TABLE showing the per centage of Males and Females who cannot Read, and can Read, and Write, in 100 mixed sexes :—

1851.										1856.
AGES.	MALES.			FEMALES.			PERSONS.			AGES.	MALES.			FEMALES.			PERSONS.
	Cannot Read.	Can Read.	Can Write.	Cannot Read.	Can Read.	Can Write.	Cannot Read.	Can Read.	Can Write.		Cannot Read.	Can Read.	Can Write.	Cannot Read.	Can Read.	Can Write.	Cannot Read.	Can Read.	Can Write.
										Under 4	6.0			5.9			11.9
										4 & under 7	3.2	0.8	0.2	3.1	0.9	0.2	6.3	1.7	0.4
										7 & under 14	2.2	2.1	4.3	2.0	2.3	4.5	4.2	4.4	8.8
										14 & under 21	0.8	0.6	4.6	0.8	0.9	5.0	1.6	1.5	9.6
										21 & under 45	3.1	1.8	17.0	2.5	2.7	10.4	5.6	4.5	27.4
										45 and upwards	2.1	0.8	5.6	0.9	0.7	2.0	3.0	1.5	7.6
											17.4	6.1	31.7	15.2	7.5	22.1	32.6	13.6	53.8
Under 21	12.2	4.4	7.8	11.9	5.1	8.2	24.1	9.5	16.0	Under 21	12.2	3.5	9.1	11.8	4.1	9.7	24.0	7.6	18.8
Above 21	6.6	3.9	21.9	3.7	3.7	10.6	10.3	7.6	32.5	Above 21	5.2	2.6	22.6	3.4	3.4	12.4	8.6	6.0	35.0
	18.8	8.3	29.7	15.6	8.8	18.8	34.4	17.1	48.5		17.4	6.1	31.7	15.2	7.5	22.1	32.6	13.6	53.8