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Table A15.—Ages of Pupils in Private Primary Schools in the Various Education Districts as at 1st July, 1935.

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16—17 17 YGars m 5-6 Years. 6-7 Tears. 7-8 Tears. 8-9 Tears. 9-10 Tears. 10-11 Tears. 11-12 Tears. 12-13 Tears. 13-14 Tears. 14-15 Tears. 15-16 Tears. Years. and over. Totals. Education District. j ■ ; j ~1 Boys. [ Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Boys. Girls. Boys. : Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Boys. Girls. Boys Girls. Boys. Girls. Boya. Girls. Auckland .. .. .. 235 258 412 474 432 428 451 441 461 I 451 455 485 424 490 405 409 | 265 313 133 171 j 44 56 4 7 1 4 3,722 3,987 Taranaki .. .. .. 15 21 61 69 68 76 65 48 49 j 68 57 66 74 67 64 73 49 62 22 40 4 7 528 597 Wanganui .. .. .. 60 40 89 101 102 104 116 97 126 121 111 112 122 92 124 114 108 77 43 48 13 22 1 3 .. 2 1,015 933 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 64 66 86 106 91 88 84 111 88 123 1 101 115 87 143 113 112 95 108 31 59 11 22 .. 16 .. 3 851 1,072 Wellington .. .. .. 209 194 266 284 278 315 292 274 261 318 283 327 288 327 257 308 171 215 79 82 23 15 12 6 6.. 2,425 2,665 Nelson .. .. .. 32 39 21 26 31 31 29 32 26 31 29 32 31 29 27 35 11 25 10 12 .. 1 247 293 Canterbury .. .. .. 185 174 273 253 282 304 279 316 305 318 324 344 297 338 302 317 210 257 77 94 19 25 .. 5 .. 2 2,553 2,747 Otago.. .. .. ..105 81 119 119 116 129 101 130 121 114 115; 134 111 133 140 119 72 61 29 34 14 4 3 .. 1 .. 1,047 1,058 Southland .. .. .. 50 30 52 56 60 60 47 62 51 58 59 74 48 67 44 61 43 38 15 8 3 5 472 519 Totals, 1935 .. .. 955 903 1,379 1,488 1,460 1,535 1,464 1,511 1,488 1,602 1,534 1,689 1,482 1,686 1,476 1,548 1,024 1,156 439 548 131 157 20 37 8 11 12,860 13,871 Totals, 1934 .. .. 985 897 1,360 1,443 1,454 1,451 1,348 1,533 1,427 1,656 1,434 1,696 1,479 1,654 1,424 1,584 997 1,137 502 560 111 182 27 48 1 25 12,549 13,866 Difference .. .. -30 +6 +19 +45 +6 +84 +116 -22 +61 -54 +100 -7 +3 +32 +52 -36 +27 +19 -63 -12 +20 -25 -7 -11 +7 -14 +311 +5