EDUCATION: SPECIAL SCHOOLS, AND INFANT-LIFE PROTECTION. [In continuation of E.-4, 1914.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1915 Session I, E-04

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1915. NEW ZEALAND

EDUCATION: SPECIAL SCHOOLS, AND INFANT-LIFE PROTECTION. [In continuation of E.-4, 1914.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. Page Pag« 1. Extract from the Annual Report (E.-l) of the Infant-life Protection— continued. Minister of Education— Rates of Payments to Foater-parents by Afflicted anil Dependent Children.. .. 2 Parents or Guardians ~ .. .. 10 Infant-life Protection .. .. .. 3 Exempted Institutions .. .. .. 11 School for the Deaf, Sumner .. .. 3 Deaths .. .. .. .. .. 11-12 Jubilee Institute for the Blind, Auckland .. 4 Adoptions .. .. .. .. 12 Special School for the Feeble - minded, Illegitimacy .. .. .. .. 13 Otekaike .. .. .. .. 4 2. Industrial Schools- 5. School lor the Dasf SumnerFinancial Tables .. .. .. 5-6 Extract from the Report of the Direotor .. 13 Statistics respecting Inmates .. .. 6-8 8. Oostley Training Institution- • 6 - 8 P« oial Soh ° ol <°J[Boys, OtekaikeStatement of Accounts 9 Extract from the Report of the Principal .. 15 4. Infant-life Protection— AppendixReport of the Secretary for Education .. 9 Infant life Protection— Number of Infants in Licensed Homes .. 9 Particulars of Deaths in Foster-homes and Particulars of Infants in Licensed Homes 10 Exempted Institutions .. .. 16-17

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No. I.—EXTRACT FROM THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. SPECIAL SCHOOLS. Afflicted and Dependent Children. The number of children brought under the operation of the Industrial Schools Act in 1914 was 405, being seventy-seven more than for the preceding year. The number whose names were written off the books was 295, leading a total roll number of 3,018. Of these, 1,821 were boys and 1,197 girls. The classification of the children was as follows :— Boarded out — From Government industrial schools .. .. .. .. 1,051 From private industrial schools .. .. .. .. .. 5 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,056 In residence— In Government industrial schools (other than reformatories) .. .. 455 At private (Roman Catholic) industrial schools .. .. .. 296 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 751 At reformatories (boys) .. .. .. .. .. .. 170 (girls) 76 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 246 In situations .. .. .. .. 521 With friends on probation .. .. .. .. .. 247 Under private guardianship .. .'. .. ..46 Committed, but on probation.. .. .. .. .. .. 14 In hospitals, private institutions, absent without leave, in prison, &c. .. 137 In the total number on the books are included nineteen young women and three young men who are more than twenty-one years of age ; and control of them is maintained under the'law that provides for detention beyond that age of any young person who a Magistrate is satisfied is morally degenerate or otherwise in the public interest unfitted to be free from guidance. These cases will be reviewed every four years, and by like procedure detention may be indefinitely prolonged. The power of placing out applies as though the inmate were under twenty-one. At each hearing counsel is provided at Government expense for the person concerned. ; By similar provisions in the Education Act young people of feeble mind may be detained under the guidance of special schools. In this way lifelong control will be retained in case of necessity, and thus the public interest and that of young people who, without support, must; surely fail signally in life are effectively safeguarded. The number of children maintained at the public cost was 2,055. The parental contributions under orders of Court, agreements, &c, amounted to £7,583, being at the rate of £3 13s. 9d. per head of those maintained. This is a decrease of lis. Bd. per head over the rate for the preceding year. The net expenditure for the last financial year on account of industrial-school children, exclusive of capital charges for additional buildings, works, and purchase of property (£44,676), shows an increase of £3,673, which is mainlyf accounted for by the fact that 210 more children were maintained. Tables 11 and 12 of E.-4 give particulars of the expenditure during the year. Last Financial Preceding Year. Year. Payments by Charitable Aid Boards for maintenance of children who came into Government schools owing to indigence (included in the total sum recovered) .. £11,383 £11,290 Number of children at the end of the year belonging to Government schools who were so paid for .. .. 769 759 Number maintained at the expense of Charitable Aid Boards at private industrial schools .. .. .. 164 138

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The amount paid by the Charitable Aid Boards on account of children sent to the four private industrial schools as indigent is not stated here, as the managers of these schools make their claims upon the Boards without reference to the Education Department. Moneys are on deposit at interest in the Post Office Savings-bank that were earned by young people who are, or while under control were, in situations, or who, though it is advisable to have them in residence, are able to do work of more value than the cost of their keep. The disposal of these moneys is by law at the discretion of the Minister of Education, who may direct that payment be made either to the earner or to the Public Account. In practice payment is made to an applicant who, after the control of the school has ceased, shows evidence of good chaiacter, and that the proposed investment of the money is likely to be to his lasting advantage. On the other hand, the Minister may order forfeiture of the money when a former inmate proves that he is unworthy of consideration. At the end of the year the total amount deposited in the Post Office Savingsbank on account of the earnings of young people who are now or were formerly under the control of industrial schools was £32,983 17s. Id., the Government schools accounts having £28,814 Is. Id. to credit, and the private (Roman Catholic) school's £4,169 16s. The withdrawals from these accounts during the year were £4,189 10s. 2d. and £343 12s. 9d. respectively. Infant-life Protection. The infant-life protection system deals with children under six years of age who are placed privately by their parents or guardians in foster-homes for payment. To a large extent they are the illegitimate children of young girls. They are not, as industrial-school children are, under State guardianship, but the homes of the foster-parents are licensed to receive children, the number that may be retained in the home being limitedfstrictly by the license according to|the capacity of the home. The number of homes thus licensed was 1,122 at the end of the year, and the number of children in them during the year was 1,423, an increase of 93 over last year. Of this total the number of infants under one year was 570. Twenty children died, being I*4o per cent, of those in the homes. Of the twenty children who died, ten were in foster-homes, and ten in hospitals or nursinghomes to which they had been removed for treatment, so that the deaths in foster- '*' homes represented 0-70 per cent, of the total number dealt with. The expenditure for the year ended the 31st March, 1915, was £1,374, as follows : — £ Salaries of visiting nurses and local representatives .. .. .. 1,018 Travelling-expenses of district agents, visiting nurses, and local representatives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 216 Payment to foster-parents for board of infants .. .. .. 120 Medical attendance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Office expenses (including rent) and sundries .. .. .. .. 76 1,445 Less recoveries .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,374 For the preceding year the amount was £1,352. School for the Deaf, Sumner. Number of pupils who returned to the school in February, 1914, after the summer vacation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 Number admitted during the school year .. .. 12 Left during or at the end of the school year .. .. .. 13 Number remaining on the roll after the close of the school year .. .. 101

