TABLE X.—Showing the Number of MALES and FEMALES of different Ages, who can READ and WRITE, READ ONLY, and CANNOT READ, in each ELECTORAL PROVINCE (exclusive of the Migratory Population, Chinese Encampments, and roving Aborigines).
ELECTORAL PROVINCES.		Under 7	7 and under 14	14 and under 20	20 and under 30	30 and under 40	40 and under 50	50 and under 60	60 and under 70	70 and under 80	80 and upwards	Age unspecified.
1. CENTRAL PROVINCE.
Read and write	Males	257	4,138	3,346	13,377	10,585	4,692	1,661	421	100	16	121
Read and write	Females	259	4,142	4,283	10,799	6,179	2,567	974	308	56	5	57
Read only	Males	1,215	1,190	149	464	376	232	88	28	10	2	3
Read only	Females	1,259	1,468	452	1,402	840	372	157	50	11	2	9
Cannot read	Males	8,223	335	83	360	342	251	119	28	18	3	9
Cannot read	Females	8,347	368	173	670	430	229	85	37	6	2	8
Education unknown	Males	8	23	10	96	63	24	11	2	2		123
Education unknown	Females	14	28	17	79	44	16	4	5	2	1	26
Total	Males	9,703	5,686	3,588	14,297	11,366	5,199	1,879	479	130	21	256
Total	Females	9,879	6,006	4,925	12,950	7,493	3,184	1,220	400	75	10	100
2. SOUTH PROVINCE.
Read and write	Males	85	1,711	1,508	5,405	3,927	1,981	792	202	54	5	26
Read and write	Females	84	1,608	1,377	2,701	1,769	771	322	107	20	3	5
Read only	Males	460	679	200	412	373	242	124	44	9	1	5
Read only	Females	488	748	177	629	404	199	92	28	9	1	4
Cannot read	Males	3,350	327	117	308	365	263	151	52	16	1	10
Cannot read	Females	3,386	242	78	292	217	124	52	25	7		2
Education unknown	Males	8	24	20	57	40	18	10	7	3		119
Education unknown	Females	1	20	9	32	20	8	7	1			21
Total	Males	3,903	2,741	1,845	6,182	4,705	2,504	1,077	305	82	7	160
Total	Females	3,959	2,618	1,641	3,654	2,410	1,102	473	161	36	4	32
3. SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE.
Read and write	Males	116	2,537	2,326	12,413	8,620	3,489	1,167	322	69	7	75
Read and write	Females	147	2,406	2,396	6,703	3,541	1,360	534	159	17	2	23
Read only	Males	837	1,142	246	721	597	365	144	45	9		6
Read only	Females	886	1,212	379	1,290	751	359	134	40	4	4	10
Cannot read	Males	7,032	546	193	656	573	376	185	60	12	4	4
Cannot read	Females	6,858	507	198	671	448	231	120	44	5	3	8
Education unknown	Males	14	42	37	130	80	40	13	11	1		291
Education unknown	Females	9	28	26	76	28	20	13	7			64
Total	Males	7,999	4,267	2,802	13,920	9,870	4,270	1,509	438	91	11	376
Total	Females	7,900	4,153	2,999	8,740	4,768	1,970	801	250	26	9	105
4. WESTERN PROVINCE.
Read and write	Males	33	777	934	3,533	2,661	1,354	462	145	26	6	17
Read and write	Females	40	837	829	1,968	1,124	469	152	52	17	3	4
Read only	Males	279	534	118	265	286	189	91	34	8	1	12
Read only	Females	336	527	183	516	318	164	60	13	1		3
Cannot read	Males	2,650	299	101	247	256	200	103	26	11	3	9
Cannot read	Females	2,736	300	64	277	167	110	35	15	7	1	6
Education unknown	Males	3	12	13	17	16	11	5	3	2		48
Education unknown	Females	6	15	6	9	10	4	3	2			5
Total	Males	2,965	1,622	1,166	4,062	3,219	1,754	661	208	47	10	86
Total	Females	3,118	1,679	1,082	2,770	1,619	747	250	82	25	4	18