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Table CI.—Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School Rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1926.

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) 5al Years er6 6andunder7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. 9 and under 10. 10 and under 11. 11 and under 12. 12 and under 13. 13 and under 14. 14 and under 15. 15 and under 16. 1 Over 16 Years. Totals of all Ages. Education District. ~ ~ Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland.. .. 2,654 2,372 3,787 3,449 3,514 3,170 3,582 3,365j 3,795 3,555 3,916 3,689 3,727 3,533 3,636 3,512 3,128 2,803 1,880 1,572 652 428 99 70 34,370 31,518 65,888 Taranaki .. .. 367 408 668 644 640 554 .622 65l| 654 651 702 666 656 610 681 567 592 5181 326 281 105 73 21 17 6,034 5,640 11,674 I Wanganui .. 573 536 ! 996 895 894 828 990 908; 989 941 1,009 950 1,011 929; 1,005 953 808 746, 547 407 153 106 27 19 9,002 8,218 17,220 Hawke's Bay .. 556| 935 816 847 779 900 880j 907 879 953 900 968 898! 956 869 844 679; 512 413 199 116 35 11 8,696 7,796 16,492 Wellington .. 1,070 962' 1,641 1,543 1,422 1,378 1,561 1,592 1,577 1,609 1,525 1,563 1,454 1,567 1,426 1,309 1,139 714 532 213 129 27 11 14,288 13,164 27,452 Nelson .. .. 316 277 394 350 388 370 421 358i 397 389 428 351 402 389 390 390 364 312 198 135 46 35 12 6 3,756 3,362 7,118 Canterbury .. 1,394 1,349 2,068 1,997 1,875 1,840 2,023 1,884 2,105 2,053 2,158 2,095 2,174 2,091 2,035 2,071 1,883 l,702 j 1,049 905 349 213 51 20 19,164 18,220 37,384 Otago .. .. 835 826 1,270 1,178 1,108 1,005 1,135 1,118 1,156 1,173 1,305 1,193 1,222 1,126 1,297 1,109 1,045 980; 504 374 125 70 18 5 11,020 10,157 21,177 Southland .. 526 495 737 699 660 582 704 650 654 642 751 674 747 639 750 686 599 523 312 229 98 37 4 4 6,542 5,860 12,402 Totals for 1926 .. 8,375 7,78112,496 11,571 11,348 10,506 11,938 11,302 12,249 11,860 12,83112,043 12,47011 ,669 12,317 11,583 10,572 9,402 6,042 4,848 1,940 1,207 294 163 112,872103,935 216,807 Percentage of pupils 7-5 11-1 10'1 10-7 11 1 11-5 11-1 11-0 9-2 5-0 1-5 0-2 100 of each age Totals for 1925 .. 8,790 8,332 10,463 9,65511,58811,02812,09811,69812,80211,93212,54911,51312,499 11,90712,03511,17510,665 9,739; 5,972 4.694 1,910! 1,240 276 164111,647103,077 214,724 ■ ; ! I : Difference .. -415 -551+20331 + 1916 -240 -522 -160 -396 ! -553 -72 +282 +530 -29 -238 +282 +408 -93 -337! 4.70 +154 +30: -33 +18 -1 +1,225 +858+2,083 I i I 1 ! i I !