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Twelve pupils were removed from school at the end of the year, having reached a satisfactory standard of education. The length of their school life varied from five and a half to eleven years. The necessity of sending deaf children to be properly treated at as early an age as possible is imperative, although often overlooked, as it is clear that the process of educating them must be slower and more arduous than in the case of normal children. Of twelve new pupils received during the year six Were over ten years of age, and three of these were over twelve years of age, the difficulty of educating these children being thus immeasurably increased. The expenditure on the school for the last two financial years respectively was as follows:— 1913-14. 1914-16. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. ... .. 3,574 3,959 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses 1,796 1,883 Maintenance of buildings and water charges .. 216 270 Additional buildings .. .. .. 1,553 —— 7,139 6,112 , Less — Amount collected from parents by way of maintenance contributions .. 1,173 1,027 Amount collected from Charitable Aid Boards ... .. .. 1,210 1,100 Sundry other recoveries .... 1 6 2,384 2,133 Net expenditure .. .. .. ~ £4,755* £3,979* * Inoluding for 1913-14 £274, and for last year £300, paid from national-endowment revenue. Jubilee Institute for the Blind, Auckland. This institution is governed by a Board of Trustees, four of whom are appointed by the Government and the remaining five elected by the subscribers to the funds of the Institute. As the Institute comes within the scope of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, subsidy at the rate of 245. in the pound is payable by the Government on voluntary contributions received by the Board, and 10s. in the pound on the value of bequests. The amount paid by the Government towards the cost of training thirty-four pupils was £804, and the amount refunded to the Government during the year by parents and Charitable Aid Boards was £646, the Boards paying £381. The sum '* payable by the Government as subsidy to the Board of Trustees under the provisions of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act was £1,803 ss. Id. Special School for the Feeble-minded, Otekaike. Numbers as at the 31st December, 1914:— Males. Females. In residence .. .. .. .. .. 61 Boarded out .. .. .. .. .. 2 4 Temporarily absent with friends .. .. .. 4 Total of both sexes .. .. .. .. .. 71 Of the above number under control four were between the ages of five and ten, thirty between eleven and sixteen, twenty-eight between seventeen and twentyone, and nine were over twenty-one years of age. The procedure in regard to the retention of control beyond that age is similar to that already described in respect of inmates of industrial schools. The inmates are instructed in the occupations of basket-making, coir-mat making, and wood-carving, and the quantity and quality of the articles produced is evidence of the usefulness and success of the instruction given. Farm and garden ' work is also carried out by the inmates, the institution producing more of such commodities as milk, fruit, and vegetables than its own requirements demand. Much of the school-work undertaken takes the form of handwork and kindergarten occupations, and decided improvement in the work is reported.

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The school at Otekaike is to be extended, and a building for feeble-minded girls is also in course of erection at Richmond. 1913-14. 1914-15. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 2,471 2,510 Maintenance of pupils .. .. .. 2,426 2,212 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. 315 172 Farm and stock .. .. .. .. 270 165 Additional buildings, furniture, &c. .. .. 121 2,245 — 5,603 7,304 Less- — Amount collected from parents by way of maintenance contributions .. 777 723 Amount collected from Charitable Aid Boards .. .. ..857 694 Sundry other recoveries 83 133 1,717 1,550 ISet expenditure £3,886* £5,754*". * Including for 1913-14 £274, unci for last year £300, from national-endowment revenuo.

No. 2. —INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.

jB 11.—Expenditure oh Gi Tab: ivEHNMENT Schools, 1914-1 Government Schools. I Number of Inmates belonging at 31st December, 1914. (1.) °°?™uiu^ 01 ' Boarding out. including (T.iHudnd in Buildings and 'Xmn (2) 1 other Works. °°""n n <*> (2.) j (8.) New Buildings Salaries. and other (Included in Works, column (2).) (Included in column (2).) Recoveries from Parents and others, and Sales from Farms, &c. (6.) Net Cost. (Column (2) Column (6). i (4.) (8.) (7.) Auokland Boys' Trainingfftrm, Weraroa Reoeiving Home, Wellington Boys' Trainingfarm, Nelson Receiving Home, Christohuroh Te Oranga Home Burnham Oaversham 235 367 611 247 380 114 261 365 £ 4,537 8,987 £ 2,095 £ 820 2,807 £ £ 1,815 2,274 £ 2,722 6,713 I 12,305 9,243 1,016 6,959 5,346 10,159 557 2,592 2,416 1,689 8,470 7,792 5,659 921 2,718 5,074 3,253 9,271 7,095 4,151 1,228 3,413 1,156 12 314 219 879 3,794 3,034 8,392 3,301 Totals 2,580 63,399 •21,705 13,953 2,742 20,347 43,052 Salaries, travelling-allowances, offioers, &o.) Amount paid to Postal Departr Sundries and expenses of oertain departmental officers (Inspectors, visiting nent for payment of boarding-out orders 2,550 100 49 To sal net oost 45,751t * Exclusive of cost of adminii itration, inspection, &c. 1 Iucluding £2,100 paid from National Endowmen' revenue.

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Table 12.—Government Expenditure on Private (Roman Catholic) Schools, 1914-15.

Table 13.— Summary of Expenditure on Special Cases at Other Institutions, 1914-15.

Table 14. —Numbers under Control, 31st December, 1914.

Name of School. Gross Cost. ' Recoveries. Net Cost. it. Mary's, Auckland It. Joseph's, Wellington it. Mary's, Nelson ,t. Vincent de Paul's. Dunedin £ 1,444 257 519 74 £ 396 126 156 34 £ 1,048 131 363 40 , ,— — Totals 2,294 712 1,582

Industrial School to which Ini Institution at which Inmates* were temporarily residing. ,„,,,,„„, School. Home Caversham Industrial School. lates belong. i Totals Auckland— £ £ Door of Hope Institution .. .. .. 56 St. Mary's Home, Otahuhu .. .. 8 Orphan Home, Papatoetoe .. .. .. 18 8alvation Army Home .. .. .. .. 9 Dhristohuroh— Mount Magdala .. .. .. 16 Dunedin— Presbyterian Orphanage Salvation Army Home £ £ 56 8 18 9 16 16 2 7 2 7 Totals .. .. .. .. 91 16 Less recoveries 91 16 9 116 31 85

