SHIRES., TABLE VI.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Degree of Education possessed by Males and Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) in Shires.

		All Ages.	Under 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Unspecified Children.	Total 5 to 14
Read and Write	Males	224,927						1,367	3,464	4,970	5,431	5,639	5,891	5,679	5,811	5,506	5,672	22	49,452
	Females	177,852						1,240	3,609	4,716	5,271	5,363	5,687	5,308	5,495	5,170	5,132	14	47,005
Read only	Males	8,430				94	514	1,358	1,435	893	398	179	79	51	39	27	15	2	4,476
	Females	8,954				107	568	1,225	1,251	729	329	141	71	27	23	18	8	2	3,824
Cannot Read	Males	46,992	7,521	7,132	7,048	6,861	6,254	3,980	1,642	569	214	93	52	41	34	36	24	7	6,692
	Females	44,211	7,342	6,822	6,786	6,852	6,039	3,984	1,468	564	222	105	67	22	26	31	16	5	6,510
Total	Males	280,349	7,521	7,132	7,048	6,955	6,768	6,705	6,541	6,432	6,043	5,911	6,022	5,771	5,884	5,569	5,711	31	60,620
	Females	231,017	7,342	6,822	6,786	6,959	6,607	6,449	6,328	6,009	5,822	5,609	5,825	5,357	5,544	5,219	5,156	21	57,339