Return showing Children of the "Optional" School Age receiving Instruction in Districts of Colony :—

District.	Between 4 and 16.—Where receiving Instruction.
	At State School.	At Private School.	At Home.	Not being Instructed.	Total.
BLACKWOOD—
Males	16	6	13	39	74
Females	19	5	15	38	77
Total	35	11	28	77	151
FREMANTLE—
Males	396	213	58	283	950
Females	312	273	64	252	901
Total	708	486	122	535	1,851
GASCOYNE—
Males	17		21	21	59
Females	19		15	25	59
Total	36		36	46	118
KIMBERLEY, EAST—
Males			4		4
Females			1		1
Total			5		5
KIMBERLEY, WEST—
Males			1	18	19
Females	1		1	4	6
Total	1		2	22	25
KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELDS—
Males			3	3	6
Females			1	2	3
Total			4	5	9
MURRAY—
Males	39	26	35	66	166
Females	54	18	42	58	172
Total	93	44	77	124	338
NORTH—
Males	31		21	19	71
Females	27		14	24	65
Total	58		35	43	136
PERTH—
Males	465	341	95	373	1,274
Females	528	332	116	363	1,339
Total	993	673	211	736	2,613
PLANTAGENET—
Males	186	108	77	185	556
Females	161	111	91	137	500
Total	347	219	168	322	1,056
SUSSEX—
Males	89	7	52	63	211
Females	107	8	49	56	220
Total	196	15	101	119	431
SWAN—
Males	181	63	83	168	495
Females	165	34	103	172	474
Total	346	97	186	340	969