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Details of Foregoing Return.

Circular. The Manager, Industrial School. Education Department, Wellington, 10th July, 1903. For the purposes of a parliamentary return please let me have, with the least possible delay, a list showing the names of imbecile inmates belonging to your industrial school, and their ages. The term " imbecile " is to be taken to include :— (1.) Defectives : That is, chose who by special training in some particular direction may be fitted to earn their own living.

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1, Defectives. In Residei 1 CO. Boarded out. s ea <b Totals. Males. Females Males. Females. School. Age-periods. Ageperiod. Age-periode. Age-periods. Ageperiod : 15 to 21 Yrs. Ageperiod : 15 to 21 Yrs. (e-periods. Under 10 to 15 to 10 Yrs. 15 Yrs. 21 Yrs. 10 to 15 to 15 Yrs. 21 Yrs. Under 10 to 15 to 10 Yrs. 15 Yrs. 21 Yrs. 10 to 15 Yrs. Under 10 Yrs. 10 to 15 to 15 Yrs. 21 Yrs. Auckland St. Mary's, Nelson Receiving Home, Christchurch Burnham Caversham i i .. 1 8 1 3 8 1 1 1 2 2 i l 1 2 5 i 'i 2 i l 2 3 7 1 8 1 11 16 Totals .. l 2 | 1 2 3 i 3 5 l 3 15 30 2. Imbeciles. In Residence. Boarded out. At Ml. Magdala. Totals. Males. Females. Males. Female. Female. School. Age-periods. Ageperiod. Age-periods. Ageperiod. Ageperiod : 10 to 15 Years. Age-periods. 10 to 15 15 to 21 15 to 21 Years. Years. Years. 10 to 15 15 to~21 15 to 21 Years. Years. Years. ! 10 to 15 15 to 21 Years. Years. Auckland ... St. Mary's, Nelson ... Te Oranga Home Burnham ... "i 1 1 "2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 6 "e 1 Totals 6 1 13 11 16 3. 'diots. Boarded out. In Lunatio Asylums. Totals. Male. Female. Males. Female. School. Age-period : Age-period : Age-period : 10 to 15 10 to-15 15 to 21 Years. Years. Yf-ars. Age-period 15 to 21 Years. Age10 to 15 Years. Age-periods. -per: riods. 15 to 21 Years. Luckland it. Mary's, Auckland it. Mary's, Nelson Javersham "i 1 i l i 1 "i 1 2 Totals