TRUANCY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 418, 29 January 1909, Page 6

TRUANCY.

. •■'■■ AN ■INTERESTING; : REPOBT. ; ' ' '■■ '■ ' The'annual report of the Truant Officer for the -Wellington^. Education-District■.■'•(Mγ.-', J. Dineen),: which~~was ; presented 'at ;the Education; Board's meeting yesterday,-contains some interesting figures. .:•■'; . ■-' . ■ •■' .. ■ ;, < "■■■ •: ' ..- School visits, were, paid as'under:—City .arid suburban,. 312; Wairarapa, 124; Sfanawatu, 54 j Catholic, 71;: total. 561. ...;. :.■■;"■■'■■ ./'■■: Cases reported by head teaohers. and ■ dealt with, -3700;' proceedings instituted, 226;' convictions, 190; withdrawn owing to, improved attendance, 17; not.-served (address change), U; dismissed on technical points, i ; "dismissed owing to'distance, 2; dismissed, owing to'alleged sickness,-2. - \■■ . .' •' . ■ <■.-•'■ -:" ■•• There were enrolled 30 children of soljoorage who were receiving , no education; These were mostly arrivals from other parts.."Several neglected children were brought'under the notice of the police, who took, the necessary steps to have: them sent: to receiving homes or industrial schools. , ■.-. .... >:■■■:;'/■>■. ;■.■..■.■■ -..;. : - , ■■•; The averages for v. the . respective ■ ; quarters were:—March,. 14,907; June, 34,839; September' 14,829; December, 15,465; average' for the • year ■ 15,0*5; average' roll, 17,037; percentage, , 88.3.'" Although the roll showed an increase of, 491 onlyi-.yet the improvement in the average attendance was represented by 1038; ■ ■■ • : ■■ : The (matter of tho employment by , : the Postal Department of boys as telegraph messengers who were not- exempt from .the■'provisions ff the' School Attendance Act was referred to, the Truant, Offiecr being of-opinion that'the partinent should exercise, greater caution as to whom. it. employed. ' ■ : ■ ' .- The.report was: adopted. . ■ • •