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The following table shows the ages of both classes of children in the several institutions at the end of 1882. The large proportion under seven years at Burnham and Caversham schools will no doubt be greatly reduced before the close of the current year owing to the number of young children that are now being placed with foster-parents.

Ages of the Children maintained by Government in Industrial Schools and Orphanages.

The amount of payments made by parents on account of the maintenance of their children is larger for 1882 than for 1881. The detailed statement, obtained from the Treasury, is as follows :— £ s. d. Auckland Industrial School ... ... 224 12 9 Burnham Industrial School ... ... 504 6 4 Caversham Industrial School ... ... 284 6 7 St. Mary's (Nelson) Industrial School ... 21 19 0 Lyttelton Orphanage ... ... ... 9588 Total for 1882 ... ... ... £1,130 13 4 Total for 1881 ... ... ... 947 12 9 The following table furnishes information respecting the wages of the present and former inmates of the three Government industrial schools. The sums in the Post-office savings banks will be paid to those who have earned them, unless they forfeit their claims by serious misconduct:—

Summary on Wages Accounts.

Institution. Under 1 and 2 and 3 and 1 Year, under 2. under 3. under 4. 4 and 5 and 7 and 10 and 13 and Above o) o t a l under 5. under 7. under 10. under 13. under 15. 15 Years. lommitted Children — Howe Street, Auckland Kohiinarama. .. St. Mary's, Auckland ... Thames Orphanage St. Mary's, Nelson Burnham Caversham ... 1 5 3 1 3 9 14 3 2 10 39 33 13 24 8 3 22 77 76 10 37 14 2 26 99 85 6 15 10 1 9 40 30 1 48 91 38 8 79 282 281 "l 1 5 8 5 4 15 5 15 14 3 4 '"4 12 Total of committed children ... 4 13 15 29 41 110 223 273 111 8 827 ["on-committed Children — Howe Street, Auckland Kohimarama... ... St. Mary's, Auckland ... St. Stephen's, Parnell ... Thames Orphanage St. Joseph's, Wellington St. Mary's, Nelson Motueka Orphanage ... Lyttelton Orphanage ... "l 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 3 4 6 15 2 1 3 7 5 8 6 10 34 2 4 3 5 10 13 20 9 1 4 16 10 19 37 32 85 "l "l 2 1 2 1 1 7 2 9 "5 "4 3 Total of non-committed children 2 2 4 9 36 76 57 19 8I 213 Total of both classes 4 15 17 33 50 146 299 330 130 16 1,040

Amount due by Am< rant of Wages in Bi ink. Amount withdrawn in 188! by former Inmates, by Minister's sanction. School. employers to Children under License. Belonging to present Inmates. Belonging to former Inmates. Total. Luckland £ b. d. 28 11 6 £ e. d. 155 15 0 £ a. d. 158 10 6 £ s. d. 314 5 6 £ b. d. 4 5 6 Surnham 15 5 0 110 1 6 261 18 4 S71 19 10 53 1 8 'aye r sham :-* % 70 17 6 108 18 6 1,005 19 8 1,114 18 2 78 12 4 * , Totals 114 14 0 374 15 0 1,426 8 6 1,801 8 6 135 19 6