the End of December Quarter, 1914.

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I I Standard Classes. I Certificates Certificates Education Districts. ! 1 ( j j r p i Total. of of p. I I, II. I in. j IV. V. VI. VII. Competency. Proficiency. I | ' j Auckland .. .. 145- CO : 53 47 46 37 29 11 428 5 j 10 Wanganui .. .. 2 II.. 2.. .. 1.. 6 Wellington .. .. 2 1 .. 1 1 1 1.. 7 .. 1 Hawke's Bay .. 32 13 j 11 11 17 I 11 9 1 105 3 North Canterbury .. .. .... .. .. 1 .. .. 1 South „ .. 1 .. | 1 .. 1 1 4 1 Totals, 1914 .. j 182 75 65 61 64 . 51 40 13 551 9 11 Totals, 1913 .. 173 66 63 52 62 54 33 12 515 12 10 l_ I ; Note. —For the purposes of this return, children intermediate in blood between half-caste and European are reokoned as European.

Maoris. Certificates granted. Education Districts. - Schools. Boys. Girls. Total. Competency. Proficiency. Auckland ... ... ... 300 1,431 1,156 2,587 4 3 Taranaki ... ... ... 25 119 99 218 ... 1 Wanganui ... ... ... G4 232 198 430 Wellington.. ... 41 217 157 374 2 8 Hawke's Bay ... ... 50 467 369 836 3 7 Marlborough ... ... 1.0 18 29 47 Nelson "... ... 9 17 18 35 ..." 3 Grey ... ... ... 3 2 3 5 Westland .... ... ... 4 11 15 26 North Canterbury ... ... 14 55 65 120 South Canterbury ... ... 6 6 14 20 1 1 Otago ... ' ... ... 19 44 41 85 1 6 Southland ... ... ... 21 70 52 122 ... 1 Totals for 1914 ... 566 2,689 2,2.16 4,905 11 30 Totals for 1913 ... 565 2,64.0 2,151 4,791 7 26 Difference ... 1 49 65 114 4 4 Note.—For ihe purposes of this return, balf-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.

Class P. S.I. S. II. 8. III. S. IV. S. V. S. VI. ' S. VII, | Total. Yflflvs , , . I . . , . , . . aj cd oa tela; w o> ec co m j tn «i <2 I co m , cn o .a o .a o .a o -a o .a o .a o 5 o .a o .a m o m a P3 i> pa o : m Qtt $n$ ndjn o 5 and under 6 167 135 1 168 185 • 6 „ 7 261 209 .. 2 .. 1 261 212 7 „ 8 300 258 10 18 1 311 276 8 „ 9 273 247 51 49 9 14 3 1 336 311 9 „ 10 240 170 86 77 43 35 6 12 .. 3 375 297 10 „ 11 113 104 113 68 85 56 43 31 2 6 1 1 357 266 . 11 „ 12 66 76 54 58 68 72 57 58 30 22 6 5 281 291 12 „ 13 38 23 36 29 46 32 63 35 40 39 22 9 5 2 .. 1 250 170 13 „ 14 14 14 14 14 33 27 54 29 47 24 32 27 8 6 .. .. 202 141 14 15 7 9 5 17 16 18 16 25 15 23 21 17 8 .. .. 109 88 15 years arid over 2 14 2 2 3 6 5 9 3587443 39 29 Totals 1914.. 1,4741,244 378 322 304 256 250 187 153 112 89 71 37 20 4 4 2,689 2,216 Totals 1913.. 1,437 1,211 347 321 307 247 244 168 181 113 86 61 31 26 7 4 2,640 2,151 Difference .. 37 ! 33 31 1 -3 9 6 19 -28 -1 3 10 6 - 6 -3 .. 49 65 Note.—For the purposes of shis return, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reokoned as Maori.