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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 1927.

Class P. Standard I. Standard TI. Standard III. Standard IV. Standard V. Standard VI. Standard VII. Race Totals. Grand Toi :als. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. I Ages. Euro] ins. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Total. B. G. B. ; G. B. G. B. J G. B. G. B. G. B. G. i B. G. B. G. B. G B. G. B. G. B. G. j B. G. j B. a. b. g. b. , a. I b. g. 5 and under 6 years .. 6 „ 7 „ .. 7 „ 8 „ .. 8 „ 9 „ .. 9 „ 10 „ .. 10 „ 11 „ .. 11 „ 12 „ .. 12 „ 13 „ .. 13 „ 14 „ 14 „ 15 „ .. 15 years and over 34 36 203 236 30 38 ! 260 284 32 27 I 337i 276 15 13 I 222; 212 6 6 I 156| 136; 2 2 I 811 70; .. .. I 40 1 26 .. .. 14 11 .. .. io; 8 . i I. 119 122 13231260 241 2,583 34 30 32 15 6 2 36 203 S 38 j 260 2 27 337 2 13 I 222J 5 6 j 156 1 2 I 811 .. I 40 14 10 122 132312 U 2,581 2,824 =42-7% 236 . 284 : 276 ! 212 1! 136; 1' 70 ' 26 . 11 . 8 . 1 . 260 5; S3 2 2 1 .... 8 13 13 17 3 4 .. 2 19 17 i 59 74 10 8 14 18 [ 17 5 93 87 i 22 15 67 63 7 J 5 96 82 13 5 93 105 .. I 1 63 ! 50 6 2 83 73 .. .. 30 I 27 .. .. ! 62 42 .. .. I 4 I 9 .. .. 28 28 .. .. I 5 [ 4 ! .. .. : 7 4 1 .... 14 53 43 364 ! 351 54 34 355 339 96 715 ~88 694 2-21. 8 13 13 1 .9 17 i 59 7 17 5 93 8 7 J 5 96 £ 1 63 ! S . .. 30 ( 2 . .. I 4 I i3 43 364 35 ~96 715 8U = 12-2% 17 i 74 1( 87 25 82 1J 50 ( 27 .. 9 ! .. 4 ! .. 1 .. 51 54 3 4 .. 0 8 14 ! 1 2 15 67 6 3 5 93 1C 6 2 83 7 . .. ! 62 4 . .. 28 2 . .. I 7 4 34 355 33 88 694 782 = 11-8% 2 18 63 05 73 42 28 J 4 ! 4 I 39 6 3:1 1 .. 1 •• j 1 V. '.'. .. 16 15 19 28 i 4 3 1 2 .. 1 .. 20 17 69 63 i 14 13 14 9 16 2 10 9 79 75 15 13 I 42 66 13 12 13 1 3 85 ! 65 11 6 100 74 ! 10 15 42 1 3 61 46 6 3 74 i 54 i 19 12 59 1 ..14 9 3 2 30 23 2 6 38 .. ..13 1 ■■ j 4 5 11| 23 55 50 J329 290 I 54 41 |265 234 46 53 177 Too 619 ~95 I 499 ~99 ~ 3i 724 594 451 = 10-9% =9-0% =6-8% ■• ■20 39 10 ■• 4 14 11 7 5 ...... 5 .. 14 J 16 18 I 2 9 I 20 40 3 I 9 46 40 3 1 41 37 2 ! 35 125 140 10 ' ; 6 265 3 =5-2% 1 3 7 7 4 2 7 10 17 34 ' 36 203! 236 : 237 272 32 40 261 284 293 324 .. ! 43 44 3501 295 393 339 .. j 50 42 296 306 346 348 65 ! 45 336 316 401 361 57 48 355 333 412 381 48 40 322, 315 370 , 355 2 38 J 41 351 j 278 389 ' 319 6 40 ! 34 263| 255 303 289 11 16 24 1501 130 166 I 154 6 9 6 87 66 96 j 72 25 432 400 29742,814 3,406 3,214 6 >1 832 5,788 6,620 6,620 = 100% 509 617 732 694 762 793 725 708 592 320 168 6,620 175 41 1 22 36 6,62( 52 12 Percentage ~93 i 8: % ; Note. —For the purpose of 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 Euro] lean.