tiools. Pi Gov ■ernmt mt 8c ivate Schoi )lS. All Schools. ] 1 IjOCfttioU. £4 1 5 or, .9 . a a "gas - &J QJ o a 5 6$ •sag 1 a '3 a* s •*r,i£ O.S'' on . a <» £ a a -t S t ■S»o § S 'Sow fl ft CJKj BJ rl S * i. « * o B. G. B. B. G. i I [0.0 |3 rH CJ . 3 B. G. o 33 ■-a fi. in go j SB 05 +3 „ O m A fi d © ■ ®5 i i B. G. B. B. G. 1 B. G. G. a . a. oj r-. ° I £ "3 & ° B. In the schools .. .. 46 ■ Boarded out.. .. ;56i 51 With friends .. 8 10 At service .. .. | 6 37 Under guardianship .. 4 .. Committed, but on pro- 1 1 bation In hospitals, oonva- .. 1 lescent homes, &c. In mental hospitals .... 1 At School for the Deaf .. At Special Sohool, Ote- 2 .. kaike At Jubilee Institute for the Blind Under control of .. 9 refuges or cognate institutions Tinder control of or- 1 1 phanages, cottage homes, &c. With the Expedition- .. ary Forces In gaol .. Absent without leave 56 ; 8 6 4 1 40 51 10 37 193 21 121 2 9 5 272 29 37 1 21 158 200 1 23 81 16 22 46 2 1 2 200 81 22 2 76 2 25 132 7 27 7 71 170 123 .. 7 33 44! 21 5 1 .,! 3 L05 22 26 15 •14 89 17 82 5 T2 ] 22 23 57 1 10 35 2 52 1 6 8 34 1 1 37 "i 44 1 5 ! 12 1 : 632 590 ' 159 307 31 13 365 997 466 1,056 88 247 214 521 15 46 1 14 i 1 i » 2 1 2 2 .. 1 1 1 I 5 9 14 1 1 2 3 i i i 3 2 5 .. i ■2 4 1 15 4 8 1 2 15 'a 1 1 1 9 l .. 1 4 2 .. 1 1 1 19 19 2 .. 3 .. 1 7 11 18 IH 1 3 6 1 22 194! 261 4 4 16 i 3 '3 i 3 6 46 "i 6 50 Totals .. .. 78157 78 157 367 348 263 247 114 186 177 188 121 106 68 36 42 65 1,821 1,197 3,018

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Table 15.—Admissions in 1914, classified according to Causes of Admission.

Table 16.—Admissions in 1914, classified according to Parents' Circumstances and Character.

Governmei nt Schools. Pi rivate Schools. All Schools. Admitted ab a a 3 V s M a .92 ! a cs i "3 * I « <u £!* . a" SO Jt>,a o*. n I . la .9g ! - a* 8> : &S rr |«" B. G. B. i : 1 8a W Kg f ?o a a±t O Sa OJ ojO j : a « S3 a s n a a 1 u OJ ra o ji ej a < ;»a a-2 a a: iS : *» a j ft So i to" co OJ i<3 s..-,a UJ^-lrJ % a oj a a a 4r CO B. 1. ' Q. B. B. I I G. , B. i Ig. B. G. oj >> o to i i •71 O as h G. B. G. l G. B. 1 I B. B. G. G. I I ! !_ I Destitute Vagrant In disreputable associations Not under proper control (complaint by police) Uncontrollable (complaint by parent) Accused or guilty of punishable offences Transferred from gaol By private arrangement 2 2 15 3 36 45 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 .. .. 7 2 .. 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 .. 1 .. i .. . 4 1 4 1 l\. 5 2 j 7 4 7 2 1 6 8 57 4 15 95 152 10 14 13 28 ! I i 2 i 2 2 9 14 5 | 1 7 11 6 7 7 1 l 1 1 1 3 ! 5 3 l 41 35 76 2 .. 2 6 1 I .. 1 2 1? 8 20 1 43 1 .. 10 2 24 2 .. ' 283 ' .2 85 i i 2 26 :: j:: 26 1 2 1 28 2 Totals 67 48 49 18 19 ! 19 9 10 6 6 2 239 166 405 8 35 23 7 16 51 10

Pri Condition of CI lildren Imittei in 1914. Fathers desoribed as Mothers described as 01 co 5§ S *-* 7Z CD ESPh sea. M oft oj rID tH 13 S -r. ft o O Qj U_*H FM'3>. j-iXJ io a a a U,H B 0 r2 w ft 2i o o a OJ 4J XJ 'H aft ■JT r"> "■s 9'9 o a Cj" a ft oa o o tH CO O OJ *S rt! CD 31 CD «i CD tc WH a a a o & .a . a a 1 -4^ a r,a a > f Ph Total. | CO a a a a Dead Good Questionable . . Deserter ». . Dead Physically unfit Good Questionable Bad Deserter .. Unknown Dead Mentally unfit Good Questionable Bad Deserter . . Unknown Daad Good Questionable Bad Unknown Dead Mentally unfit Good ' . . Questionable Bad Deserter . . Dedd Mentally unfit Good Questionable Bad Unknown Dead Mentally unfit Good Questionable Bad Dosorter . . Unknown 4 1 8 3 2 1 1 6 5 19 7 6 i 2 13 1 7 1 1 2 3 i 1 4 1 1 6 2 i 5 3 1 5 2 3 4 11 5 3 8 1 4 1 1 1 i 4 io i 4 .. 6 I 6 17 i 2 1 4 i 1 3 "% 15 1 1 i i 6 i 23 4 6 I 2 22 9 111 10 15 4 3 4 16 15 10 4 I 2 7 1 1 2 8 2 15 4 18 2 9 6 16 16 11 1 17 Bad" '.'. 6 2 2 i 5 1 5 1 8 1 1 3 1 3 5 Unknown 8 6 9 9 4 1 11 i i i 2 2 1 1 3 2 i 2 5 .. i i i i Totals 152 14 28 20 76 85 28 405

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The numbers of children admitted were -From Auckland, 84 ; from Wellington, 95 ; from Nelson, 21; from Christchurch, 45; from Dunedin, 29; from Irvvercargill, 19; and from Wanganui, Napier, and Hawera 13 each; while in no case were more than 9 sent from any of the other smaller towns. The records show that, of the total number of children received, 23 per cent, were known to be illegitimate. When children are before the Courts the Magistrates, after hearing evidence, direct in what religious denomination they are to be brought up. The orders made in 1914 show the denominations to be as follows : Church of England, 196 ; Roman-Catholic, 111 ; Presbyterian, 66 ; Methodist, 19 ; Salvation Army, 2; Congregational, 2 ; Baptist, 4; Mormon, 1 ; Plymouth Brethren, I. In 3 cases no orders were made. The number of inmates over whom the control of the schools terminated during the year was 295. Of this number, 192 were then of good character, 6 fair, 7 bad, 8 were married, 37 were discharged under the age of fifteen years (14 of whom were legally adopted). In 36 cases information as to character cannot be given, the whereabouts of the inmates (who were absent without leave) being unknown at the time of termination of the period of control. The number of inmates missing at the end of the year was 50—46 boys and 4 girls. There were 9 deaths, particulars of which appear in the following table :—

Table 17.—Deaths, 1914.

Table 18.—Discharges, 1914.

Under the provisions of the Industrial Schools Act, 1909, power is given for the detention beyond the age of twenty-one years of any inmate who, upon application being made to a Magistrate by the Manager of the school at the direction of the Minister of Education, is found to be morally degenerate or otherwise not (in the public interest) a fit person to be free from control. In the three years since this Act came into operation there have been nine orders issued extending the period of control, eight of the inmates concerned being girls. The Act provides for extension for four years, and gives power to the Court on similar procedure to renew the order from time to time for a period of four years. It is expected that the number of those over whom authority beyond twenty-one years will be needed will always be small in proportion to the whole number of inmates ; but the value of such an enactment in respect of the remainder who have to be detained is obvious, both in their own interest and in that of the community at large.

