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Table B1a.—School Attendance at Public Schools for 1915.

Table B2.—Comparison of School Attendance at Public Schools for 1914 and 1915, North Island and South Island.

nol ling 100111 lary ipartments ol listi •ict, tig) tooj '•) Education Districts, 3 Pupils at 31st December, 1914. Soil Numb Pupils belonging at 31st December, 1915 ters. Moan of Average Weekly EollofFour Quarters, 1915. Average Attendal Whole Year (Mt Average Attendanc* Quarters). nee for nan of e of Four Total. Average A as Perce tho Mi Average Rol Four Qi attendance entage of [ean of t Weekly 11 ol •uarters. Boys. Girls. 1916. 1914. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago .. .. Southland 48,909 6,370 16,071 19,495 12,503 2,516 6,539 2,069 1,254 23,026 6,323 21,812 11,622 48,909 6,370 16,071 19,495 12,503 2,516 6,539 2,069 1,254 23,026 6,323 21,812 11,622 50,900 6,504 16,320 20,393 12,757 2,611 6,719 2,144 1,322 23,471 6,403 21,968 11,702 50,198 6,449 16,341 20,090 12,615 2,556 6,711 2,134 1,304 23,266 6,318 21,765 11,476 23,504 21,360 3,062 2,743 7,735 6,879 9,632 8,666 5,975 5,417 1,220 1,117 3,169 2,844 951 915 603 555 10,933 9,879 2,974 2,719 10,473 I 9,539 5,291 I 4,931 23,504 3,062 7,735 9,632 5,975 1,220 3,169 951 603 10,933 2,974 10,473 6,291 I 44,870 5,805 i 14,614 I 18,298 11,392 2,337 6,013 1,866 1,158 20,812 5,693 20,012 10,222 89-4 90-0 89-4 91-0 90-3 91-4 89-6 87-4 88-8 89-4 90-1 91-9 89-1 89-1 89-8 90-0 90-9 91-1 91-6 89-8 86-9 87-9 89-4 89-8 92-7 89-1 Totals for 1915 . . Totals for 1.914 .. 178,509 178,509 183,214 181,229 175,670. _ 1 85,522 83,118 1 85,522 \ 77,570 83,113 75.021 103,092 158,134 90-0 90-1 Difference 4,705 5,659 2,409 2,549 4,958 -0-1

(Inolut leoom lary Apartments of listriot tig) llll l is. Lverage Attendance. Districts. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay 1914. 43,045 5,043 1.4,339 17,443 11,069 1915. Difference. 44,870 1,825 5,805 102 14,014 275 18,298 855 11,392 323 94,979 3,440 j Totals. North Island 91,539 Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 2,251 5,833 1.765 I., 106 20,243 5,531 19,776 10,090 2,337 80 6,013 180 1,860 101 I., 158 52 20,812 569 5,093 162 20,012 236 10,222 132 68,1.13 1,518 163,092 4,958 ,.i * Totals, South Island 66,595 Totals for Dominion 158,134