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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 1924.

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) ® an Years 6r ® un^ er 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. 9 andunder 10. 10 and under 11. 11 andunderl2. 12 and under 13. 13 and under 14. 14 and under 15. 15 andunderl6. Over 16 Years. Totals of all Ages. Education District. 1 — j — .— Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Boys. J Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. . - - __ _ Auckland.. .. 2,299 2,042 3,221 2,954 3,655 3,352 3,774 3,578 3,704 3,521 3,766 3,677| 3,671 3,446 3,711 3,403 3,108 2,798 1,960 1,588 717 504 144 96 33,730, 30,959 64,689 Taranaki .. .. 398; 322 550 591 620 602 702j 636 648 622 662 551 650 612 665 572 574 525 326 264 110 82 16 lo! 5,921 5,389 11,310 Wanganui.. .. 589 471 916 804 983 921 1,001 956 972 939 994 930 954 940 974 927 800 752 486 373 153 116 23 9' 8,845 ! 8,138 16,983 Hawke'sBay .. I 494 457 827 790 870 857 932 919 992 868 964 883 915 784 870 835 778 650 443 378 181 125 39 14 1 8,305 ! 7,560 15,865 I i Wellington .. 989 875 1,352 1,269 1,564 1,518 1,656 1,510 1,382 1,271 1,577 1,447 1,412 1,434 1,488 1,416 1,406 1,241 833 495 208 137 31 22i 13,898 12,635 26,533 Nelson .. .. 272 280 393 347 384 369 441 347 405 410 394 397 436 375 372 376 341 276 187 152 65 39 11 5 1 3,701 3,373 7,074 | Canterbury .. ! l,28o! 1,250 1,850 1,801 2,062 1,991 2,099 2,049 2,185 1,971 2,080 2,128 2,112 1,964 2,074 1,967 1,772 1,635 1,064 886 348 224 32 29 18,958 17,895 36,853 Otago .. .. 779' 741 1,116 1,042 1,206 1,189 1,340 1,210 1,254 1,124 1,284 1,171 1,244 1,245 1,255 1,204 1,108 988 555 440 147 83 18 6 11,306 10,443 21,749 Southland.. .. 477 417 662 617 627 616 761 667 719 637 779 707 741 644 716 630 610 508 312 220 87 51 23 6 ! 6,514 5,720 12,234 Totals for 1923 .. 7,577 6,855 10,887 10,215 11,971 11,415 12,706 11,872 12,261 11,363 12,500 11,89ljl2, 135jll ,444 12,125 11,330 10,497 9,373 6,166 4,796 2,016 1,361 337 1 197111,178102,112 213,290 Percentage of pupils 6-8 9-9 11-0 11-5 11-1 11-4 11 1 11-0 9-3 5-1 1-6 0-2 100 of each age Totals for 1923 .. 7,923 7,334 10,852110,430 12,459 11,480 12,511|11, 617 12,404 11,603 12,22911, 363jll,995111, 287 11,529 10,632 10,266, 9,084 5,915j 4,998 2,083: 1,475 292 199 110, 458.101, 502121 1,960 Difference .. -346 -479 3»J -215 -488 -65 195 255 -143 — 240j 271 528 14oj 157 596 698 231 289 251' -202 -67 -114 45 -2 720! 1,330