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Table H4. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1925.

Table H5. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the End of December Quarter, 1925.

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a o.g .g o Number of Maori Pupils. S. VI Certificates awarded. Number Education District. ©-gji examined j 1 — ■II* in8,VL Pro . com. Endorsed |* Boys. Girls. Total. potency. p^ y *«U1. g I | I Auckland .. .. .. 356 1,741 1,606 3,347 42 29 6 35 Taranaki .. .. ..65 304 247 551 10 9 .. .. 9 Wanganui .. .. ..69 291 225 516 11 6 1 1 8 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 86 602 540 1,142 28 22 1 .. 23 Wellington .. .. ..61 280 248 528 19 15 3 18 Nelson .. .. ..11 25 26 51 1 Canterbury .. .. ..43 147 113 260 4 2 1 .. 3 Otago.. .. .. .. 16 46 35 81 6 5 1 .. 6 Southland .. .. ..14 59 41 100 4 3 1 .. 4 Totals .. ..721 3,495 3,081 6,576 125 91 14 1 106 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. j S. IV. 8. V. S. VI. S. VII. Totals. Years. j 7 ] T~ . i 7~ . 7~ ] I 7 " r~ co ro ® ,52 to OQ o j a o .s & a o .s o 3 o S o 3 & 3 <$ 3 « ■ o m a m a » a m ts m o « o m o n cs o and under 6.. 181 168 1 1 182 159 t> „ 7.. 258 263 2 1 j 260 264 7 „ 8.. 375 345 22 27 1 1 1 398 373 8 „ 9.. 338 269 70 81 10 10 418 360 9 „ 10.. 234 206 134 136 48 79 10 6 .. 1 426 428 10 „ 11.. 115 107 140 119 144 103 51 50 8 9 458 388 11 „ 12.. 73 54 73 81 112 94 92 87 37 35 2 4 2 391 355 12 „ 13.. 30 34 47 44 80 84 117 91 78 53 20 24 2 2 ... 374 332 13 „ 14.. 22 21 20 13 38 43 76 71 100 57 52 46 26 13 .. .. 334 264 14 „ 15.. 6 6 6 5 19 4 43 21 39 17 44 24 18 23 .. 3 175 103 15 „ 16.. 1 2 .. 2 4 5 8 13 8 20 8 14 12 1 1 56 43 16 years and over 1 1 3 1 6 111 9 2 .. 23 12 1,633 1,465:515 508 454 422 395 335 278 181 144 107 73 59 3! 4 3,495 3,081 3,098 j 1,023 876 730 459~ ~251 ' 132 7~ 6,li76 .. =47-1 % 1 = 15*6 % =13"3% =11-1% =7*0% =3 9% =2-0% Note.—For the purpose of this return, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.