E.—3

Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-3, 1905.]

Prtiented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

No. I. EXTRACT FROM THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. In December, 1905, the number on the books of all the industrial schools was 1,953, or 35 more than at the close of the year 1904. On the books of the Government Industrial Schools there were 1,420, an increase of 33 over the corresponding number for"; 1904, on the books of the private (Roman Catholic) industrial schools there were 533, or 2 more than at'jthe end of the previous year. The number in residence at Government schools was 317, and at private industrial schools 331, so that 648 was the total number of " inmates " actually in residence. The number boarded out on payment was 573, 5 being from private schools and the rest from Government schools. There were 9 girls maintained in various corrective institutions, 1 boy and 1 girl in convalescent homes, 3 boys at the School for Deafmutes, Sumner, and 11 boys at the Costley Training Institution, Auckland. The'jtotal number of inmates dependent on public funds for maintenance was therefore 1,246, or 74 more than the number at the end of 1904. The remaining 707, although still subject to control and supervision of the schools, were not dependent on them for maintenance. They may be classified as follows : Licensed to reside with friends, 189 ; at service, 437 ; boarded out without payment, 6 ; in hospital, 5 ; in mental hospitals, 4 ; under the control of the Costley Training Institution, Auckland, 5 ; in other institutions, 10 ; in gaol, 3 ; absent without leave, 48—namely, 23 from service, 23 from the schools, and 2 from friends. There were seven Government industrial schools in existence in 1905, and the numbers of inmates on their books at the end of the year were as follows : Auckland (Mount Albert), 134 ; Boys' Training Farm, Weraroa (new school), 111 ; Receiving Home, Wellington, 235 ; Receiving Home, Christchurch, 245, Burnham,f232, Te Oranga Home, 59; Caversham, 404: total, 1,420. belonging to private industrial schools were distributed as|]foHows : St. Mary's, Auckland, 141 ; St. Joseph's, Wellington, 58 ; St. Mary's, Nelson, 282 ; St. "Vincent de Paul's, Dunedin, 52 : total, 533.

TABLE J1.—Inmates, 1904 and 1905.

Boarc ■*' O CD OS OS CD CD U CD o Q a led ou CD CO cd CD u O CD P i. In Residence. S I & 1 3 a t $ <6 6 bi o P P £ P ■ o c5 P ( At Service, &c. 3 j £ 8 S | g S d £ 5 d CD 3 CD CD q S a q i 8 S co CD CD in co o co OS ® *h S d CD CD q a CD £ i5 O a, CO -a 2 Si S °> SJ £ CD 6 CD 3 CD 0> n a a n Totals. lovernment Schools — Auckland (Mount Albert) Boys'Training Farm, Weraroa Receiving Home, Wellington Te Oranga Home, Christchurch Receiving Home, Christchurch Burnham Caversham 'rivate Schools — St. Mary's, Auckland St. Joseph's, Wellington.. St. Mary's, Nelson St. Vincent de Paul's, Dunedin 64 1 63 28 .. .. | ..111 4 24 111 43 4 47 135 111 l 134 111 166 26 192 ; 1 5 6 28 9 37 195 40 235 40 I 1 41 23 5 18 63 4 59 131 6 137 8 ! 4 12 97 1 96 236 9 245 1 178 2 1 3 99 .. 179 123 | 2 97 97 26 131 226 1 132 231 199 527 1 232 404 27 123 3 5 2 1 .. I 78 9 .. i 28 2 1 | 167 10 4 31 6 87 30 177 37 57 41 110 11 3 13 6 54 135 28 69 104 280 11 47 6 2 5 ii 141 58 282 52 Totals 579 ! 603 148 103 648 767 14 55 726 1,918 174 139 1,953 548 35 4