The numbers of children admitted were -From Auckland, 84 ; from Wellington, 95 ; from Nelson, 21; from Christchurch, 45; from Dunedin, 29; from Iuvercargill, 19; and from Wanganui, Napier, and Hawera 13 each; while in no case were more than 9 sent from any of the other smaller towns. The records show that, of the total number of children received, 23 per cent, were known to be illegitimate. When children are before the Courts the Magistrates, after hearing evidence, direct in what religious denomination they are to be brought up. The orders made in 1914 show the denominations to be as follows : Church of England, 196 ; Roman-Catholic, 111 ; Presbyterian, 66 ; Methodist, 19 ; Salvation Army, 2; Congregational, 2 ; Baptist, 4; Mormon, 1 ; Plymouth Brethren, I. In 3 cases no orders were made. The number of inmates over whom the control of the schools terminated during the year was 295. Of this number, 192 were then of good character, 6 fair, 7 bad, 8 were married, 37 were discharged under the age of fifteen years (14 of whom were legally adopted). In 36 cases information as to character cannot be given, the whereabouts of the inmates (who were absent without leave) being unknown at the time of termination of the period of control. The number of inmates missing at the end of the year was 50—46 boys and 4 girls. There were 9 deaths, particulars of which appear in the following table :— _ Table 17.—Deaths, 1914. ~~ " ' " Age at Death. Status at Death. Certified Cause ol Death. School to which belonging. Years. Months. 4 At board .. Marasmus; enteritis .. .. .. Christchurch Receiving Home. 5 „ .. Convulsions ; marasmus .. . . . . „ 12 „ .. Atelectasis .. .. . . .. Wellington Receiving Home. 4 10 At hospital .. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. Christchurch Receiving Home. 13 2 „ .. Pulmonary tuberculosis .. .. .. St. Joseph's, Upper Hutt. 13 2 With friends .. Abscess on kidney .. .. .. Caversham. 14 10 At hospital .. Appendicitis .. .. .. Weraroa. 16 10 With friends .. Tuberculosis .. . . Te Oranga Home. 17 7 Mental hospital .. Congenital idiocy .. .. .. .. Christchurch Receiving Home. Table 18.—Discharges, 1914. Government Schools. Private Schools. All School Gove: :nment lohi ioIs. Pri ivate lehools. All Schools. >lt _ 9 . _ ■ -"5 "a - • . '8a_ Receiving 'Sg. m . Receiving! 3 _. ■5 a „. cd".S Cause of „ g g iHorat, ._ 2 9 S« Home * Cnvm- st - SB 8t ' gs. Termination ol Auckland. H| _ ?$2 Sa Christ- ■ 1_ shim Mar y' 8 ' I* Mar y' B ' S £a Control. fcSft ton 8 f.*g °!_ church. 1 *' Auckland. £ g, Nelson. >*g a 111 £_,S M Receiving iHome, Wellington. * ... •f . Becei iS Ho: 'h 3 Chi _ffi chu iving; 8 ■me, ; j§ Caverrist- I a sham, irch. ! g B G. B. B. G. CO+3 __J "^ St. ft_j Mary's, co _ Auckland. £ £ coP St. Mary's, Nelson. ■*3 S* 9 2 "Si P o_ a) Auck: land. «■ K <* " cop « '_► 6 » B. G. B. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. B. G. B. | G. G. B. G. G. o 3 "' "' "' I - - « 9 /arrant of dis- 5 6 44 20 15 25 1 18 5 59 : 4 5 .. 3 j 1 .. 10 2 175 48 2 oharge leath 1 .. 1 • • 12 2 , .. j .. 1- .... 1 30 .eached age of .. 4 .. .. 1 2 11 1 8 12 8 8 .. 3 ■ 4 .. 1 .. 20 35 21 years Carriage .. .. 1 4.. 1 | .. I .. 2 .. ,.j 8 B. G. 6 B. 44 B. G. 20 15 1 1 B, 25 G. B. 1 18 1 2 11 1 5 59 ; 4 5 B. | G. G. __J 3 J 1 B. G. .. 10 G. 2 _ o m 175 2 % .3 o O Eh 48 223 5 1 '_ 2 .. .. 18 12 8 8 .. .. 1 3 ; 4 i 3 20 0 9 35 55 1 58 i 4 .. 17 21 1 j .. .. 2 8 8 Totals .. 5 11 45 20 17 27 17 21 11 | 71 | 9 16 .. 6 , 6 .. 11 2 198 97 2 45 20 17 I 27 i 11 71 i 9 16 6 ! 6 11 2 29l 198 97 295 I L__J ! Under the provisions of the Industrial Schools Act, 1909, power is given for the detention beyond the age of twenty-one years of any inmate who, upon application being made to a Magistrate by the Manager of the school at the direction of the Minister of Education, is found to be morally degenerate or otherwise not (in the public interest) a fit person to be free from control. In the three years since this Act came into operation there have been nine orders issued extending the period of control, eight of the inmates concerned being girls. The Act provides for extension for four years, and gives power to the Court on similar procedure to renew the order from time to time for a period of four years. It is expected that the number of those over whom authority beyond twenty-one years will be needed will always be small in proportion to the whole number of inmates ; but the value of such an enactment in respect of the remainder who have to be detained is obvious, both in their own interest and in that of the community at large.

Gove: :nment icln ioIs. I'l-i ivate Ichools. All Schools. Cause of Termination of Control sag "III Receiving !Home, Wellington. .9 - .Sriri Sf . Recei iS Ho: 3§ °, bl „tB chu EH iving; 8 ime, j j§ Ca' rist- ! a shi irch. I g B G. B. B. Caversham. a 3 St. &s Mary's, to u Auckland. r% g, top St. Mary's, Nelson. gr?" a w 3-5 fl =e a. Auck: land. •JB. G. B. B. G. 20 15 1 1 li. G. B. B. G. B. j G. G. B. G. .. 10 1 .. 11 G. oj >. O m ■a a /arrant of discharge leath ieached age of 21 years Carriage 6 44 25 1 18 1 2 11 1 5 59 ; 4 2 , .. i .. 8 12 5 4 5 1" 5 8 3 j 1 .. .. 1 8 4 2 175 3 20 48 223 6 9 35 55 1 '2 '4 1 4 .. 17 21 1 j .. .. 2 8 8 Totals 5 11 45 20 17 ! 27 11 I 71 9 9 16 6 ! 6 2 198 97 295

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No. 3. —COSTLY TEAINING INSTITUTION. Balance-sheet for Year ending 31 st December, 1914. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Costley bequest .. .. 12,150 0 0 Mortgages .. .. .. .. 16,000 0 0 Eebeooa Hodge Account .. . . 742 3 9 Accrued interest .. .. .. 206 211 Revenue Account accumulated .. 3,758 6 3 Jackson and Russell .. .. .. 382 18 1 Boys'savings account .. .. 11 2 5 Bank of New Zealand .. .. 72 11 5 £16,661 12 5 £16,661 12 5 Revenue Account. £ s. d. *£- s. d. To Office expenses .. .. .. 42 9 0 By Balance, Ist January, 1.914 .. 3,001. 810 „ Maintenance .. .. .. 142 3 8 „' Interest .. .. .. 941 10 1 ~ Balance carried forward .. .. 3,758 6 3 £3,942 18 11 £3,942 18 11 4th February, 1915. C. Hudson, F.P.A.N.Z., Secretary. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

