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The admissions for the year (405) show an increase of 16 on the number for the previous year. From the four chief centres of population 224 of these children were admitted, and 25 from Napier, 23 from Dannevirke, 13 from Wanganui, 11 from Hamilton. In no case were more than 9 children sent from any of the other smaller towns. The records show that, of the total number received, 23-3 per cent, were known to be illegitimate. When children are before the Courts the Magistrates, after hearing evidence, direct in what religious denomination they are to be brought up. The orders made in 1912 show the denominations to be as follows: Church of England, 219; Eoman Catholic, 97 ; Presbyterian, 53; Methodist, 24 ; Salvation Army, 6 ; Seventh Day Adventist, 3 ; Congregational, 1; Jewish, 1 ; Church of Christ, 1. The number of inmates over whom the control of the schools terminated during the year was 238. Of this number, 166 were then of good character, 11 fair, 1 bad, 1 was married, 29 were discharged under the age of fifteen years (8 of whom were legally adopted). In 21 cases information as to character cannot be given, the whereabouts of the inmates who were absent without leave being unknown at the time of termination of the period of control. There were 9 deaths, particulars of which appear in the following table : —

Table I8.—Deaths, 1913.

Table I9.—Discharges, 1912.

Table I10.-Inmates: Numbers of 1911 and 1912 compared.

Age at Death. Status at Death. Certified Cause of Death. School to which belonging. Years. Months. :{ In hospital Congenital mitral stenosis; heart failure .. Christchurch Receiving Home. 7 At board .. Acute gastio-enteiitis .. .. Wellington Receiving Home. 14 9 Absent without leave Committed suicide by hanging at Napier Gaol. . Boys' Training Farm, Weraroa. II At board .. Measles; bronoho-pneumonia .. Christchurch Receiving Home. 14 II In hospital .. Pe -itonitis and heart-failure .. .. : Burnham Industrial School. 20 7 In mental hospital Epilepsy.. .. .. .. .. St. Mary's, Auckland. 4 10 At board .. Acute gastro-enteritis; leptomeningitis .. Christchurch Receiving Home. 7 „ Pneumonia .. .. Wellington Receiving Home. 12 10 „ Drowned while bathing in Hutt River .. „ School to which belonging.

Government lohi >ols. I'r: ivate Schools. All Schools. Cause of Termination of Control. Auckland. Boys' Training Farm, Weraroa. Receiving Home, Wellington. 11 75 3 2 Q.EJ ® I- «•* . CC o S3 a) Ii O c Receiving 3 Home. S Christ- 3 church. J, « Caversham. St. Mary's, Auckland.! is DO O 03 <H! 2. 0Qp St. Mary's, Nelson. H c; v C>(1.B if* B. G. B. B. I G. B. I B. G. B. (1. G. B. G. G. o .s « o a o B. B. G. 5 6 3 .. 1 2 2 4 38 10 4 I 3 2 2 5 5 115 44 159 /arrant of discharge icllth ;eached age of 21 years Carriage Totals 2 1 39 1 5 17 is 3 .. 1 5 1 20 i 7 1 1 7 3 i 8 27 1 42 1 1 9 69 10 45 8 | 7 15 17 6 9 15 59 4 17 -ILL! 4 I 5 2 8 6 150 88 238 5 17 9

At En of Year Inmates. Decrease. 1911. 1912. In the schools Boarded out With friends At service Und- r guardianship other than that of Manager Training-ship In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. In menial hospitals At School for the Deal At Special School for the Feeble-minded, Otekaike .. Under control of refuges or cognate institutions Under control of orphanage, cottage home, &o. In gaol Absent without leave, or whereabouts unknown 868 856 250 480 36 1 7 7 1 9 24 6 11 61 882 901 274 487 39 1 18 7 1 16 30 3 12 68 + 14 + 95 + 24 + 7 + 3 + 6 + 7 + 6 - 3 + 1 + 7 Totals 2,617 2,784 + 167