TRUANCY IN WELLINGTON.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1660, 29 January 1913, Page 10

TRUANCY IN WELLINGTON.

. GRADUALLY DISAPPEARING.' /At yesterday's meeting of the Wellington Education Board, Mr. J. Binccn,' Truant - Officer, reported-ou-the work ■of tho year. Tho number of visits paid to schools were as follow:—City and suburbs 478; Wairarapa, , 155; Mnnawatu, 07; Catholic, 5Sj Maori, 8; total, 7GG. The number of case's of irregular attendance reported by head teachers was 500, and the number of cases reported to the Truant Officers during visits to schools totalled 500. The cases . were dealt with na follow:— .....,.• By notices ...... ~„. 1,300 , Personal visits 1,15(1 Legal proceedings 10G Balance- satisfactorily, accounted for .1..;... ■ m Total 3,0-H Of tho ICG cases taken to Court, 82 convictions wero obtained; 18 were adjourned ! or withdrawn; and 6 wero unserved. Tho fines imposed amounted to JtS lis'., and the cojts to XU 3s. ■'■' "As one of the results of my efforts (reported Mr. Dineen), there were enrolled 20 children of school age'who had been receiving no education. With the assistance of th? police I had committed to industrial schools or receiving homes several neglected or incorrigible children between the ages of 7 and 14 years." The following table shows tho attendance for the past year:—

Average Per Qr.. Attendance. Cenlage. March 10,301 91 June 10,031 ' 89 September 1(1,011 8!) December 10,120 (10 For the year ... 10,103 69.90 "Tho roll increased by 200 (the report states), and the average utteiidnnco bv 212. Durins' the past year ninny of tin best-all end mL schools Millcrod-very mueli through sickness, so thai on the wliole the attendance has been goad. I wish again lo place on record my llmnk<: to the Wellington Ladies' Christian. Association for assistance given, which assistance enabled many children to attend school." Tho report was. adopted, .'