No. 4.—INFANT LIFE-PBOTECTION. REPORT OP THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION Education Department, Wellington, 30th June, 1915. The Hon. the Minister of Education. I submit the following report on the work of the Department in respect of infant-life protection for the year 1914. It will be seen that the bulk of the infants were in foster-homes—that is, with women who have the motherly capacity and the time and accommodation necessary to satisfy the Department's requirements for the license prescribed by the Act. The remainder were in various benevolent institutions, of which particulars are given below. Numbers. The number of infants in licensed foster-homes on the 3.lst December was 908, which is 101 more than there were at the beginning of the year. The individuals comprising these totals varied to a much greater extent than these figures indicate, however ; the total number of individuals dealt with in connection with foster-homes during the year, by admissions, withdrawals, transfers, &c, being 1,423. The number of new admissions to foster-homes—s9l—was 35 more than in the previous year, and the number removed from the homes was 8 less. In the institutions there were 568 at the end of the year, making in all a total of 1,476 infants being dealt with under the Act on the 31st December, 1914—an increase of 205 over the number on the hooks a year previously. The following table exhibits the transactions of the year in respect of infants in licensed fosterhomes :—

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Particulars of Children on the Books and Removals from Licensed Foster-homes during 1914.

Foster-homes. The 908 infants in foster-homes at the end of the year were distributed as follows : — •> In 554 homes each having one . . . . . . . . .. 554 In 88 ~ two .. .. .. .. .. ..176 In 81 „ three .. .. .. 93 In 12 „ four.. .. .. .. .. ..48 In 5 ~ five .. .. .. .. 25 In 2 „ six .. .. .. .. .. 12 692 908 Thirty-eight of the homes were those in which children under six were boarded out by Charitable Aid Boards. The total number of licensed homes was 1,122, so that at the end of the year there were 430 licensed homes in which for the time being no infants were boarded. Rates of Payments to Foster-parents by Parents or Guardians. An account of the rates paid is given in the following statement: — 3 at the rate of 2s. 6d. per week. 3 at the rate of 10s. 6d. per week. 1 „ 3s. „ 9 „ lis. 1 „ 3s. 6d. „ 33 „ 12s. 17 „ ss. „ 52 „ 12s. 6d. 7 „ 6s. „ I „ 13s. 25 „ 7s. „ 1 „ 13s. 6d. 67 „ 7s. 6d. „ 2 „ 14s. 54 ~ Bs. „ 14 „ 1.55. 9 „ Bs. 6d. „ I „ 18s. 8 „ 9s. „ 3 „ 20s. 596 „ 10s. „ 1 „ 21s. Generally, the relations of the infants provide clothing in addition.

j i'o *• . *3 a . tj o 3 5 S a 9 \ Lw a j © r n « 5 ! 00 -* in <£> in m tj d I 13 « t) o 2 CJM [1U1 ! CM SM 3 OS <t] (!<] I I(<] a<q .^-^ IN ,+h tt-HH ; r)l m-j JO HH I K* 1 bO d O n O|r.C>ir.O ®«H lS SS il r= g J ■SrH "SrH "Sr-I >H O O n I pq m m Entered on the 1 ?ooA:,s. On the books at the beginning 76 95 194 of the year Placed in licensed homes during 315 65 85 the year Adopted with premium (exclu- 16 3 3 sive of those already on the j books) Total .. ..407 163 282 124 106 j 75 79 58 807 50 25 32 19 .. 591 3 25 ta 177 131 j 107 i 98 58 — | ——, — 1,423Children withdrawn froi % Homes and, tho. >se rernaIning on the Boi iks at End oj Year. Removed from foster-homes by parents or guardians Deaths Adoptions from licensed homes without premiums In homes to which exemption was granted Brought under the operation of the Industrial Schools Act Written off the books for various 52 58 99 55 37 34 20 15 370 13 3. 4 5 ] 11 1 11 I 2 i i i 20 35 1 6 2 6 3 1 2 21 4 2 3 2 2 .. 2 1 .. 29 93 70 89 15 1 4 16 3 54 causes On the books at 31st December, 1914 111 114 174 163 94 908 Total 181 195 305 242 139 132 I 93 136 1,423

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The following comparison of the rates paid during the last four years shows that the usual payment is about 10s. a week:— 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. Under 7s. ... ... ... ... ... 34 23 24 29 7s. and under 10s. ... ... ... ... 232 195 161 163 10s. ... ... ... ... ... 504 485 482 596 Over 10s. ... ... ... ... ... 83 71 91 120 Exempted Institutions. From the provision that " it shall not be lawful for any person in consideration of any payment or reward to receive or retain in his care or charge any infant for the purpose of nursing or maintain ng it apart from its parents or guardians for a longer period than seven consecutive days unless such person is licensed as a foster-parent," the Minister may grant certain exemptions, and under this authority exemption has been granted to the institutions set forth in the following list, which shows also the numbers dealt with and the deaths. The conditions of the exemption provide for inspection, and for removal of the infants only with due formality. 81

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Deaths in Foster-homes. Of the 1,423 infants under six years of age that were at one time or another on the books as being in the foster-homes during 1914, 20 died. Of these, 10 died in the foster-homes and 10 in hospitals or nursing-homes to which they had been removed for treatment, so that the deaths in foster-homes represented 0-70 of the total number dealt with. Sixteen of the 20 were under the age of twelve months, and 15 were of illegitimate birth.

