SUMMARY OF GOLG FIELDS.TABLE XIII.—Showing the Number and Ages of MALES and FEMALES who can READ and WRITE, READ ONLY, and CANNOT READ, living in each WARDEN'S DISTRICT of the GOLD FIELDS (exclusive of the Migratory Population, Chinese Encampments, and roving Aborigines).
WARDENS' DISTRICTS.		Total.	Under 1 Year.	1 and under 2	2 and under 3	3 and under 4	4 and under 5	5 and under 6	6 and under 7	7 and under 8	8 and under 9	9 and under 10	10 and under 11	11 and under 12	12 and under 13
1. BALLAARAT.
Read and write	Males	19,314						12	18	76	97	124	141	121	150
Read and write	Females	7,732						11	35	55	73	115	143	125	170
Read only	Males	1,949				1	72	117	138	157	106	75	64	39	50
Read only	Females	2,021				2	63	132	194	151	119	78	53	33	33
Cannot read	Males	4,582	996	714	621	476	276	171	102	68	38	27	29	22	19
Cannot read	Females	4,003	952	613	651	468	278	174	88	78	38	31	19	10	18
Education unknown	Males	431							11	2	2	2	3	1	3
Education unknown	Females	105							5	1	2	1	1
Total	Males	26,276	996	714	621	477	348	300	269	303	243	228	237	183	222
Total	Females	13,861	952	613	651	470	341	317	322	285	232	225	216	169	221
2. CASTLEMAINE.
Read and write	Males	13,253						2	22	54	73	63	89	85	118
Read and write	Females	4,513						9	28	38	60	67	89	78	96
Read only	Males	1,452					44	81	117	102	55	53	39	33	37
Read only	Females	1,345				2	40	90	102	107	74	62	40	33	26
Cannot read	Males	2,906	520	437	384	284	180	128	74	52	31	17	22	13	12
Cannot read	Females	2,532	539	471	416	274	184	108	66	47	22	26	15	2	7
Education unknown	Males	484							1		1		2	4	3
Education unknown	Females	91							1		1		2	2	3
Total	Males	18,095	520	437	384	284	224	211	214	208	160	133	152	135	170
Total	Females	8,481	539	471	416	276	224	207	197	192	157	155	146	115	132
3. AVOCA.
Read and write	Males	18,599						1	14	24	54	54	60	66	92
Read and write	Females	4,552						4	15	20	47	51	69	56	60
Read only	Males	1,673				1	26	43	83	87	61	62	39	31	30
Read only	Females	1,221					41	68	73	100	55	61	50	37	23
Cannot read	Males	3,377	608	410	428	279	196	124	78	54	46	38	26	22	23
Cannot read	Females	2,706	582	433	441	276	174	156	91	55	43	18	20	19	9
Education unknown	Males	480							2	2	3	1	7	3	5
Education unknown	Females	128							3	3		1	3	3	4
Total	Males	24,129	608	410	428	280	222	168	177	167	164	155	132	122	150
Total	Females	8,607	582	433	441	276	215	228	182	178	145	131	142	115	96
4. SANDHURST.
Read and write	Males	15,023						4	34	46	65	67	90	85	110
Read and write	Females	4,718						3	20	47	50	97	85	67	89
Read only	Males	1,565				3	22	87	82	90	62	51	34	21	17
Read only	Females	1,295				3	17	77	99	87	64	50	21	34	28
Cannot read	Males	3,152	551	405	400	307	169	139	68	36	18	13	17	9	12
Cannot read	Females	2,692	574	458	396	286	184	134	69	45	32	26	8	7	13
Education unknown	Males	380						1	4	4	1	1	4	6	1
Education unknown	Females	103							2	3	4	2	2	3	3
Total	Males	20,120	551	405	400	310	191	231	188	176	146	132	145	121	140
Total	Females	8,808	574	458	396	289	201	214	190	182	150	175	116	111	133