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Table C1.— Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School Rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1923.

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) 5 and under 6 Years. 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 9 aDd under 19. Jandunder 10..10andunderll.llandunderl2. 12and under 13. 13 and under 14. 14andunderl5. 15 andunderl6. Over 16 Years. Totals of all Ages. Boys. Girls. .Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. | Total. 10 and under 11. :11 and under 12. 12 and under 13. Education Dii Boys. Girls. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui.. 2,406 2,158; 3,196; 2,972 397 404 5551 553 580 529 870' 845 631 553 738 744 945 845 1,432 1,367 273 270 367 350 1,359 1,300 1,937 1,872 829 804 1,155 1,145 503 471 602 582 3,728 3,487, 3,842 671 1 655 646 972 893 988 900| 790 954 1,549 1,505 1,478 3,493 3,622 3,456 3,619 3,353 3,677 3,309 3,391; 3,182 580 671 558 685 630 629 570 616 588 896 990J 981 944 897| 933 898 844 794 959; 952 885 939 827 899 872 865 752 1,405 1,567 1,396 1,529 1,445 1,484 1,422; 1,533 1,330 405 413 381 414 379 3871 385 395 335 2,037 2,102 2,068 2,125: 1,977; 2,033 2,005 2,017 1,873 1,159 1,327 1,174 1,255 1,197 1,225 1,195 1,147 1,145 683 760 704 719J 65sj 728 631 1 721 j 633 3,055 2,703 1,826 1,633 590 490 355 285 775- 668 453 406 719 681 461 379 1,335 1,112 674 548 349 305 195 164 1,806; 1,667 1,078 882 1,053 956 565 453 5S4 502 308 248; 750 98 158 172 235 55, 332-j 183 100 576 78 120 116 140 50 245 92 58 94 21 45 32 21 11 41 13 14 7o! 33,206 16 5,934 20J 8,552 30,392*63,59! 5.407J 11,341 7,947 16,49! 7,587 15,84! 12,529 26, 31: Hawke's Bay 29 8,262 Wellington 14=1 13,7821 I Nelson 428 342| 415 i\ 3,702 3,370 7,07: 17,981; 37,131 Canterbury 2,122| 2,03l| 2,198 24 19,150 Otago 1,339 1,147 1,271 750 630 719 16 11,362 6 6,508 10,483 21,84; 5,806j 12,31< Southland Totals for 1923 .. i i 7,923 ! 7,334 10,85210,430; 7.334| 10,85210,430| 12,459 11.480 12,511 11,61712,40411,603; 12.22911,363 11.995 11,2871 11,52910,632 10,266 9,084 i 5,915| 4,998 2,083 1,475 292l 199110,4581 101,502 211,961 Percentage of pupils of each age Totals for 1922 .. 7-1 100 11-2 11-4 11-3 12,112 11,11112,341111,59212,34411,536 111 110 12,193111,41711,826110,776 10-4 9-2 5-2 1-7 10,117 9,338 6,077 4,930 2,097i 1,410| 0-2 347, 100 224109,862100,629 7,895 11,24610,415 11,267 10,440 210,491 7,440! Difference 369 170 25 60 36 -54 169 511 262 192 149 -254 -162 68 -14 65 I -55; -25 596 1,461 28 -1061 -394 151 347' 67 873: * Includes 617 children over 11 years of a; attending a junior high school.