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Imissioi 1914. 13, Deaths. Ont] :ilst Di ie Boo] icembe ks at ir,1914 Name of Institution. 3 fl . O m »4f . *-< rH fl a p (i ) C3 *"< CD to o a co OJ n otj E= a Is (2.) «!r2 a o~ a u « a-?r--3 2 a a !: IS.) CJ iH 0D Cura a < a r 3 ~ 26 a « a § 3 m ID o 3 Sf_ »<l a„ r5.S? So |3 d?5 a 3 a P pq« r -s. (4) (5.) (6.) a r» a o a - 3 of Ir *T So Ig a p (7.) rH * §<! <Oo a ia OJ rl OJ72 N +3 O (8.) •So — S S a oc~ Z a'S *s ° * o„ The Door of Hope, Auokland Mission House of the Order of the Good Shepherd, Auckland .. The Methodist Orphanage, Mount Alhert, Auckland The Orphan Home, Papatoetoe, Auckland St. Mary's Orphanago, E[ aim, Auckland St. Vincent's Home of Compassion, Epsom, Auckland St. Joseph's Orphanage, Takapuna, Auckland The Manurewa Children's Home, Auckland Children's Home, Ponsonby, Auokland Leslie Presbyterian Orphanage, Rernuera, Auckland St. Mary's Home, Otahuhu, Auckland Salvation Armv Samaritan Home, Gisborne.. Cook County Women's Guild Or&ohe, Gisborne Salvation Army Bethany Home, Napier Wanganui Orphanage, Wanganui .. Children's Home, Palmerston North Salvation Army Children's Home, Wellington The Levin Memorial Home, Wellington Presbyterian Orphanage, Wellington Home of Compassion, Island Bav, Wellington, St. Joseph's Orphanage, Upper Hutt, Wellington St. Mary's Orphanage, Nelson Salvation Army Maternity Home, Christchurch Sacred Heart Orphanage, Mount Magdala, Christchurch Nazareth House, Christchurch Methodist Orphanage and Children's Home, Papanui, Christohuroh Presbyterian Orphanage, Papanui, Christohuroh St. Saviour's Home, Shirley, Christohuroh Children's Convalescent Cottage, New Brighton Salvation Army Matornity Home, Dunedin St. Mary's Orphanage, Mornington, Dunedin Salvation Army Home, Bishopscourt, Dunedin St. Vincent de Paul's Orphanage, South Dunedin Glendining Home, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin Salvation Army Home, Middlemaroh Viotoria Memorial Home, Invercargill 22 8 35 1 1 1 10 11 8 5 1 5 3 ! 35 18 11 8 14 23 11 9 6 6 46 6 39 1 11 1 5 1 47 1 2 4 6 13 4 6 8 2 1 13 5 3 2 12 6 1 7 8 2 8 i 14 4 6 6 6 11 8 17 32 20 12 8 3 42 19 1 31 25 4 5 62 16 15 3 13 25 4 8 4 i 36 36 6 2 2 2 4 16 39 12 39 9 14 5 12 ii 9 2 2 9 20 8 9 5 14 23 73 5 14 i 1 7 3 Totals for 1914 174 59 480 17 9 37 45 81 568 Totals for 1913 98 41 554 10 5 18 35 i 21 i 464 I

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The following is a statement of the number of deaths during the time that the infant-life-pro tectum system has been in the Department's charge : — 1908 .. .. 26 deaths out of 1,017 infants = 2-56 per cent. 1909 .. .. ..25 „ 1,181 „ =2-11 1910 .. .. ..26 „ 1,183 „ =2-19 1911 .. .. ..13 „ 1,183 „ =1-09 1912 ..12 „ 1,228 „ =0-98 1913 .. .. ..13 „ 1,330 „ =0-98 1914 .. .. ..20 „ 1,423 „ =1-40 This continued low death-rate reflects great credit on the District Agents, their assistants, the Local Visitors, and the foster-parents. Generally speaking, the Department has reason to be well satisfied with the homes in which these infants are placed. Particulars of the 20 deaths are given in the appendix. Deaths in Exempted Institutions. ■ These, with other particulars, are shown in the foregoing table relating to exempted institutions. The following is a statement of the deaths during the six years in which a record of the deaths has been kept :• — 1909 .. .. .. 66 deaths out of 749 infants dealt with = 8-81 per cent. 1910.. .. ..63 „ 915 „ =6-08 1911.. .. ..47 „ 899 „ =5-23 1912.. .. ..36 „ 911 „ =3-95 1913.. .. ..18 „ 984 „ =1-82 1914 .. .. .. 37 „ 944 „ = 3-91 Particulars of the deaths in these institutions during 1914 are given in the appendix. > Adoptions, 1914. During the year 256 orders of adoption were made, and two orders cancelling two adoption orders. Forty-nine of the adoption orders provided for premiums, and 207 were without monetary consideration. The following shows the ages of the adopted children :—

Age. With Premium. Without Premium. Total. Under 6 months .. 33 Between 6 months and 12 months .. .. .5 „ 1 and 2 years .. .. .. .. 6 2 „ 3 „ .. .. .. .. 3 3 „ 4 „ .. .. 1 4 „ 5 „ 5 „ 6 „ .. 6 „ 7 „ .. .. .. 1 7 „ 8 , 8 „ 9 „ .. 9 „ 10 „ .. „ 10 „ 11 „ .. „ 11 „ 12 „ .. „ 12 „ 13 „ .. 13 „ '14 „ „ 14 „ 15 „ .. 4.Q 33 5 6 3 1 1 1 I i 54 22 38 24 10 17 11 7 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 5 OYY7 54 22 38 24 10 17 II 7 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 5 .S7 27 14 27 11 17 11 8 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 5 4» The adopting persons were— Husband and wife jointly Husband alone Wife alone Widow Spinster 49 i UU7 207 256 242 2 1 7 4 The amount of the premiums ranged from £6 10s. to £100,

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Illegitimacy. For its obvious relation to the intentions of the Infants Act the following table is given:—

E, O. GlBBES, Secretary for Education.

No. S.—SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, SUMNER. EXTBACT FROM REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. '* Sumner, 15th April, 1915. I have the honour to lay before you my report for the year 1914. The number of pupils under instruction during the year is shown in the following tabulated statement : Boys. Girls. Total. Pupils of 1913 who returned to school .. . . .. 57 45 102 Admitted at or near the beginning of the year .. .. 3 6 9 Admitted later .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 3 Total number at the school .. .. .. ■ .. 62 52 114 Removed in February for medical treatment .. .. 1 0 1 Left at the end of the year .. .. .. .. 7 5 12 Pupils expected to return to Sumner in 1915 .. .. 54 47 101 Pupil being trained at Ruakura Experimental Farm (completed course of training in December) . . .. .. 1 0 1 Inclusive of the lad at Ruakura the pupils on the roll numbered 115. Of these 35 came from the. Auckland District, 4 from. Taranaki, 9 from Hawke's Bay and Gisborne, 23 from Wellington, 2 from Nelson, 1 from Marlborough, 2 from Westland, 23 from Canterbury, and 16 from Otago. Seven boys and four girls attended as day pupils, and one boy was boarded out. There were in residence at the school fifty-three boys and forty-eight girls. The ages of the twelve new pupils at the time of their admission were respectively 5 years 1 month, 5 years 11 months, 6 years 2 months, 7 years 3 months, 7 years 9 months, 8 years 2 months, 10 years 3 months, 11 years 3 months, 11 years 5 months, 12 years 2 months, 12 years 8 months, 13 years I month. In two only of the cases of advanced age was there any justification for the delay in their admission. It is a matter for great regret that the admission of the three cases, aged respectively II years 3 months, 12 years 2 months, and 13 years 1 month, was so long delayed, as it is obvious that

Provincial Distriots. Illegitimate Birth 1 registered during 1914. Number of Illegitimate Children nged Twelve Month-i or less brought under the Aot during 1914. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough .. Nelson .. .. .. Westland Canterbury ... Otago 443 41 54 323 9 41 10 201 180 55 7 6 72 4 2 66 64 Totals for 1914 1,302 276 Totals for 1913 1,180 194

