E.—4.

Table 4. —Status of Children and Young Persons under the Guardianship of the Superintendent at 31st March, 1936.

The following table shows the admissions according to age :—

Table 5. —Committals and Admissions during the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

Table 6 below shows the admissions classified according to the causes of admission. Of the total number (495) 175 were indigent, 108 not under proper control, 63 charged with punishable offences, 23 delinquent, 57 living in detrimental environments, and 14 neglected. Of the number admitted under these headings (440), 342 were placed out in the community before the 31st March, 1936.

Table 6. —Committals and Admissions during the Year ended 31st March, 1936, classified according to Causes of Admission.

Table 7. —Children before the Courts during the Year ended 31st March, 1936, and placed under the Supervision of Child Welfare Officers.

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Status. Boys. Girls. Totals. : i In residence .. .. .. .. .. 103 100 203 Boarded out .. .. ., .. .. 1,167 899 2,066 At service (includes 4 boys and 16 girls at day service) 606 328 934 With friends .. .. .. .. .. 308 248 556 In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. .... 40 21 61 In refuges or cognate institutions .. .. .. 2 33 35 In orphanages .. .. .. .. .. 23 21 44 Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 11 3 14 Y.M.C.A. Hostel, Auckland .. .. .. 15 .. 15 In colleges .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 6 In Girls' Hostel, Wellington .. .. .. .. 17 17 In residence, Roman Catholic schools .... 29 42 71 In schools for mentally backward .. .. .. 182 58 240 In School for Deaf, Sumner (State wards) .... 1 6 7 Totals .. ... .. .. 2,490 1,779 4,269

Boys. Girls. Totals. Under six months .. .. .. .. 37 27 64 Over six months and under one year . . .. 9 4 13 One year to five years .. .. . .. 33 41 74 Five years to ten years .. .. .. .. 55 46 101 Ten years to fourteen years .. .. .. 75 46 121 Over fourteen years .. .. .. .. 71 51 122 Totals .. .. 280 215 495

i i — j Taken charge of as Boys. i Girls. Totals, ' " ' " I I I indigent .. .. .. .. .. 96 79 175 Delinquent .. .. .. .. .. 16 7 23 Detrimental environment .. .. .. . . 20 37 57 Neglected .. .. ,. .. .. 8 6 14 Not under proper control .. .. .. .. 50 58 108 Accused or guilty of punishable offence .... 53 10 63 Admission by private arrangement (section 12, Child Welfare Act) 4 2 6 Temporary arrangement .. .. .. .. 28 16 44 Supervision, with residence.. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 Totals .. .. .. .. 280 215 495 Note.—Of the number (440) actually committed to the care of the Superintendent, 67 had been previously dealt with by the Courts and placed under supervision.

I Boys. Girls. Totals. I i , Charged with an offence .. .. .. .. ! 377 33 410 Delinquent .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 19 111 Not under proper control .. .. .. . . 59 22 81 In detrimental environment .. .. .. .. 3 7 10 Indigent .. . . .. .. .. .. : 4 . . 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 535 81 616 Note.—8 of the above were again before the Courts during this period and were placed under a further term of supervision; 24 were again before the Courts during this period and were committed to the care of the Superintendent ; 31 were already under supervision, and 5 were ordered to spend a period in an institution. Furthermore, 45 had previously been under supervision.