15

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The admissions for the year (290) show a decrease of 4 on tin , number for the previous year. From the four chief centres of population 186 of these children were admitted, and 13 each from Wanganni and Timaru. In no case were more than 8 children sent from any of the other smaller towns. The records show that, of the total number received, '-'!• per cent, were known to be illegitimate. When children are before the Courts the Magistrates, after bearing evidence direct in what religious denomination they are to be brought up. The orders made in 1910 show the denomination to be as follows: Church of England, !(U: Roman Catholic, 77 ; Presbyterian, 36 ; Methodist. 10 ; Lutheran. 3. The number of inmates over whom the control of the schools terminated during the year was 216. Of this number, 155 were then of good character, 4 fair, 5 bad. :i were of weak mind, 20 were discharged tinder the age of fifteen years (7 of whom were legally adopted). In 27 eases information as to character cannot be given, the whereabouts of the inmates who were absent without leave being'unknown at. the lime of termination of the period of control. There were only 2 deaths : I child, aged 1 year and it months, died in the Auckland Hospital of acute hydrocephalus and heart-failure ; and 1 girl at service, aged lft years and 8 months, committed suicide by phosphorus poisoning. There were no deaths among children belonging to private industrial schools.

TABLE 18— Discharges, 1910.

TABLE 19.-Inmates: Numbers of 1909 and 1910 compared.

REPOBTS OF MEDICAL OFFICERS TO THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF SCHOOLS. Auckland Industrial School. g IR Auckland, 4th April, 19] I. 1 have much pleasure in reporting that the health of the children in this school has been excellent. Beyond one or two minor ailments, there has been no serious sickness. Unfortunately, there are at present three epileptics in the institution, and that necessarily entails more work upon the staff I have. &<•.. A. Challixok Purohas, .M.1... CM., M.R.C.S. (Eng.j, Medical Officer,

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M 1 Km d of Year Initiates. 1009. 1910. Inorease oi Deoreaet . In the schools Boarded our With friends At service Training-ship In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. In mental bospimls At School fat the Deaf At Jubilee Institute for the Blind At Special School for Feeble-minded Boje .. Under control of refuges or cognate institutions Under eontrol of orphanage, cottage home, &c. In gaol Absent without leave, or whereabouts unknown 771 770 257 464 8 '.) 7 4 1 17 (i (17 805 794 260 \T. J , H H 8 I 24 I C (ill + 9i ' 24 8 9 - l + 1 i 2 7 — r» ) i Totals .. • ■2,380 2,454 4 74 4 74