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

* Including children who had not formally been committed to the care of the Superintendent 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, 1950, there were 83 such children. Note.—At 31st March, 1950, there were 161 British children (not included in the above table) under the care of the Superintendent.

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— 1948. 1949. 1950. * State Wards — In foster-homes 1,747 1,737 1,771 With relatives or friends 455 352 351 In employment (excluding those with relatives or friends), (including 862 786 702 9 absent on 31st March, 1948 ; 4, 1949 ; and 6, 1950) In Government receiving-homes 135 138 118 In Government hostels 14 21 28 In Government residential training institutions 141 107 136 In private children's homes registered under the Child Welfare Amend63 78 47 ment Act, 1927 In Roman Catholic institutions recognized under the Child Welfare Act 52 28 12 In special schools for mentally backward or deaf children (see also under 116 129 125 " Other than State Wards ") In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. 49 36 22 In residential colleges 20 38 40 In mental hospitals 170 166 150 3,824 3,616 3,502 Other Than State Wards — Young persons supervised by Child Welfare Officers in their own homes 879 854 906 pursuant to orders of Courts Infants supervised in private foster-homes licensed under the Infants 772 832 817 Act, 1908 Pupils at the Schools for the Deaf, Sumner and Titirangi (excluding 251. 272 293 State wards) Pupils at special schools for mentally backward children (Otekaike and 44 49 52 Richmond), (excluding State wards) Children supervised by Child Welfare Officers in their own homes with1,645 1,460 938 out Court order (" preventive " cases) Pupils of the New Zealand Institute for the Blind, for whom the 22 16 17 Division makes payments 3,613 3,483 3,023 7,437 7,099 6,525