E.—3.

Table H4. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1924

Table H5. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the End of December Quarter, 1924.

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49 I o.g £ o Number of Maori Pupils. S6 Certificates awarded. 2 s ■§ ! Number Education District. i examined j j \ ! in S6. j Endorsed i! Boys. Girls. | Total j p^ y Total. & • I j I Auckland .. .. .. 357 1,752 1,564 3,316 44 37 3 .. 40 Taranaki .. .. .. I 56 292 268 560 10 5 3 1 9 Wanganui . . .. .. I 71 273 216 489 14 10 1 .. 11 Hawke's Bay .. .. .... I 82 610 552 1,162 22 16 2 .. 18 Wellington' . . .. | 58 294 290 584 25 16 2 18 Nelson .. .. ..11 23 28 51 1 1 .. .. 1 Canterbury .. .. .. 40 139 119 258 3 3 .. .. 3 Otago .. .. .. .. | 19 35 27 62 5 3 1 .. 4 Southland .. .. .. j 14 76 66 142 6 4 .. 2 6 Totals .. .. 708 3,494 3,130 6,624 130 95 10 5 110 Note. -For the purpose of this return, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.

Class P. S. I. S. II. S. III. S. IV. S. V. S. VI. I 8. VII. Totals. YfcftlS. cajtc co w ta ta xa to aa ih co O I .3 O -3 O .3 O -S O .3 o .5 O -S o -M O -3 m | a m 0 no memffiMamamo n <s 5 and under 6.. 151 131 151 131 6 „ 7.. 311 309 2 2 313 311 7 „ 8.. 354 335 11 23 2 367 358 8 „ 9.. 323 321 74 93 10 14 1 408 428 9 „ 10.. 236 209 155 158 46 58 7 10 .. 1 444 436 10 „ 11.. 147 127 125 124 126 99 40 54 8 8 1 447 412 11 „ 12.. 79 60 72 62 109 107 88 77 26 28 2 5 I 376 340 12 „ 13.. 53 36 38 48 92 68 118 83 79 53 26 17 6 4 .. .. 412 309 13 „ 14.. 11 18 27 11 45 38 84 47 77 53 48 ! 36 14 16 .. .. 306 219 14 15.. 5 7 6 6 13 11 26 18 49 33 44 32 28 26 1 1 172 134 15 „ 16.. 1 .. 3 1 2 2 5 5 14 3 24 11 20 11 2 3 71 36 16 years and over .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 7 3 12 7 4 5 27 16 1,671 1,554 514 528 446 397 369 294 255 179 152 104 80 65 7 9 3,494 3,130 1,042 843 (S63 434 256 145 16 6,~624 Percentage .. =48-7% =15--8% =12'8% '=10% =6'6% =3'9% =2-2% . Note. —For the purpose of this return, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori,