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The following is a statement of the number of deaths during the time that the infant-life-protection system has been in the Department's charge : —

Deaths amongst Illegitimate Children under One Year of Age during 1925. District. No. Distriot. No. North Auckland .. .. .. 2 Nelson .. .. .. 2 Auckland .. . . 23 West Coast .. .. .. 2 South Auckland .. .. 6 North Canterbury .. .. .. 10 Wanganui and Taranaki .. .. 4 South Canterbury . . .. 2 Gisborne .. .. .. .... Otago . . .. .. .. 4 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 1 Southland .. .. .. 2 Palmerston North ........ — Wellington .. .. .. ..11 Total .. .. .. 69 In addition, 8 infants of unknown birth were found dead.

No. 4. —COSTLEY TRAINING INSTITUTION. Balance-sheet fob Year ending 31st December, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Costley bequest .. .. •• 12,150 0 0 War-loan stock .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Hodge bequest .. .. .. 742 3 9 Accrued interest .. .. .. 918 1 Accrued Revenue Account— £ s. d. Mortgages .. .. .. .. 23,890 0 0 Balance at Ist January, Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 14 14 10 1925 .. .. 12,294 19 1 Less deficit for year .. 3 113 12,291 7 10 Jackson, Russel), Tunks, and West .. 312 11 4 £25,496 2 11 £25,496 2 11 Revenue Account for Year ending 31st December, 1925. D r , £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Maintenance Account .. .. 1,550 911 By Interest .. .. .. .. 1,652 12 8 Expenses .. .. .. • • 105 14 0 Balance —Deficit to Accrued Revenue Account .. .. .. 3 113 £1,656 3 11 £1,656 3 11

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Foster-homes. Exempted Institutions. Number of Number of Percentage of Number of Number of J Percentage of Deaths. Infants. Deaths Deaths. Infants. j Deaths. 1908 .. .. 26 1.017 2-56 .. No records 1909 .. .. 25 1,181 2-11 1910 .. .. 26 1,183 2-19 1911 .. .. 13 1,183 1-09 47 899 5-23 1912 .. .. 12 1,228 0-98 36 911 3-95 1913 .. .. 13 1,330 0-98 18 984 1-82 1914 .. .. 20 1,423 1-40 37 944 3-91 1915 .. .. 14 1,440 0-98 11 1,026 1-08 1916 17 1,250 1-36 9 939 0-96 1917 .. .. 12 1,361 0-88 15 1,136 1-32 1918 .. .. 6 1,341 0-44 15 955 1-57 1919 .. .. 10 1,403 0-71 13 1,050 1-24 1920 .. .. 14 1,306 1-07 19 1,002 1-89 1921 .. .. 6 1,318 0-47 17 1,118 1-52 1922 .. .. 10 1,243 0-80 16 887 1-08 1923 .. .. 6 1,243 0-48 20 1,076 1-86 1924 .. .. 5 1,213 0-41 21 1,175 1-78 1925 .. .. 5 1,301 0-38 12 1,638 0*73