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Table A9.—Destination of Children who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of 1935.

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Auckland. Taranaki. Wangamii. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. „ Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Destination. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. , | . Boys. Girls, i Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. | Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. 1,778 1,575 38 20 299 303 10 13 493 502 15 8 431 390 2 3 934 892 71 48 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical .. .. .. .. .. 10 7 1 1 2 4 .. .. 5 5 1 3 .. 8 10 1 .. (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. .. 96 65 61 41 9 6 7 33 8 13 2 27 5 4 3 53 34 23 30 Trades — (a) Engineering , . . . .. .. .. 50 22 1 2 1 .. 6 .. 1 .. 6 .. 1 .. 19 8 .. (6) Building .. .. .. .. • • 25 16 1 1 . . 1 .. 1 . . 1 .. 5 .. 4 .. ( C Other . .. .. 44 13 25 5 9 .. 3 . . 8 6 .. 9 i 4 . . 39 18 29 14 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. 487 40 385 23 115 9 127 5 101 5 89 1 103 3 109 2 97 3 87 10 Other occupations .. . . .. . - 93 87 82 87 17 17 10 23 25 14 27 15 18 19 23 9 60 86 52 49 Home •• •• 86 624 91 421 22 177 21 88 25 178 26 114 22 157 19 96 35 177 24 105 Not known . . .. .. - .. .. 30 24 39 32 1 1 5 1 7 .. 6 5 2 .. 5 4 3 2 10 17 Total number of children leaving, 1935 .. 2,699 2,435 760 631 477 517 184 130 704 707 184 145 624 576 171 117 1,253 1,222 309 273 Total number of children leaving, 1934 .. 2,789 2,495 839 623 488 510 154 118 747 726 263 187 698 568 184 132 1,158 1,203 294 236 Difference.. .. .. .. •• -90 -60 -79 +8 -11 +7 +30 +12 -43 -19 -79 -42 -74 +8 -13 -15 +95 +19 +15 +37 Nelson. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. ,. Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Passed Not passed Destination. j, orm TT Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Form II. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. 224 209 2 2 1,276 1,213 33 28 603 535 8 4 363 309 8 7 6,401 5,928 187 133 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical .. .. .. ".. 3 2 .. .. 3 1 .. 1 .. .. 37 25 5 1 (b) Shop and warehouse assistants .. 12 2 4 . . 45 20 17 22 19 15 9 5 15 6 3 2 309 161 141 105 Trades — la) Engineering . . .. . . .. .. 2 . . 3 14 1 2 9 . . 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. Ill .. 40 3 (6) Building .. .. .. .. .. 4 11 7 1 7 .. 2 6 .. 4 .. 61 35 1 (c) Other .. .. . . . . . . 6 .. 4 . . 30 7 21 9 14 2 10 3 7 .. 4 1 166 41 106 32 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. .. 41 5 24 3 131 6 138 10 112 5 82 3 81 8 72 4 1,268 84 1,113 61 Other occupations .. .. .. .. 15 10 11 13 79 56 74 51 49 25 35 41 14 9 23 8 370 323 337 296 Home .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 92 21 4! 60 225 55 237 42 198 37 102 27 129 41 82 339 1,957 335 1,286 Not known .. .. .. .. .... 3 3 2 ' 11 7 4 8 14 2 16 5 1 19 8 13 69 58 96 87 Total number of children leaving, 1935 .. 324 321 72 61 1,660 1,536 350 368 872 783 200 163 518 480 165 117 9,131 8,577 2,395 2,005 Total number of children leaving, 1934 .. 316 304 102 70 1,648 1,671 415 353 838 854 222 185 502 465 177 131 9,184 8,796 2,650 2,035 Difference.. .. .. .. .. +8 +17 -30 -9 +12 -135 -65 +15 +34 -71 -22 -22 +16 +15 -12 -14 -53 -219 -255 -30