H.—22.

Table showing Number of Children for whom Maintenance is paid by Charitable Aid Boards, &c., at 31st March, 1897, and 31st March, 1898.

In pursuance of the plan carried out for the last two years, in order to obtain statistics as to outdoor relief in New Zealand, the department again issued the following forms to sixteen local bodies, with a request that the figures be given. Out of this number six have returned the forms filled in, including Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington. The Dunedin Benevolent Society, a separate institution disbursing over £6,000 per annum on outdoor relief, is again unable to supply the information required.

Table I.—Causes of Poverty (Chief Causes, not Tributary Causes).

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Table showing Number of Children for whom Maintenance is paid by C at 31st March, 1897, and 31st March, 1898. •itable id Boards t &c.j loarded out. Paii Insti 3 for itutioi Totals i IS. y u . eg ty © r5 CO «^ co S c »H . CO CO rH CO CD co c3 a> rH O a rH CU M c5 CD u o CD A 4 M c3 tZ g© -4J rH CO CO SH . 5: © « CO CO rH CO CD co c3 CD SH CO a H CD CO cJ CD u o CD A r-< . c3 fc- *£ © CO CO CO r-l CO CO CO aJ co 1 § 2 2 o P 5 A North of Auckland Auckland Coromandel and Thames... Waikato Bay of Plenty ... Cook ... Hawke's Bay ... Taranaki Patea and Wanganui Palmerston North Wellington Charitable Aid Board ... Wellington Benevolent Trustees ... North Wairarapa Benevolent Society Wairau ... Picton Nelson Buller... Inangahua Grey ... Westland Ashburton and North Canterbury... South Canterbury North Otago Otago United ... Otago Benevolent Institution Southland 2 47 • 3 3 3 9 13 13 1 62 6 1 3 1 36 ! ... 9 6 3 I ... 3 i ... 15 6 13 ... 1 ... 1 ... 65 ! 3 5 ... ii 12 'i 1 2 39 19 2 "3 6 7 97 19 3 2 31 5 10 44 8 61 46 21 218 2 38 26 4 3 15 6 105 14 2 1 31 4 8 42 6 69 5 22 203 7 2 "9 "8 1 "i '5 1 1 4 86 22 5 3 12 13 19 8 1 184 4 2 42 8 10 49 26 137 106 21 5 74 35 7 3 18 13 16 7 189 2 1 40 7 8 46 25 111 52 22 1 13 2 6 5 12 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 26 54 11 3 9 .'.. 3 ... "2 5 18 76 60 4 ... 19 I 1 42 ... 47 ... "i 1 2 2 2 34 13 "8 41 ' 1 15 "1 15 10 10 ... 12 2 -'5 I 233 213 20 16 14 2 26 26 Totals 361 ! 300 19 80 659 620 35 71 1,020 920 28 128 In pursuance of the plan carried out for the last two years to outdoor relief in New Zealand, the department again issued local bodies, with a request that the figures be given. Out of tb forms filied in, including Auckland, Christchurch, and Welling Society, a separate institution disbursing over £6,000 per annum < to supply the information required. , in I the lis ni ;ton. order to obtain statistic following forms to sixt imber six have returned The Dunedin Benevo! itdoor relief, is again urn s as ;eeti the lent ible on oTable I.—Causes op Poverty (Chief Causes, not Tbii iutary Causes). a CD s rl o ft, 3 H "3 Al o ri A T3 03 CO M ■J-H O . >s CO £ a a a co E? a M tH 43 CO a a CD a a | a T O rrt .3 * H £0 Q. S4 a" rH 13 3 CO u MH o 43 U o &. cu 3 CO co "5 rH o CD a Sh CD a Q M CO CO s a 00 CO CD •+H CO co ! o CD CO A -3 o "S3 »-> 4h Ph CD a 1 >H CD H CD a a CO <D co a o a o o co a c3 fH o Eh ■£- t— a g,H . S a § -PH« 03 43 CO CO Cfi rH c8 CO O "S "0 - 0 «rS -r- CJi CO T3 00 *OH a <" a - rid J o QQ CD a M O 02 +3 a CD 'o o a " -u a *■« a CO -rH ft coco < O Auckland Charitable Aid Board 1 Wellington Benevolent Trust ... L Slorth Canterbury and Ashbur- ' ton Charitable Aid Board 3-reymouth Benevolent Society ELokitika Benevolent Society ... iVaipawa and Hawke's Bay 1! Charitable Aid Board 113 159 ! 75J LIS .59 ! 75J 1 3 .29 31 ii) 115 1 364 -184 121 16 .8 2 7^ i. 1 A A 1 3 5 5 5 12 11 28 13 11 29 11 4 126 38 44 290 132 134 27 ! 20 12 ...! 80 7 37 7 33 ... 3 ... 1 2 17 397 73 226 1 52 47 1,548 1,515 779 688 756 730 1 3 129 3 5 75 2 6 11 63 1 101 62 69 108 117 73! 82 400 393 10 " - 8 20 I 6—H. 22.