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it will be quite impossible for these children to be adequately educated during the time they are likely to remain here. The extreme desirability—in fact, the absolute necessity—of commencing the education of deaf children as soon as possible,:Jf proper results are to be obtained, cannot be too often or too strongly insisted upon. The mental condition of a deaf child jjthat has been allowed to reach such an advanced age as twelve or thirteen without education appalling, and can only be dimly conceived by any one who has not been faced with the problems of educating such a child. Parents of deaf children, therefore, should bring them as soon as may be under the notice of the proper authorities in order that their education may be commenced as early as possible. The benefits of early education are not to be overestimated. Under present conditions, unfortunately, children cannot be taken at the school before the age of six years, except as day pupils ; but the home training of young deaf children should be taken in hand from infancy, and information and advice as to how to carry this on may always be obtained on application to myself. Such early instruction as can be given in the home by intelligent parents is of great subsequent value to the child. It forms a foundation on which, later on, the teacher is enabled to erect a superstructure by means of which the imprisoned mind of the deaf child may reach a mental plane somewhat approaching that of the normal child. The gulf separating the untaught deaf child of six from a hearing child of the same age is as nothing to that which will exist if the education of the former is neglected for six or seven years more. Yet it is precisely in such cases that attempts are most frequently made further to abridge the period of education. It is by no means an uncommon thing for the parents of such children to suggest their removal after four or five years at school, whereas those parents who have had tneir children admitted at the proper age are commonly eager to have the benefits of education extended to them as long as possible. At the end of the year seven boys and were school, having reached a satisfactory standard of education. Their ages at the time of leaving and the number of years they had been at the school ranged froimffifteen to twenty-three years years and a half to eleven years respectively. The pupil being trained at the Ruakura Experimental Farm left at the end of the year, having completed a course of three years' training there. On leaving he received a very good report from the Manager, Mr. Primrose McConnell. The number of Maori pupils on the roll . a considerably higher percentage of deafness in the Maori than in the European population of the Dominion. Indeed, if deafness were as prevalent among the Europeans in New Zealand as these figures would show it to be among the Maoris, our total roll number for the year would have been 210 instead of 115. It is difficult to obtain reliable information as to the causes of deafness among Maori children, but it is at least probable that in a considerable number of cases the deafness might have been prevented had proper medical attention been given. In at least seven out of our ten Maori cases the deafness appears to be acquired rather than hereditary, and in the three other cases it is doubtful. With one exception there were no cases of serious illness among the pupils, whose general health was extremely satisfactory. The teeth of ten of the pupils were attended to at the Dental Ward of the Christchurch Hospital. These by no means represented all the cases requiring treatment, but only the most urgent cases. I think it would be preferable to arrange with a dentist to perform what dental work is required at the school itself. The expense of such an arrangement would be more than '*' compensated for by the increased capacity of the pupils for receiving instruction that would ensue were all their teeth put in a healthy condition. Arrangements should be made for all the pupils to be examined and, when necessary, treated by an otologist. In the best schools for the deaf in other parts of the world this is done as a matter of course when pupils are admitted. There is always a possibility of improvement in the hearing being effected in certain cases by skilled treatment, and it is only by such examination, quite beyond the reach of many parents, that the advisability of such treatment can be indicated. Of even more importance, from a scientific aspect, is the assistance that these examinations of so many cases of deafness and a study of their history would be towards arriving at a proper understanding both of the causes of deafness and of the means to be adopted to prevent it. The researches of Dr. Kerr Love of Glasgow, and of Mr. Macleod Yearsley, of London, made in connection with their work for the schools for the deaf in Great Britain, have been of the utmost scientific value. They tend to show that deafness is mostly due to preventable causes, and that in a comparatively small percentage of cases only is it hereditary. Both these distinguished men hold out strong hopes for its ultimate abolition. In spite of shortage of staff, the work of the school as a whole went on satisfactorily and with credit to the staff. The school was inspected and examined in April and in November by Mr. T. H. Gill, who made a favourable report on each occasion. Several inquiries were received by me from deaf persons desirous of learning lip-reading but unable to come to the school for lessons. In such applications it is common for mention to be made of " the lip language," as if the pupils here made use of some special language and not ordinary English. It should be almost unnecessary for me to state here that there is no such thing as a "lip language," and that what is meant by lip-reading or speech-reading is merely the ability to recognize what is said by the outward appearance not merely of the lips, but of the vocal organs generally. Lip-reading or speech-reading is an art that can be acquired only by constant practice, and, like other arts, skill in it varies in individuals.

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in conclusion I wish to quote from my annual report for the year 1912. " The rebuilding in brick of the Boys' Home is a matter that should be considered. The present building is an old wooden one, and cannot be expected to last many more years. Great precautions have to be taken in the use of it to avoid danger from fire. Should the erection of a new Boys' Home be decided on, it should not be designed to accommodate a greater number of boys than the present building. I have repeatedly stated my conviction that the school in point of view of numbers is already too large. There is every indication that the number of deaf children in the Dominion will continue increasing, and to provide for this increase a preparatory school for young deaf children should be established in the near future. To it children might be admitted at an earlier age than under present conditionsjtis desirable. After two or more years at the preparatory school they should be transferred to the main school, which would then contain no pupils unable to speak. Thus the tendency to resort to signs on the part of the pupils would be largely diminished. In previous reports I have pointed out other benefits that would be derived from the establishment of such a preparatory school. Instruction in it should be carried on as much as possible in the open air, and abundant use made of kindergarten methods." J. E. Stevens, Director. SI w

No. 6.—SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS, OTEKAIKE, OAMARU. EXTRACT FROM THEfREPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. Otekaike, 7th July, 1915. I have the honour to lay before you my report on the school for the year ending 31st December, 1914 Admissions and Discharges. Boys. Girls. Number of children in the school on Ist January, 1914 .. . . 69 4 .j. Number of children admitted during the year .. . . .... Number of boys discharged .. .. .. .. .. 1 Number of boys transferred to Burnham Industrial School .. .. 1 Number of boys and girls in the school on 31st December, 1914 ..67 4 Ages of children on the school roll on 31st December, 1914— From five to ten years .. .. .. .. .. 4 From eleven to sixteen years . . .. .. .. 28 2 From seventeen to twenty-one years .. .. . . .. 27 1 Over twenty-one years . . . . . . .. • • j8 1 67 4 Discharges. Two boys were discharged during the year. In the one case the lad had become dangerous, and as such was unsuitable for further residence here. The other lad was returned to the Burnham Industrial School, as his influence on the other children was harmful. This lad was originally committed to the Burnham Industrial School, and had been transferred to Otekaike for special treatment owing to his epileptic fits. He was under my treatment for about four years. During the last two years of his residence here he had only one epileptic seizure, though during the first year he was in residence his fits occurred regularly at intervals of a fortnight. Manual Occupations. Basketmaking, coir-mat making, and wood-carving have been successfully carried on, and the number and quality of articles produced in the workshops are evidences of satisfactory teaching. We, however, require [much better accommodation, so that bootmaking, carpentry, weaving, rugmaking, (fee, can be commenced.

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Farm and Garden. Much valuable work has been carried out in connection with our farm and garden. We are ablp not only to supply all our own needs as far as milk, vegetables, fruit, &c, are concerned, but have been able to supply a considerable quantity of our surplus to other institutions under the Education Department's control. Lighting. This school is still lighted by kerosene-lamps, which is an exceedingly dangerous method of lighting for an institution of this kind. Electric light should be installed with the least possible delay. Health. lam glad to be able to report again that the health of the children has been excellent. There have been no deaths and no serious accidents. t School-work. Another year's work has been successfully completed and the results on the whole are satisfactory. Much of the work attempted in the school is handwork and kindergarten occupations. The various forms of handwork taught in the school show decided improvement, and many of the articles made are of a useful nature. » Extensions. We have commenced clearing the sites for the extensions which are so badly needed. The buildings, however, will not be completed for some months, George Benstead, Principal.

