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Table 2 below shows the new committals classified according to the causes of admission. Of the total number (733) 310 were destitute or indigent, 190 not under proper control, and 78 had been charged with punishable offences. Of the children admitted under these headings, 433 were placed out in the community before the 31st March, 1930.

Table 2.—Committals during the Year ended 31st March, 1930, classified according to Causes of Commitment.

Table 3. —Inmates discharged prom Control during Year ended 31st March, 1930. Boys. Girls. Totals. Discharged (Child Welfare Act, section 23) .. .. 215 58 273 Attained the age of twenty-one years . . 10 36 46 Adopted .. 17 34 51 Written off books .. . . .. .. 37 22 59 By death .. .. .. .. ..8 3 11 By marriage .. .. . . .. .... 21 21 Totals .. .. ..287 174 61 Table 4. —Institutions for Backward Children : Numbers at 31st March, 1930. Richmond Otekaike „, ,_i_ (Girls). (Boys). iotals - In residence .. .. .. .. 76 190 266 On vacation .. .. .. .. ..1 2 3 At service .. .. .. . . .... 8 8 Day pupils .. .. .. . . .. 1 .. 1 Totals .. .. ..78 200 278

Table 5.—Particulars of Expenditure for the Year 1929-30.

Taken charge of as Boys. Girls. Totals. I indigent .. tfot under proper control Delinquent Detrimental environments Accused or guilty of punishable offence Admission by private arrangement (section 12, Child Welfare Act) Neglected remporary arrangement doming under section 47, Infants Act 175 97 20 34 63 19 135 93 8 27 15 4 310 190 28 61 78 23 2 24 1 3 13 5 37 1 Totals 435 298 733

Item. Otekaike. Richmond. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 6,322 10 10 1,743 6 0 Ldvertising .. .. .. .. 27 15 7 24 0 11 laintenance of buildings .. .. .. 134 3 11 287 9 10 la intenance of institutions .. .. 444 18 11 1,470 1 1 £ s. d. 1,743 6 0 24 0 11 287 9 10 1,470 1 1 £ s. d. 8,065 16 10 51 16 6 421 13 9 5,917 0 0 'ravelling-expenses 14,456 597 7 8 1 3 Less recoveries (parental contributions and revenue from farms, sale of articles manufactured, &c.) Net cost to Department 15,053 15 2,960 1 4 9 12,093 13 7 The net ex: ienditure for the -ear 1928-29 was £11,821 6s. Id.