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Table H4. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1923.

Table H5. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the End of December Quarter, 1923.

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Education District. & 8 48 j§ o Numbi S3 S3 f* Boys. rr of Maori Pupils. Number examined in 36. Girls. Total. S6 Certiflcal awarded. Proficiency. Competency. Endorsed Competency. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay .. Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 352 56 62 77 53 8 38 16 12 1,666 283 265 538 282 24 150 33 58 1,450 250 210 521 274 21 122 28 45 3,116 533 475 1,059 556 45 272 61 103 43 6 S 22 23 2 8 5 1 33 5 7 12 13 4 1 3 40 6 7 17 18 1 8 5 1 5 4 1 6 2 "l 2 3 1 Totals 3,299 2,921 6,220 118 76 23 103 674 Notk.—Por the purpose of this return, half-casti md Maori are reckoned as Maori. children and chili Iren inte: rmediate ii blood stween hi Jf-caste

Class P. 8.1. S. II. 8. III. S. IV. 8. V. S. VI. S. VII. Totals. Tears. OS oi o .a o -3 « a to oi »> -a o I .3 « O oi oi cd co O .So .3 » e ! « a CO CO o .a CO CD O .3 oi _j o -a « Cs CO CO o .3 « ri oi co "> "3 9 ~ PQ O 5 and under 6.. 162 153 6 „ 7.. 276 273 7 „ 8.. 370 346 8 „ 9.. 351 324 9 „ 10.. 199 213 10 „ 11.. 128 1071 11 „ 12.. 71 66] 12 „ 13.. 37 39 13 „ 14.. 15 7 14 „ 15.. 6 3 15 „ 16.. I 1 16 years and over I i 11 19 ; 75 74 124 127 I 114 108 J 86 77 i 57 40 19 20 6 4 1 10 46 115 114 95 40 16 2 1 9 41 SO 101 63 30 9 4 3 9 .. 1 37 37 8 4 104 76 18 23 97 67 60 47 79 53 67 47 27 20 31 36 8 3 11 6 2 3 1 9 37 76 07 53 20 3 2 8 18 60 07 31 11 3 1 3 1 15 18 35 36 30 36 23 10 7 4 162 153 277 273 381 366 436 407 372 391 402 337 396 344 363 276 274 204 150 126 62 33 24 11 2 19 34 13 13 2 .. .. 11 .. .. Hi .. 2 9 3 .. 4 1 .. 2 1,616 1,532 ' -v- > 3,148 Percentage .. =50-6% 494 469 438 338 ' 76 '3% 355 267 198 165 267 198 113 106 219 = 3-5% 81 42 4 2 !3 1> 2% 3,299 2,921 6,220 k ' 963 = 15-5% 7' = 12 022 363 = 10% =5-9% l: Note.—Por the purpose o: Maori are reckoned as Maori. if this return. half-i caste c ohildren and children im a in 1 ilood between 1 half-caste and itermediate