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Table H7. Classification as regards Ages and Standards of Children on the Native Village School Rolls at the End of the Year 1926.

■ Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Standard V. Standard VI. Standard VII. Race Totals. Grand Totals. Ages - EuropeansJ Maoris, j Europeans. Maoris. Europeans.: Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans.; Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans.! Maoris. Europeans.' Maoris. Europeans. I Maoris. . j | | ! 1 j — | j Boys. Girls. Total. B. G. B. G B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. j G B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. j G. j B. G. 5 and under 6 years.. 28 30 179 191 28 30 179 191 207 221 428 6 „ 7 „ .. 39 37 299 275 1 1 1 1 40 38 300 276 340 314 654 7 „ 8 „.. 38 29 304 287 6 11 11 19 8 2 1 3 50 42 316 309 366 351 717 8 „ 9 20 11 258 232 15 15 60 58 15 19 16 20 6 6 1 2 .. 1 56 52 335 312 391 364 755 9 „ 10 „ 4 8 179 137 14 5 89 115 14 11 67 58 13 9 15 16 1 7 2 3 46 40 352 329 398 369 767 10 „ 11 „ .. 1 1 88 82 6 2 104 80 6 9 78 82 19 18 49 73 13 12 20 19 4 2 2 3 .. 1 49 45 341 339 390 384 774 11 „ 12 „ . . .. 39 31 1 1 67 42 2 4 76 49 11 7 106 99 18 13 49 44 11 10 14 19 5 4 1 48 39 352 284 400 323 723 12 „ 13 17 14 .. 1 31 21 1 2 46 48 8 3 93 65 14 8 85 81 17 17 26 47 8 11 25 11 1 3 1 .. 49 45 324 287 373 332 705 13 „ 14 6 11 .... 13 6 .... 21 25 3 2 50 37 6 3 69 55 8 5 59 55 18 18 32 40 4 7 5 2 39 35 255 231 294 266 560 14 „ 15 1 6 6 7 7 2 .. 21 17 1 .. 22 23 9 4 33 36 8 4 48 37 6 2 12 11 26 10 150 137 176 147 323 15 years. and over 2 2 .. .. 3 4 1 .. 1 5 .. 1 10 8 2 .. 21 20 10 11 35 34 1 2 8 4 14 14 78 79 92 93 185 130 116 13701262 43 36 382 350 44 47 315 296 63 45 336 314 53 45 257 233 51 38 155 180 49 49 141 122 12 14 26 17 445 390 2982 2,774j 3,427 3,164 6,591 246 79 732 91 ' 6lT 108 650 98 490 89 ' 98 ' 263 26 ' 43 835 ' 5,756 j 6~591 J V. Y ) V Y J V. ) V Y f I ) v J V j V. J 2,878 811 702 758 588 424 361 69 6,591 =43-7 % -12-3 % =10-7% =11-5% =8-9% =6-4% =5-5% =1-0% 1 1 Notk.— For the purpose oi this return, half-caste children and children intermediate in race between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori, and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and European as European.