19

E.—4

Table I9.—Inmates discharged during 1918.

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 tho 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 tho eight years since this Act came into operation there have been 76 orders issued extending the period of control, 53 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 twentyone 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 bo detained is obvious, both in their own interest and in that of the community at large.

Table I10. —Influenza Epidemic during 1918. Return showing number of Orphan Children taken charge of by the Department.

Particulars of Discharges, Ac, during 1918. £ M CQ ■» O fl i | fi oi o' ft o H £ V fl •< a? CQ $ ted fl o fl a at* o ft Sg j 1 MS® Aco 3.S 3 iS £ S St? asp. o oj oi fl fl Boys. a" y & . fl fl |j 2£ & o fl fl o oa" c3 35 aj" Sjsj c o fi CO 'P.9 '3 3 sg fl a CS g 3 to 0 § is 09 0> p* =rj PSS 3 CS 3 p Discharge by warrant Death Reached 21 years of^age Married Cancellation of committal order 431 323 6 11 14 8 1 .. 46 9 I .. 4 3 1 .. 498 341 '8 11 131 19 4 2 3 1 42 | 1 10 1 43 ! 1 11 92 5 10 Totals 135 | 24 I 97 10 I 'Is. Particulars of Discharges, Ac, during 1917. CO 3 43 O H fl m o s g 3 | *j OT « ft cop I'd .3° H its 3 pi O 3 aj !z| « OT a" Sja a o Ii »3 •ii-g 6 -3 as o ft o B CS tSD 3 ir O a" cs U U (fi "3 cs Ph o fl E> ri OT Discharge by warrant Death .. Reached 21 yoars of age Married Cancellation of committal order .. Totals .. 108 6 .. 37 4 2 .. 157 8 3 7 1 9 3 5 1 2 5 5 1 6 61 6 4 20 6 1 2 2 I 20 10 3 8 5 11 71 26

District. Under 5 Years of Age. Between 5 Years and Between 10 Years 10 Years. and 16 Years. Total. Auckland Wellington Hawke's Bay Taranaki Nelson and West Coast Canterbury Otago 41 II 1 I 1 3 10 63 14 4 2 3 1 10 48 8 4 2 4 5 9 152 33 9 5 8 9 29 All districts 68 97 80 245