THE STATE'S CHILDREN.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 211, 7 September 1927, Page 9

THE STATE'S CHILDREN.

A GKOWIRO WORK.

WANTS DEPARTMENT OF ITS OWN.

Of the 10,299 children maintained by the State, 7256 come directly or indirectly under the Chad Welfare breach of the Education Department. Aueklanders interacted in the natter net iMt night aad paeted the following resolution: That in the opinion of this conference it would be in the best interest* of child welfare in New Zealand that the Child Welfare branch of the Education Department should be separated from the Education Department and become a separate and distinct department under an oftVer directly responsible to the Minister in charge."

Mr. C. J. Tunka, the merer of the motion, eaid the nature of the ehM welfare work bad greatly changed since it waa made a branch of the Education Department. It had also developed to such an extent that a separate department should now be created. "was highly specialised work and the e n*iale had to doVith not only the W"eat«. Department, but with Justice, Health, and other departmenta. Dr. Mildred Staley pointed out that if a separate department were created it might then be po""* ♦? *** •*«« of physical research, which waa greatly needed in New Zealand. The meeting adopted the above raaat*. tie. eaairfmowjy, and agreed to farjrard it to the Prime Minister aai other Zmbf of the Cabin*.