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1939. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: CHILD WELFARE, STATE CARE OF CHILDREN, SPECIAL SCHOOLS, AND INFANT-LIFE PROTECTION. [In continuation of E.-4, 1938.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS.

PAGE No. 1. —Extract from Report of the Hon. the Minister of Education (E.-l) .. .. .. .. ..2 No. 2. —Statement of the Superintendent — Functions of the Child Welfare Branca .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Staff .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 Field-work .. .. .. • • • • • ■ •. .. .. 4 Honorary Child Welfare Officers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Institutions .. .. .. • • • • .. . • ■ • .. 4 Annual Reports— (а) Girls' Home, Burwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 (б) Girls' Hostel, Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 (c) Boys' Training Farm, Weraroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 (d) Special School for Boys, Otekaike .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 (e) Special School for Girls, Richmond .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 (/ ) School for the Deaf, Sumner .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Preventive work .. .. .. .. ■ • • • . • • • • • .. 7 Annual Reports to Children's Courts .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Cases appearing before the Children's Courts.. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Placement of Children in Private Homes .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 Placing of Children in Situations and Allocation of their Earnings .. .. .. ..II Post-primary and Higher Education .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 Primary Education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ .. 12 Children under Guardianship .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Young Persons in Employment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Infant-life Protection .. .. .. . • • • .. • ■ • • .. 17 Blind Children .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. 18 Illegitimate Children .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 18 Costley Trust .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. 20 List of Registered Children's Homes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Tables relating to Child Welfare — 1. Small Institutions : Particulars of Inmates in Residence for the Year .. .. .. 6 2. Preventive Cases . . .. .. ■ • • • • • • • ■ • 7 3. Cases appearing before Courts, and how dealt with .. .. .. .. 9 4. Cases classified according to Reason for Appearance .. .. .. .. .. 10 5. Children placed under Supervision of Child Welfare Officers .. .. .. .. 11 6. Average Age of State Wards and Children attending Primary Schools .. .. .. 12 7. Status of Children .. .. .. .. .. .. • • .. 12 8. Committals and Admissions during the Year .. .. .. .. .. 13 9. Committals and Admissions, classified according to Causes of Admission .. .. 13 10a and B. Committals and Admissions : Character and State of Parents .. .. .. 14 11. Committals and Admissions, classified according to Religious Beliefs .. .. .. 15 12. Inmates discharged during the Year .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 13. Institutions for Backward Children .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 16 14. Particulars of Children in Licensed Foster-homes .. .. .. .. .. 17 15. Children in Residence in Children's Homes .. .. .. ... ..18 16. Illegitimate Births .. .. .. . • • • • • ■ • 19 17. Expenditure on the Education of Backward Children .. .. .. .. ..20 18. Expenditure on School for the Deaf, Sumner .. .. .. .. .. 21 19. Expenditure on Child Welfare .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21

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