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Particulars of Deaths in Foster-homes during 1914.

Locality. Date. Sex. £|eat Rirth 1 I Time in Foster-home. Last Total Time Foster- I under home, j Control. I I Cause of Death. Remarks. I „ .. Christchurch . . Napier Wellington Auckland Christchurch .. I Y. M. 28/1/14 F- 0 4 Illegitimate 6/3/14 M. 0 li 28/3/14 M. , 0 5J 1/4/14 M. 0 5 1/4/14 F. 0 4J Y. M. D. Y. M. D. 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 16 0 1 10 0 3 2 0 4 2 0 0 16 0 1 25 0 3 29 0 4 4 Malnutrition . . No inquest. Chronic gastric-enteritis Inquest. Enteritis .. .. No inquest. Gastro-enteritis .. „ Wh on ping-cough ; „ heart-failure Marasmus and con- Inquest. genital debility Acute enteritis .. No inquest. Marasmus ; exhaustion „ Marasmus .. .. Malnutrition .. Inquest. Hydrocephalus .. „ Senility unknown .. No inquest. Pneumonia ; toxaemia „ Marasmus .. .. Inquest. Heart - failure j em- „ botism tricuspid Bronchitis and asthma No inquest. Marasmus .. .. Inquest. Water on the brain .. No inquest. Meningitis .. .. „ Cardiac failure ; in- Inquest. fluenza ,, • • 10/4/14 F. 0 4 0 0 17 0 0 17 Auckland Wellington Christohuroh ., 10/5/14 M. i 0 5 Legitimate 7/6/14 F. I 0 7 Illegitimate 14/8/14 M. j 2 8 Legitimate 16/8/14 F. j 0 3| 29/9/14 F. ! 0 3| Illegitimate 19/10/14 M. 0 8 Legitimate 29/10/14 M. 0 10 Illegitimate 13/11/14 M. 0 5 Legitimate 15/11/14 M. 2 9 Illegitimate 0 2 15 0 2 15 0 4 15 0 6 24 0 4 11 0 5 10 0 3 8 0 3 23 0 2 16 0 3 2 0 4 26 0 6 17 : 0 9 29 0 9 29 0 15 0 1 5 0 I 19 2 1 10 Dunedin Hawera Wellington Invercargill Christchurch . . 16/12/14 M. 0 4 19/12/14 M. 0 1J 20/12/14 F. 0 3 Legitimate 27/12/14 F. 3 2 Illegitimate 31/12/14 F. I 2 , 0 0 24 0 2 25 0 12 0 12 0 2 15 0 2. 15 2 7 23 2 9 1 1 I 10 I I 10 Auckland Wellington Christchurch . .

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Date of Death. „._ Age at bex ' Death. Birth. Time in Institution Certified cause of Death. Bemarlu. Leslie Presbyterian Orphanage, Bemuera. 1914. y. M. Y. M. Nov. 12 .. | F. | 5 5 i Legitimate | I 2 | Meningitis; tuberculosis .. .. | No inque»t. St. Mary's Home, Olahuhu. Feb. 8 .. F. I 0 Oi j Illegitimate 0 OJ Spina-bifida-convulsione .. .. .. No inquest. Mar. 21 .. M. 0 1J i „ 0 H Syncope Nov. 8 .. M. 0 8 : „ 0 8" Influenza Dec. 21 .. F. 0 5 „ 0 4 Gastro-enteritis Dec. 22 .. M. 0 8 | „ 0 8 Marasmus St. Vincent's Home of Compassion, Auckland. Feb. 21 .. M. 0 3 Illegitimate 0 1J Infantle atrophy .. .. .. No inquest. April 21 .. M. 0 7i „ 0 5 Marasmus April 23 .. F. 0 4 „ 0 1 „ .. .. April 25 .. M. Ill Legitimate 1 10 Acute tuberculosis .. .. .. » April 26 .. F. 0 4 Illegitimate 0 1 Marasmus .. .. .. .. „ April 29 .. M. 0 11 ,, 0 10 Gastro-enteritis; marasmus; diarrhoea May 10 .. M. 0 5| „ 0 li Gastro-enteritis May II .. M. 0 4| Legitimate 0 if Sept. 19 .. F. I 11 Illegitimate I 10 Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. „ Sept. 21 .. F. I 9 „ 16 Sept. 29 .. F. 3 2 Legitimate 2 4 Diphtheria; tracheotomy .. • .. „ Oct. 1 .. M. 18 Illegitimate 1 9 Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. „ Nov. 14 . . F. 0 4 „ 0 1 Gastro-enteritis .. .. .. „ The Door of Hope, Auckland. Oct. 20 .. j F. | 2 0 ( Legitimate | 0 0i | Tetanus .. .. .. . . [ No inquest. Cook County Women's Guild Criche, Gisborne. Nov. 25 . . I M. | 0 6 j Legitimate | 0 2 | Pneumonia .. .. .. .. | No inquest. Home of Compassion, Island Bay, Wellington. Jan. 1 . . M. 0 2 Illegitimate : 0 1 Marasmus .. .. .. No inquest. Feb. 19 .. F. 0 3 „ 0 1 Mar. 20 .. M. 0 2 ,, 0 1 Broncho-pneumonia .. . . .. „ Mar. 24 M. 0 2 Legitimate 0 1 Infective diarrhoea .. . . .. - „ Mar. 30 .. M. 0 7 Illegitimate 0 2 Infective diarrhoea; heart-failure .. „ April 11 .. F. 0 7 Legitimate 0 6 Infective diarrhoea .. .. .. „ July 2 .. F. 3 0 „ 3 0 Congenital heart-disease Sept. 14 .. F. 0 4 „ 0 1 Diarrhoea; wasting Oct. 14 .. F. 5 0 „ 10 Compression of brain . . .. .. „ Nov. 4 .. F. 1 0 „ 0 4 Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. „ Nazareth House, Christchurch. Aug. 9 .. | F. i 4 6 | Illegitimate ! 1 6 [ Bronchitis .. .. .. .. | No inquest. Salvation Army Maternity Home, Christchurch. June 10 ., | F. | 0 3 | Illegitimate | 0 3 | Inanition. .. .. .. . . | No inquest. Salvation Army Maternity Home, Dunedin. Mar. 27 .. I M. | 0 7 j Illegitimate I 0 7] Bronchial-pneumonia .. .. .. | No inquest. Sept. 4 .. | M. | 0 0i I „ 0 0i | Prematurity . . . . . . .. ( St. Vincent de Paul's Orphanage, South Dunedin. May 7 .. , F. I 0 6 [ Illegitimate [ 0 2] Inflammation of kidneys ; acute nephritis . . I No inquest. April 29 .. | M. | 0 7 | „ 0 0| Marasmus .. .. .. .. ]