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The following comparison of the rates paid during the last four years shows that the usual payment is about 10s. a week:— 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. Under 7s. ... ... ... ... ... 34 23 24 29 7s. and under 10s. ... ... ... ... 232 195 161 163 10s. ... ... ... ... ... 504 485 482 596 Over 10s. ... ... ... ... ... 83 71 91 120 Exempted Institutions. From the provision that " it shall not be lawful for any person in consideration of any payment or reward to receive or retain in his care or charge any infant for the purpose of nursing or maintain ng it apart from its parents or guardians for a longer period than seven consecutive days unless such person is licensed as a foster-parent," the Minister may grant certain exemptions, and under this authority exemption has been granted to the institutions set forth in the following list, which shows also the numbers dealt with and the deaths. The conditions of the exemption provide for inspection, and for removal of the infants only with due formality. 81

Exempted Institutions.

Deaths in Foster-homes. Of the 1,423 infants under six years of age that were at one time or another on the books as being in the foster-homes during 1914, 20 died. Of these, 10 died in the foster-homes and 10 in hospitals or nursing-homes to which they had been removed for treatment, so that the deaths in foster-homes represented 0-70 of the total number dealt with. Sixteen of the 20 were under the age of twelve months, and 15 were of illegitimate birth.

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Imissioi 1914. 13, Deaths. Ont] :ilst Di ie Boo] icembe ks at ir,1914 Name of Institution. 3 fl . O m »4f . *-< rH fl a p (i ) C3 *"< CD to o a co OJ n otj E= a Is (2.) «!r2 a o~ a u « a-?r--3 2 a a !: IS.) CJ iH 0D Cura a < a r 3 ~ 26 a « a § 3 m ID o 3 Sf_ »<l a„ r5.S? So |3 d?5 a 3 a P pq« r -s. (4) (5.) (6.) a r» a o a - 3 of Ir *T So Ig a p (7.) rH * §<! <Oo a ia OJ rl OJ72 N +3 O (8.) •So — S S a oc~ Z a'S *s ° * o„ The Door of Hope, Auokland Mission House of the Order of the Good Shepherd, Auckland .. The Methodist Orphanage, Mount Alhert, Auckland The Orphan Home, Papatoetoe, Auckland St. Mary's Orphanago, E[ aim, Auckland St. Vincent's Home of Compassion, Epsom, Auckland St. Joseph's Orphanage, Takapuna, Auckland The Manurewa Children's Home, Auckland Children's Home, Ponsonby, Auokland Leslie Presbyterian Orphanage, Rernuera, Auckland St. Mary's Home, Otahuhu, Auckland Salvation Armv Samaritan Home, Gisborne.. Cook County Women's Guild Or&ohe, Gisborne Salvation Army Bethany Home, Napier Wanganui Orphanage, Wanganui .. Children's Home, Palmerston North Salvation Army Children's Home, Wellington The Levin Memorial Home, Wellington Presbyterian Orphanage, Wellington Home of Compassion, Island Bav, Wellington, St. Joseph's Orphanage, Upper Hutt, Wellington St. Mary's Orphanage, Nelson Salvation Army Maternity Home, Christchurch Sacred Heart Orphanage, Mount Magdala, Christchurch Nazareth House, Christchurch Methodist Orphanage and Children's Home, Papanui, Christohuroh Presbyterian Orphanage, Papanui, Christohuroh St. Saviour's Home, Shirley, Christohuroh Children's Convalescent Cottage, New Brighton Salvation Army Matornity Home, Dunedin St. Mary's Orphanage, Mornington, Dunedin Salvation Army Home, Bishopscourt, Dunedin St. Vincent de Paul's Orphanage, South Dunedin Glendining Home, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin Salvation Army Home, Middlemaroh Viotoria Memorial Home, Invercargill 22 8 35 1 1 1 10 11 8 5 1 5 3 ! 35 18 11 8 14 23 11 9 6 6 46 6 39 1 11 1 5 1 47 1 2 4 6 13 4 6 8 2 1 13 5 3 2 12 6 1 7 8 2 8 i 14 4 6 6 6 11 8 17 32 20 12 8 3 42 19 1 31 25 4 5 62 16 15 3 13 25 4 8 4 i 36 36 6 2 2 2 4 16 39 12 39 9 14 5 12 ii 9 2 2 9 20 8 9 5 14 23 73 5 14 i 1 7 3 Totals for 1914 174 59 480 17 9 37 45 81 568 Totals for 1913 98 41 554 10 5 18 35 i 21 i 464 I