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Table 1—Number of Children Under Control and Supervision of the Child Welfare Division at 31st March

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— 1947. 1948. 1949. * State Wards— In foster-homes With relatives or friends In employment (excluding those with relatives or friends), (including 15 absent on 31st March, 1947 ; 9, 1948 ; and 4, 1949) In Government receiving-homes In Government hostels In Government residential training institutions In private children's homes registered under the Child Welfare Amendment Act, 1927 In Roman Catholic institutions recognized under the Child Welfare Act In special schools for mentally backward or deaf children (see also under " Other than State Wards ") In hospitals, convalescent homes, &e. In residential colleges In mental hospitals 1,858 464 922 137 26 143 95 74 127 70 18 162 1,747 455 862 135 14 141 63 52 116 49 20 170 1,737 352 786 138 21 107 78 28 129 36 38 166 4,096 3,824 3,616 Other Than State Wards— Young persons supervised by Child Welfare Officers in their own homes pursuant to orders of Courts Infants supervised in private foster-homes licensed under the Infants Act, 1908 Pupils at the Schools for the Deaf, Sumner and Titirangi (excluding State wards) Pupils at special schools for mentally backward children (Otekaike and . Richmond), (excluding State wards) Children supervised by Child Welfare Officers in their own homes without Court order (" preventive " cases) Pupils of the New Zealand Institute for the Blind, for whom the Division makes payments 915 788 250 45 1,569 24 879 772 251 44 1,645 22 854 832 272 49 1,460 16 3,591 3,613 3,483 7,687 7,437 7,099 * Including children who had not formally been committed to the care of the State but over whom the Division exercised legal control —i.e., children under control under section 12 of the Child Welfare Act, or legal warrant, or under supervision and resident in a Child Welfare institution. On 31st March, 1949, there were 64 such children.