THE REFORMATORY QUESTION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6869, 6 March 1883, Page 5

THE REFORMATORY QUESTION.

[i'Bß FBBBB AMOOIAtIOJT.] DUfIJEJDm, MABCK 6. Another deputation on the reformatory question w&itod on the Hon T. Pick to-day. Archdeacon Edwards introduced the subject, referring to the previous interriew with the Hon F. Whitaier. Mr Dick, in replying, Kinted out that in the Industrial Act, which had got passed last session, they had the power of class) ficatioß, and he thought this would be of great terries. The Ac* was sesreely in working order, and its provisions would require very careful sifting. Astotbe ••portion of sexes, he had never heard any eraiplainte on that point ia connection wttn the ieheol at Caverehen, and that hif'w

there wet* to well controlled that, «* 'a* « he knew, there had been no complaint in eonaeetloa with the mixing of the boys and o*l*. Complaints of that nature had been mad* in connection with tho Auckland school years ago, but th&t ww before it was under the control of the Government. A much better arrangement had sow been made in the shape of tho board.Bg*out system, which tha Government intended extending greatly. They proposed to board out tho younger children u fast m they could \ that was aa faet at they could find foster mother* who would care well for them. He thought that the deputation could help tho Government greatly by finding out respectable motherly women, who would, at a moderate fee, take charge of these young ohildreu • and this would be a satisfactory arrangement, for by largely reducing the number of children in the schools, it would enable the classification •(theme to work better. After further conversation, Mr Dick laid ho would be glad to pay etery attention to the views of the deputation on the matter, and receive their aiisistance in doing the best for a subject that hud coat him much thought.