TABLE 5.—ILLITERACY AT EACH AGE IN EACH MUNICIPALITY.—SECTION B.—SHIRES—continued.

Municipality and Degree of Illiteracy.		All Ages.	Under 3	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Unsp'd Children.	15	16	17
NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT.
128. RUTHERGLEN.
Males	Illiterates Cannot read	768	264	77	75	43	23	9	1	2			1	1				1	1
	Illiterates Read only	53				14	16	7	3		1
	Education unspecified	32				6	3											2
POPULATION	Males	3,601	264	77	75	74	71	64	79	74	76	69	63	61	71		56	50	48
	Females	2,359	234	89	74	81	70	71	77	59	58	55	45	48	43		43	42	43
Females	Illiterates Cannot read	511	234	89	74	51	22	8	4		1								1
	Illiterates Read only	45				13	13	5	3
	Education unspecified	20				4	2							1			2	1	1
129. CHILTERN.
Males	Illiterates Cannot read	291	141	35	46	18	5	1									1
	Illiterates Read only	29				6	17	2
	Education unspecified	3
POPULATION	Males	1,501	141	35	46	30	29	45	26	34	41	38	37	24	14		28	27	32
	Females	1,329	110	35	40	39	36	25	31	38	32	37	23	26	38		30	23	20
Females	Illiterates Cannot read	243	110	35	40	23	6				1	1
	Illiterates Read only	35				10	16
	Education unspecified
130. YACKANDANDAH.
Males	Illiterates Cannot read	343	146	49	41	21	7	2		1	1		1		1
	Illiterates Read only	38			6	9	8	4	2
	Education unspecified	29				6	3	1										1
POPULATION	Males	2,350	146	49	47	53	43	49	52	52	51	51	49	63	44		46	51	44
	Females	1,820	168	45	50	45	46	56	37	50	43	39	37	54	35		40	36	32
Females	Illiterates Cannot read	313	168	45	50	17	3	1											1
	Illiterates Read only	52				10	14	5		1		1
	Education unspecified	23				6	2										3	1	1
131. WODONGA.
Males	Illiterates Cannot read	163	64	20	28	19	6	2									1
	Illiterates Read only	12				3	4	1
	Education unspecified	12					2	1			1
POPULATION	Males	926	64	20	28	26	19	28	18	23	29	24	22	20	15		19	16	15
	Females	911	70	18	20	24	21	26	22	25	17	28	25	25	26		26	21	23
Females	Illiterates Cannot read	149	70	18	20	19	9	3	3								1
	Illiterates Read only	16				1	2	3	1		1
	Education unspecified	11				1	1										1
132. TOWONG.
Males	Illiterates Cannot read	609	279	80	69	42	16	12	3	3				1	1		1	2	1
	Illiterates Read only	58			4	15	15	7	1	1	1
	Education unspecified	54				13	8	4			2		1		1			2	1
POPULATION	Males	3,900	279	80	73	92	77	104	78	94	75	74	68	73	70		70	82	67
	Females	2,865	284	97	69	76	70	68	87	68	74	57	69	68	63		62	53	79
Females	Illiterates Cannot read	522	284	97	69	30	11	4	3	2	2						8
	Illiterates Read only	35				10	7	4	1			1
	Education unspecified	29				14	3	3	4	1								1
133. OMEO.
Males	Illiterates Cannot read	393	179	50	50	27	10	5	6	1	2						1	1
	Illiterates Read only	30				8	8	1	2									1
	Education unspecified	27				5	1		2
POPULATION	Males	2,586	179	50	50	58	50	52	44	52	37	41	42	40	41	1	42	43	35
	Females	1,676	158	53	57	40	54	57	49	45	43	39	37	25	48		39	31	29
Females	Illiterates Cannot read	303	158	53	57	15	5	5	2	1	1
	Illiterates Read only	19				4	6					1
	Education unspecified	13				4	1	1				1			1		1
GIPPSLAND DISTRICT.
134. ORBOST.
Males	Illiterates Cannot read	341	118	44	32	31	17	7	6	3	2		1				1	2
	Illiterates Read only	37				8	15	3	4						1
	Education unspecified	29				12	3	2	2					2	1		1
POPULATION	Males	1,947	118	44	32	59	55	44	42	50	43	36	40	43	37		35	33	25
	Females	1,403	126	53	37	42	34	54	53	43	44	37	37	29	34		29	23	31
Females	Illiterates Cannot read	269	126	53	36	20	8	7	3	1									1
	Illiterates Read only	18			1	7	4	2
	Education unspecified	31				8	4	4	3	1	3	1