TABLE XXIII.—Showing the Degree of Education possessed by Males and Females of different Ages in each Shire and Road District—continued.

Shires and Road Districts.		All Ages.	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	13 and under 14	14 and under 15	15 and under 20	20 and under 21	21 and under 25	25 and under 30	30 and under 35	35 and under 40	40 and under 45	45 and under 50	50 and under 55	55 and under 60	60 and under 65	65 and under 70	70 and under 75	75 and under 80	80 and upwards.	Unspecified Children.	Unspecified Adults and altogether.
ECHUCA.
Read and write	males	761						3	4	10	5	7	11	13	12	12	15	48	12	61	103	96	123	91	52	40	16	13	6	5	1			2
	females	301						3	1	5	6	11	5	6	8	14	14	22	11	39	34	38	31	25	13	4	6	1	2	1	1
Read only	males	62				1	2	5	5	9	2	4	3	4	2		1			4	2	2	4	3	2	2	2		1	1	1
	females	62					2	3	5	5	5	2	6	2	3	1		2		1	6	7	6		3	1	1	1
Cannot read	males	262	21	21	23	19	22	18	8	5	5	3	1		3	3	3	7	6	6	22	16	8	9	8	9	5	6	2	1		2
	females	196	28	27	30	22	20	8	6	6	4	2	1	4	1	1	2	3		1	10	6	3	3	3	1			2					2
Education unknown	males	6							1				1										2											2
	females	4						2		1												1
Total	males	1,091	21	21	23	20	24	26	18	24	12	14	16	17	17	15	19	55	18	71	127	114	137	103	62	51	23	19	9	7	2	2		4
	females	563	28	27	30	22	22	16	12	17	15	15	12	12	12	16	16	27	11	41	50	52	40	28	19	6	7	2	4	1	1			2
ELTHAM.
Read and write	males	929						2	10	15	21	31	37	23	29	22	29	81	14	50	78	99	104	96	59	57	30	18	15	7	1	1
	females	612							8	14	19	22	27	23	28	26	20	69	7	47	66	55	58	38	29	24	9	14	6	2	1
Read only	males	145				3	4	17	23	21	12	7	4	3	2		4	5		1	7	8	3	5	8	4	1	3
	females	144				1	5	12	13	16	17	7	5	5	2		1	4		2	9	10	6	7	5	5	4	6	1		1
Cannot read	males	369	41	36	40	30	31	21	11	4	4	2	2	2	1		1	2	1	5	17	27	26	24	16	8	12	1	1	2				1
	females	515	46	35	54	37	36	19	19	5	5	3	2	1	1			4		3	8	6	9	6	3	7	3	1	1			1
Education unknown	males	28									1						1	12		1	2	1	3	2	2	1				1				1
	females	8							1	1			1	1								2	1	1
Total	males	1,471	41	36	40	33	35	40	44	40	38	40	43	28	32	22	35	100	15	57	104	135	136	127	85	70	43	22	16	10	1	1		2
	females	1,079	46	35	54	38	41	31	41	36	41	32	35	30	31	26	21	77	7	52	83	73	74	52	37	36	16	21	8	2	2	1
GARDINER.
Read and write	males	504						7	13	10	12	16	22	11	18	7	23	55	6	37	36	34	45	54	34	29	13	13	4	1	2	2
	females	501						5	9	10	24	15	23	18	27	16	15	53	9	42	48	41	43	30	25	21	11	6	4	1	3	2
Read only	males	42					2	8	12	1	6	3		2		1				1	1			1	1	1	1		1
	females	52				1	4	4	6	5	3	1		1	1			1	1	1	3	6	6	2	1	1	3			1
Cannot read	males	128	29	16	24	21	14	8	4	3	2			1		1						1	1	1		1	1
	females	117	18	15	20	15	20	6	8	3	1		2		1			1					2		1	2		1	1
Education unknown	males	2																1												1
	females	2																			2
Total	males	676	29	16	24	21	16	23	29	14	20	19	22	14	18	9	23	56	6	38	37	35	46	56	35	33	15	13	5	2	2	2
	females	672	18	15	20	16	24	15	23	18	28	16	25	19	29	16	15	55	10	43	53	47	51	32	27	24	14	7	5	2	3	2
GISBORNE.
Read and write	males	1,173						2	9	29	30	40	46	38	45	37	25	115	14	83	114	121	141	116	63	39	20	21	16	3	6
	females	906						8	8	26	37	44	51	32	36	33	42	93	19	64	102	81	69	57	35	27	14	13	5	4	4	1		1
Read only	males	195				2	5	18	28	24	14	9	4	5	5	3	1	5		1	13	8	12	7	4	13	5	6	1	1	1
	females	206				1	9	17	24	35	16	11	8	4	1	5	2	5		1	7	10	20	8	5	6	6	3	2
Cannot read	males	437	70	45	54	61	57	43	20	6	6	2	1	2	1		1	4	1	3	5	11	10	9	6	5	5	7	1	1
	females	400	59	61	52	60	58	29	12	9	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	1	3	6	7	5	10	4	2	1	5	1	1
Education unknown	males	16						3		1			1					2			1	3		1		1		1	1					1
	females	12						2	3		1	1			1				1	1	1				1
Total	males	1,821	70	45	54	63	62	66	57	60	50	51	52	45	51	40	27	126	15	87	133	143	163	133	73	58	30	35	19	5	7			1
	females	1,524	59	61	52	61	67	56	47	70	56	58	61	37	39	39	45	102	21	69	116	98	94	75	45	35	21	21	8	5	4	1		1