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The admissions to the schools during the year are classified according to the two following tables :—

Admissions in 1907, classified according to Cause of Admission.

Admissions in 1907, classified according to Parents' Circumstances and Character.

The number of admissions during the year (290) shows no change in the number for 1906. Of these, 58 were sent from Auckland, 80 from Wellington, 42 from Christchurch, 33 from Dunedin, 10 from Napier, and 9 from Palmerston North. Of the remaining 58 children, no one town sent more than 6 to the schools. Of the children admitted (290) 28'6 per cent, were illegitimate.

Government Schools. Privati Schools. All Sclii (Old. Admitted as a c .- -_ = ce ■■I *- a a CD a . o a -jH o sl o M ! 6 : a o W ca oo a ce E O CO trl eo" 8.3 O © W« ooa sg >.S oXi oo K i a a E a ffl § ca 3 CO E CO 0* ca o CO 3 «! S.S a 4* 05 -™ fl 22 O &| tn H W ba" Hit5 00 a ».S So* ■ fl -s c p*5 r B. G. G. B. G. B. B. G. B. G. G. 1 B. G. i G. •n-. O H ■ 3 "3 +H o a a. B. Destitute Beeging Vagrant.. Associating with disreputable persons Uncontrollable .. Accused or guilty of punishable offences 1 5 2 ■20 20 1 IB 4 1 1 2 18 2 5 1 1 1 11 2 4 67 3 16 15 43 110 3 20 42 8 2 's 8 4 i 6 i l 1 'a 2 3 2 1 8 1 5 i 2 1 2 1 27 5 1 3 1 5 6 1 -2 2 2 5 5 i 4 4-2 1 7 1 1 1 5 20 63 12 9 32 72 i Bv arrangement .. Transferred from gaol Totals .. J 1 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 5 6 i 5 12 I ! 18 21 28 I 31 14 16 8 55 8 15 3 4 26 5 7 j 192 98 290 17 II

Precedent G mdition of Chil Idren adi oiitted in 1907. Fathers, described an Mothers, described as .2 » Og x g rS co SSh-h or cd •23 •-3 §1 < CO* s £ o CH a o 6 a D ; "S8 "3 fa <D as 3 3 CJ 3 -5 W a CO S cv 00 a C3 CH Hi < >. m Total. HH HH CC CO Q so a •a oo CO M a ca CH sr •> Dead Mentally unfit Good Questionable Dead Good Questionable Bad Good Questionable D-ad Mentally unfit Good Questionable Bad Unknown Dead Good Questionable Bad Unknown Good Physically unfit Questionable Bad Good Questionable Bad Dead Physically unfit Mentally unfit Good Questionable Bad Deserter Unknown 13 1 3 2 4 20 2 3 3 1 12 2 i 2 2 1 7 1 2 1 2 •• "i i 'i ! i i i i 3 'i 8 1 3 3 1 9 8 2 2 1 1 8 1 i ':, 46 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 26 5 4 4 1 15 5 82 8 4 8 6 5 23 6 2 9 1 1 16 5 2 6 2 1 1 13 6 18 1 7 8 1 * • 1 Bad 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 7 6 5 1 3 i io a i Deserter i i 4 Unknown .. "i i 3 '2 i 6 i 'i i i i i Totals 110 3 20 42 32 78 5 290