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Table H3. (a) Number of Maori Pupils attending Maori Secondary Schools at the End of 1928.

N.B. —Two Government pupils were also in attendance at Sacred Heart College, Auckland. (b) Nursing Scholarships. One Maori girl held a nursing scholarship in 1928, and attended as a day pupil at Napier Hospital. (c) Apprenticeships. There were no Maori boys holding apprenticeships at the end of 1928. (d) Agricultural Scholarships. At the end of 1928 five Maori boys were holding agricultural scholarships at Te Aute College.

(e) Maori Students holding University Scholarships at End of 1928.

Table H4. Maori Children attending Public Schools, December, 1928.

School. Government Private Pupils. I Pupils. I j Otaki College (mixed), Wellington .. .. .. .. ; 44 44 St. Stephen's (boys), Auckland . . . . . . 30 ; 33 63 Te Aute College (boys), Hawke's Bay .. . . . . 24 j 56 80 Waerenga-a-hika College (boys), Gisborne .. . . 3 ! 17 20 Hikurangi College (boys), Carterton . . . . .. .. 32 32 Wesley College (boys), Paerata . . . . . . 10 19 29 Agricultural College (boys), Hastings . . . . .. .. 53 53 Queen Victoria (girls), Auckland .. . . . . 25 22 47 Hukarere (girls), Napier . . . . . . .. 24 34 58 St. Joseph's (girls), Napier .. .. .. .. 22 30 52 Turakina (girls), Marton .. . . . . . . 10 27 37 Te Waipounamu (girls), Christchurch .. .. . . 2 16 18 Totals .. .. .. .. 150 383 533

... TT • „ u University at vliicli Scholar Number. University Course. | /hip is held I 2 Arts course .. . . Victoria College. 1 Theology . . . . Otago University. 1 Medicine .. . . ,, 1 Forestry . . . . Canterbury College.

_w i ot: Number of Maori Pupils at a VT , ■§ ° . Endjof December Quarter, 1928. S. VI Certificates awarded. j Number Education District. —r — I examined Total. £-3 i in S. VI. _ . Pm rnm. Endorsed |a Boy8 ' | Girls - | Total - ; A. » P S°- y . Auckland .. .. •• 387 1,956 1,909 3,865 74 39 I 19 1 59 Taranaki 59 320 284 604 13 7 3 1 11 Wanganui .. .. .. 71 292 284 576 23 17 3 1 21 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. I 88 743 687 1,430 50 32 7 3 42 Wellington .. .. •• 61 301 339 640 20 12 3 2 17 Nelson .. .. . . 9 22 22 44 6 4 2 .. 6 Canterbury . . . .. 40 143 116 259 6 3 .. 3 Otago ' . . .. 17 37 48 85 5 4 1 .. 5 Southland .. .. .. | 14 48 42 90 4 3 .. 1 4 Totals.. .. .. 746 3,862 3,731 7,593 201 121 38 9 168 Note. —For the purpose of this return half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.