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Table C1.—Age and Sex of the Pupils on the School Rolls in the several Education Districts at 30th June, 1927.

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) Education District. o and under 6 g and under 7. 7anduuder8. 8 and under 9. 9 anduuder 10. Wand underll. 11 andunderl-2. 12and under 13.13and under 14. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, i Girls, j Boys. Girls. - Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. - Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. ___ 1 i 14 and under 15. 15 and under 16. Over 16 Years. Totals of all Ages. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland .. .. 3,251 2,784 3,839 3,462 3,939 Taranaki .. .. 465 461 602 633 711 Wanganui .. 705 645 1,033 932 970 Hawke's Bay .. 732 593 932 829 995 Wellington .. 1,264 1,203 1,673' 1,547 1,669 3,578 674 891 3,590 3,237| 655 601 987 860 3,568 637 957| 3.378 3,918 3,607 647 653 678 923 984 994 3,632 680 1,059 3.495 3,4521 3,386 2,799 2,434 611 640 583 532 420 923 937 855 759 677 1,383 25i. 33b 988 170 229 404 63 102 244J 33 54 66 9 10 30 33,841 30,623 64,464 1 5,899 5,512 11,411 4 8,836 7,987, 16,823 899 890 826 875 881i 941 865 921 900 949 829 711 638 1,464 1,424' 1,360 1,085 924 369 365 364 319 262 2,029 2,126 2,046 1.595 1.417 1,148 1,144 1,032 897 808 668 723 1 600 564 471 361 484 132 235 324 115 121 102 34 67 13 17! 8,441 7,579 16,020 1,628 1,514 1,411 1,537 1,544 1,671 1,596 1,572 63 10 12 14,005 13,076 27,081 Nelson .. . . 309 286 432 349 429 Canterbury .. j 1,587 1,557 2,120 1,935 2,132 Otago .. ..I 949 936 1.256 1.147 1,237 Southland .. j 647 559 689| 664 727 Totals for 1927 .. j 9,909 9,024 12,576'11 ,498 12,809 399 2,089; 1,154! 390 359 2,016 1,857' 1,095 1,088 373 1,998 1,185 632 341 434 369 1.908 2,166 2,151 1,085 1,237 1.182 400 2.120 1,242 715 368 554 234 179 76 16 86 35 10 20 9 3 3,627 3,232 6,859 13 18,774! 17,642 36,416 1 10,695 9,850 20,545 640| 697 600 655 740 666 702 191 131 47 18 8 2 6,3671 5,674 12,041 12,809 ! 1 11,952 11,834 10.839 11,762 11,362 12,744 12.108 12,328•7 10-7 10-9 U-7 1] 11,607 11,76011,055 9,261 8,051 4,219' 2,980 1,128' 616 155 83110,485101,175 211,660 Percentage of pupils 9-0 11-4 11 of each age 9-0 11-4 11 10-9 U-7 11-3 10-8 8-2 3-4 0-8 0-1 100 I Note. — In previous years the above information has been shown as at the end of the year. Commencing with the year 1927 the information will be shown as at 30th June.