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Table 2.-Particulars of Children admitted to and removed from Licensed Foster-homes during Year ended 31st December, 1935.

Adoptions. By an arrangement with the Department of Justice, applications for adoptions are investigated by Child Welfare Officers before being dealt with by Magistrates. During the year ended 31st December, 1935, 316 children were adopted (37 of these being State wards), and in 22 of these cases premiums were approved by the Courts. Of the total number of children adopted, 49 were under the age of six months, 48 between the age of six and twelve months, 114 between the age of one and five years, 61 between the age of five and ten years, and 44 between the age of ten and fifteen years. During the period one order was revoked. Children in Residence in Private Orphanages. r following information supplied by the authorities shows the number of orphanages and private admissions to such orphanages during the year:—

Table 3.

During the year advice was received that three homes were permanently closed, and six homes closed temporarily. Two new homes were opened during the year. The particulars regarding parentage were as follows : 219 children had no parents, 268 had onlv mother living, and 684 had only father living. y

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m tl O ° O O O A3 *>• * m *• += m * ,i — 2 nd S 6 §§ SS S§ SS S§ ° TCr6 Totals Months. i|_ £►* o>h ccf* Years. ±OMli> - <°S -«■ o> »-* £« On the books at 31st December, 1934 79 74 123 103 121 115 112 ' 89 816 Placed in foster-homes or transferred 177 77 75 48 45 34 26 ' 482 from other districts during 1935 , J Totals •• •• 256 151 198 151 166 149 .138 I 89 1,298 Eemoved from homes — By parents or guardians .. 14 31 47 23 34 27 | 18 12 206 Deaths .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 Adopted without premium .. 14 24 24 10 5 5 7 4 93 In homes to which exemption 2 .. 2 3 3 10 was granted during 1935 Brought under operation of 7 7 8 3 3 2 3 33 Child Welfare Act during 1935 Written off books during 1935 10 3 5 6 3 6 85 118 for various other reasons i I Total withdrawals .. 48 66 86 42 48 35 33 104 462 On the books at 31st December, 1935 86 76 130 126 125 110 116 I 67 836

i "T~ ■_, $ Admissions during 1935. I Deaths during 1935 n *^ e Orphanages at 31st ° §, __ _ December, 1935. Denomination. «J IS ā as • I 2 H o . ■ „ . m .• o ~ T 5 ii I i i u 1 U U il I i|i! I : i i i — Anglican .. . . 20 30 i 16 58 230 .. . . 1 l 14 16 95 goo Roman Catholic 12 25 ,: 8 139 341 2 .. 2 5 7 12 161 830 Salvation Army .. 1 13 149 10 ' 54 304 3 .. .. 3 21 7 70 388 Presbyterian .. 15 . . .. ; 37 I 118 1 fi9 sfio Methodist .. ..! 5 .... 15 40 ' " 18 f«7 Plymouth Brethren .. 1 .... 1 5 5 27 Baptist .. .. 1 .. .. 5 17 ;: :: :; ;; ;; i 8 5 \ Masonic .. ..2 22 .. 00 undenominational .. 14 8 13 268 749 '2 77 323 Totals.. .. 83 212 J 47 577 1,826 5 .. 3 10 44 I 35 496 2,795 I