E.—4

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Table I10.-Inmates Discharged during 1917.

Under the provisions of the industrial Schools Act, 1909, power is given for the detention beyond the age of twenty-one years of any inmate who, upon application being made to a Magistrate by the Manager of the school at the direction of the Minister of Education, is found to be morally degenerate or otherwise not (in the public interest) a fit person to be free from control. In the seven years since this Act came into operation there have been 68 orders issued extending the period of control, 48 of the inmates concerned being girls. The Act provides for extension for four years, and gives power to the Court on similar procedure to renew the order from time to time for a period of four years. It is expected that the number of those over whom authority beyond twenty-one years will be needed will always be small in proportion to the whole number of inmates ; but the value of such an enactment in respect of the remainder who have to be detained is obvious, both in their own interest and in that of the community at large.

No. 3,-COSTLEY TRAINING INSTIT U T I 0 N. Balance-sheet for Year ending 31st December, 1917. Liabilities £ s. d. | Assets. £ s. d. Costley bequest .. .. .. 12,150 0 0 Mortgages .. .. .. .. 19,370 0 0 Hodge bequest .. .. .. 742 3 9 Accrued interest .. .. . . 403 4 1 Jackson and Russell .. .. .. 479 0 1 War-loan stock .. .. 1,000 0 0 Revenue Account .. .. .. 6,473 10 0 Bank of New Zealand (overdraft) .. 928 4 3 £20,773 4 1 | £20,773 4 1 Revenue Account. Or. £ s. d Dr. £ s. d. By Balance, Ist January, 1917 .. 5,527 511 To Expenses .. .. .. 46 1 6 Interest.. .. .. .. 1,086 5 7 Maintenance Account .. .. 94 0 0 Balance carried forward .. .. 6,473 10 0 £6,613 11 6 £6,613 11 6

83 M v CO Particulars of Discharges, 9 >. nA Ac., during 1917. * £ I I ' 3 1 = H -A to o M o H -6 i 8 3 o 9 T3 0! p no" 3 m i <& 9 o "3 & ■-- n % o m § P If a © si ■3.9 'A> CD iys. as SD . S c p o PQ d I la "I 1 i a 51 CO efl — p 5 PQ 1 IS p, Pi top : 1 I 1 Discharge by warrant.. 306 266 2 Death '.. .. 16 10 i .. Reached 21 years of age 63 11 Married .. .. 3 Cancellation of orders of 2 2 admission Totals .. 390 289 2 13 55 I 2 14 57 19 1 2 1 50 I 1 52 I 14 91 2 1 6 1 16 99 21 2 2 I 25 23 Girls. d o % 'A ea £ a p h CD O 13 > CO Particulars of Discharges, Ac, X (luring 1.917. g "a o H i u P 3 af-g' d g I « "| IS) 5 9 2 I 1 4 4 7 o as Si ■3.5 'AX. CD fl CD 5 ■§ S « P § «■> 5 'St Discharge by warrant .. .. 40 Death . . .. .. .. 6 Reached 21 years of age . . .. 52 Married .. .. . . .. 3 7 2 2 I I 1 1 8 1 15 7 3 6 I 8 4 Totals .. .. ..101 i 11 io 13 io 3 20 ; 15 14 5