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The summary account given in the Inspector's Table 10, of the higher work done by ex-pupils of Native village schools, is also interesting; it shows that the Department does not lose sight of its more promising pupils when they have completed their village-school course. It is not necessary to reproduce here the information given in the Inspector's report. Industrial Schools. In December, 1902, the total number on the books of all the industrial schools was 1,847, or 84 more than at the close of the year 1901. On the books of the Government industrial schools there were 1,286, an increase of 61 over the corresponding number for 1901; on the books of the private industrial schools there were 561, or 23 more than at the end of the previous year. The number in residence at Government schools was 283, and at private industrial schools 327, so that 610 was the total number of "inmates" actually in residence. The number boarded out was 441, one being from a private school and the rest from Government schools. There were 24 girls maintained in various corrective institutions, 11 boys and girls in orphan homes, 1 boy at the Blind Institute, Auckland, and 2 at the School for Deaf-mutes, Sumner. The total number of inmates dependent on the schools for maintenance was therefore I,oBc, or 2 less than the number at the end of 1901. The remaining 758, although still subject to control and supervision, were not dependent on the schools for maintenance. They may be classified as follows: Licensed to reside with friends, 176; at service, 518; in hospital, 3; in lunatic asylum, 4; in the Costley Training Institution, Auckland, on probation, 1; in other institutions without payment, 12 ; in gaol, 5 ; absent without leave, 39—namely, 23 from service and 16 from the schools. There were six Government industrial schools in existence in 1902, and the numbers of inmates on their books at the end of the year were as follows: Auckland, 106; Eeceiving Home, Wellington, 100; Eeceiving Home, Christchurch, 228; Burnham, 271; Te Oranga Home, 50; Caversham, 531: total, 1,286. Those belonging to private industrial schools were distributed as follows : St. Mary's, Auckland, 134; St. Joseph's, Wellington, 79; St. Mary's, Nelson, 314; St. Vincent de Paul's, Dunedin, 34 : total, 561.

TABLE S.—Inmates, 1901 and 1902.

The term " industrial schools " includes institutions which, although all are "industrial schools" in the meaning of the Act of 1882, are in reality very different in character. First there are the two reformatories —one for boys at Burnham, and the other, Te Oranga Home, near Christchurch, for girls. At Burnham there are many who, if they had not been sent there, would probably have been waifs whose liberty would be periodically restricted ; but where they are they are regularly trained in

;oarded out. In Eesidence. Seri 'ice, ;c. Totals. § d Q gig u 3 d I a 1 a « S d H 3 d <D „ OJ OJ fl S n o g 6 o d s 3 6 O 8 q I 6 © Q a3 a> ei i 1 $ lag rovernment Schools— Auckland Receiving Home, Wellington Receiving Home, Christchurch Burnham Te Oranga Home, Christchuroh Oaversham 'rivate Schools — St. Mary's, Auckland St. Joseph's, Wellington.. St. Mary's, Nelson St. Vinoent de Paul's, Dunedin 48 39 147 164 9 85 2 14 57 74 133 2 174 19 2 10 115 17 130 2 10 1 1 8 12 18 1 2 103 19 140 30 28 69 166 29 194 1 24 2 23 3 31 25 93 166 31 217 97 69 226 281 46 508 9 31 2 4 23 10 106 100 228 271 50 531 10 1 1 96 39 194 6 2 17 90 37 177 34 37 110 10 5 26 44 42 136 130 76 305 4 3 9 134 79 314 19 4 23 8 3 11 27 7 34 Totals .. 419 46 24 441 641 16 47 610 705 94 3 796 1,765 92 10 1,847