Table showing Number of Children for whom Maintenance is paid by C at 31st March, 1897, and 31st March, 1898. •itable id Boards t &c.j loarded out. Paii Insti 3 for itutioi Totals i IS. y u . eg ty © r5 CO «^ co S c »H . CO CO rH CO CD co c3 a> rH O a rH CU M c5 CD u o CD A 4 M c3 tZ g© -4J rH CO CO SH . 5: © « CO CO rH CO CD co c3 CD SH CO a H CD CO cJ CD u o CD A r-< . c3 fc- *£ © CO CO CO r-l CO CO CO aJ co 1 § 2 2 o P 5 A North of Auckland Auckland Coromandel and Thames... Waikato Bay of Plenty ... Cook ... Hawke's Bay ... Taranaki Patea and Wanganui Palmerston North Wellington Charitable Aid Board ... Wellington Benevolent Trustees ... North Wairarapa Benevolent Society Wairau ... Picton Nelson Buller... Inangahua Grey ... Westland Ashburton and North Canterbury... South Canterbury North Otago Otago United ... Otago Benevolent Institution Southland 2 47 • 3 3 3 9 13 13 1 62 6 1 3 1 36 ! ... 9 6 3 I ... 3 i ... 15 6 13 ... 1 ... 1 ... 65 ! 3 5 ... ii 12 'i 1 2 39 19 2 "3 6 7 97 19 3 2 31 5 10 44 8 61 46 21 218 2 38 26 4 3 15 6 105 14 2 1 31 4 8 42 6 69 5 22 203 7 2 "9 "8 1 "i '5 1 1 4 86 22 5 3 12 13 19 8 1 184 4 2 42 8 10 49 26 137 106 21 5 74 35 7 3 18 13 16 7 189 2 1 40 7 8 46 25 111 52 22 1 13 2 6 5 12 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 26 54 11 3 9 .'.. 3 ... "2 5 18 76 60 4 ... 19 I 1 42 ... 47 ... "i 1 2 2 2 34 13 "8 41 ' 1 15 "1 15 10 10 ... 12 2 -'5 I 233 213 20 16 14 2 26 26 Totals 361 ! 300 19 80 659 620 35 71 1,020 920 28 128 In pursuance of the plan carried out for the last two years to outdoor relief in New Zealand, the department again issued local bodies, with a request that the figures be given. Out of tb forms filied in, including Auckland, Christchurch, and Welling Society, a separate institution disbursing over £6,000 per annum < to supply the information required. , in I the lis ni ;ton. order to obtain statistic following forms to sixt imber six have returned The Dunedin Benevo! itdoor relief, is again urn s as ;eeti the lent ible on oTable I.—Causes op Poverty (Chief Causes, not Tbii iutary Causes). a CD s rl o ft, 3 H "3 Al o ri A T3 03 CO M ■J-H O . >s CO £ a a a co E? a M tH 43 CO a a CD a a | a T O rrt .3 * H £0 Q. S4 a" rH 13 3 CO u MH o 43 U o &. cu 3 CO co "5 rH o CD a Sh CD a Q M CO CO s a 00 CO CD •+H CO co ! o CD CO A -3 o "S3 »-> 4h Ph CD a 1 >H CD H CD a a CO <D co a o a o o co a c3 fH o Eh ■£- t— a g,H . S a § -PH« 03 43 CO CO Cfi rH c8 CO O "S "0 - 0 «rS -r- CJi CO T3 00 *OH a <" a - rid J o QQ CD a M O 02 +3 a CD 'o o a " -u a *■« a CO -rH ft coco < O Auckland Charitable Aid Board 1 Wellington Benevolent Trust ... L Slorth Canterbury and Ashbur- ' ton Charitable Aid Board 3-reymouth Benevolent Society ELokitika Benevolent Society ... iVaipawa and Hawke's Bay 1! Charitable Aid Board 113 159 ! 75J LIS .59 ! 75J 1 3 .29 31 ii) 115 1 364 -184 121 16 .8 2 7^ i. 1 A A 1 3 5 5 5 12 11 28 13 11 29 11 4 126 38 44 290 132 134 27 ! 20 12 ...! 80 7 37 7 33 ... 3 ... 1 2 17 397 73 226 1 52 47 1,548 1,515 779 688 756 730 1 3 129 3 5 75 2 6 11 63 1 101 62 69 108 117 73! 82 400 393 10 " - 8 20 I 6—H. 22.