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Deaths in Exempted Institutions. These, with other particulars, are shown in the foregoing table relating to exempted institutions. The following is a statement of the deaths during the five years in which a record of the deaths has been kept:— 1911 .. . . 47 deaths out of 899 infants dealt with = 5-23 per cent. 1912 ..■ ..36 „ 911 „ =3-95 „ 1913 .. .. 18 „ 984 „ = 1-82 1914 .. ..37 „ 944 „ =3-91 1915 .. ..11 ,„ 1,026 „ =1-08 1916 .. ...9 „ 939 „ =0-96 1917 .. ... ' 15 „ 1,136 „ =1-32 Adoptions during the Year 1917. During the year 264 orders of adoption were made. Eighteen of the adoption orders provided 'for premiums, and 246 were without monetary consideration. The following shows the ages of the adopted children:—

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Age. ■ I With Pre With Premium. cmium. ' ! Without Pi ; Without Premium. 'remiuE Total. fader 6 months .. .. .. .. 7 between 6 months and 12 months .. .. 4 ,, 1 and 2 years .. .. .. .. 5 2 „ 3 „ .. 3 „ 4 „ .. „ ■ 4 „ 5 „ .. 5 „ 6 „ .. .. .. .. 1 6 „ 7 „ .. 7 „ 8 „ .. „ 8 „ 9 „ .. .. .. .. 1 9 „ 10 „ „ 10 „ 11 „ .. „ 11 „ 12 „ .. „ 12 „ 13 „ .. „ 13 „ 14 „ .. „ 14 „ 15 „ .. 7 4 5 i J t L I 48 27 33 25 24 16 15 10 10 6 5 5 7 7 5 3 48 27 33 25 24 16 15 10 10 6 5 5 7 7 5 3 55 31 38 25 24 16 16 10 10 7 5 5 7 7 5 3 i 18 The adopting persons were — ' Husband and wife jointly Husband alone .. .. .. .. , Widow Wife alone Spinster 18 I 246 246 264 247 4 4 6 3 264 The amount of the premiums ranged from £5 10s. to £100.

Provincial Distriots. Illegitimate Births registered during 1917. Number of Illegitimate Children aged Twelvo Months or less brought under the Act during 1917. Auckland .. Taranaki . . Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland .. Canterbury Otago 359 45 58 322 10 30 10 161 163 40 ! 64 | 52 48 Totals for 1917 1,158 207 Totals for 1916 1,146 217