E.—l.

TABLE T.—Admissions, classified according to Parents' Circumstances and Character, 1902.

At the end of 1902 there was in the Post-Offi.ee Savings-Bank on account of the earnings of inmates of Government industrial schools a sum of .£11,581 9s. 4d., and on account of inmates of private industrial schools £2,821 16s. Id. For inmates of Government schools a sum of £1,218 os. 2d. was withdrawn during the year, and for inmates of private schools £129 19s. sd. In -Table U is shown the cost of the Government schools, in which is included the expenditure for the maintenance of inmates boarded out and the salaries of the resident staffs and medical officers; it also shows the cost of supervision of all inmates who are licensed to reside away from the schools; and, further, the amounts of the recoveries from Charitable Aid Boards, from persons against whom orders for maintenance have been made, and from the sale of farm-produce, &c. Owing to the increased cost of living it has been found necessary to raise the rates of payment to foster-parents : for children under twelve years of age seven shillings a week is now paid, and for those between twelve and fourteen years 6s. is the rate.

TABLE U.—Expenditure on Government Schools, 1902.

Table W shows the payments made by Government on account of inmates in private industrial schools, the recoveries, and the net expenditure by Government. The contributions from Charitable Aid Boards are made directly to the managers of these schools, and are not included in the recoveries shown.

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•ecederj Condii iion of in 190! Cbildri sn adm itted 5g ■a™ .53 If < "c I 5 *- =0 Og ?? || 3 3 4-3 d I '1 u < Total. Fathers, described as Mothers, described a,s i to 1) 5 51 s> Dead Sick, lunatic, &c. Good Unknown .. Dean Good Unknown Bad Dead Good Dead Sick, lunatic, &e. .. Good Bad Deserter Dead Good Unkr own Bad Deserter Dead Sick, lunatic, &o. .. Good Bad Deserter Dead Good Unknown Bad 7 10 1 6 3 2 13 2 1 1 8 1 8 4 1 1 1 7 1 2 5 1 1 2 3 1 6 1 1 . 3 1 24 6 •■ 2 1 1 1 7 16 2 14 1 1 9 3 48 14 1 1 VI 4 16 2 11 1 13 49 2 1 12 1 3 Bart' '8 2 10 1 6 2 1 1 12 28 7 7 2 Deserter 1 11 1 2 1 1 Totals Totals 98 29 44 8 63 244

Government School. Cost of School. Boarding out. Salaries. {Included in first (Included in first column.) column.) Recoveries. Net CoBt. Auckland Levin Burnham .. Caversham .. .. Te Oranga Home Receiving Home, Wellington .. Receiving Home, Christchurcn £ p. d. 1,850 19 5 2,339 4 6 6,042 16 9 8,606 18 5 3,263 17 7 1,575 4 8 3,352 12 10 £ s. d. 870 5 5 7 14 2 2,928 0 7 £ s. d. 336 0 0 207 16 0 1,840 12 8 1,367 15 5 348 0 0 187 0 0 298 0 0 £ s. d. 596 8 5 7 15 0 1,615 18 0 3,424 2 8 69 2 6 427 8 7 1,047 9 7 £, s. d. 1,254 11 0 2,331 9 6 4,426 18 9 5,182 15 9 3,194 15 1 1,147 16 1 2,305 3 3 891 18 8 2,226 8 4 Totals 27,031 14 2 0,924 7 2 4,585 4 1 7,188 4 9 19,843 9 5 Salaries and expenses of Assistai Travelling-expenses of managers Contingencies it Inspectors and visiting officers and others 1,586 17 0 229 16 9 47 8 6 Totj .1 .. 21,707 11 8