EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-3, 1895.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1896 Session I, E-03

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1896. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-3, 1895.]

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

No. 1. EXTRACT FROM NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. The inmates discharged from industrial schools during the year numbered 185, and the new inmates 175. Correspondingly, the number of names on the rolls has declined from 1,555 to 1,545. At the end of the year the total of 1,545 was made up of 560 inmates residing in the schools (203 in Government schools and 357 in private schools), 416 boarded out (405 from Government schools and 11 from private schools), and 569 licensed to service or to reside with friends or on other accounts absent (486 from Government schools and 83 from private schools). Of the 569 absent inmates, 419 were at service, 103 on probation with friends, 8 in hospitals, 5 in lunatic asylums, 3 at the Costley Training Institution on probation, 1 at a blind asylum, 15 absent without leave, 14 in refuges or preventive institutions, and 1 in prison. The resident and boarded-out inmates reckoned together (as being alike dependent) were 995 at the beginning of the year and 976 at the end. The wages of inmates are deposited in the Post-Office Sayings-Bank. The total amount on deposit on the 31st December, 1895, was £9,436 (£9,090 on account of Government schools, and £346 on account of private schools). The amount withdrawn and paid to inmates, or former inmates, during the year was £1,317, of which £16 3s. 4d. was on account of private schools.

TABLE T.—Inmates, 1894 and 1895.

Of the inmates whose names were removed from the roll during the year six had reached the age of 21, and were ipso facto discharged. One young woman, having married (with the consent of the manager, her guardian) ceased to he under the control of the school. Three were transferred to the Costley Training Institution at the request of the Trustees. There were three deaths I—E. 3.

Boarc 1 otr In Res: iidenee A Seidee, &c. Tot ials. • _ I - I 1 M | _ _ CO <x> u CO a _ S3 CO 6 _ a 1 2 o a ® I _ _ CO c © -2 2 8 r r o - _ CD _ V p I n a 3 ! 10 49 4 I 107 263 17 j 86 174 CD i 3 oi , _ CO Oi <s ; * o ! *1 5 ' - a | q a; o _ _ s __ o <u _ CO _ ~ 2 p w - c O _ n q lovernment Schools — Auckland Burnham Caversham 'rivate Schools— St. Mary's, Auckland St. Joseph's, Wellington St. Mary's, Nelson 43 I 170 i 181 21 4 6 39 164 202 13 ] .. Ill .. 103 | .. 6 6 6 43 .. 269 .. 174 105 544 458 4 18 ' 92 4 j 540 .. I 462 i *4 4 3 47 45 | 1 58 ! 6 263 I .. .. ! 46 11 64 8 16 247 55 40 560 560 8 6 14 8 61 66 70 322 4 6 .. ! 60 .. j 76 7 | 315 24 ! 1,545 Totals 402 24 10 416 593 ' 7 15 6 6 569 1,555 14

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during the year : a boy between 7 and 8 years old died at Nelson, of tubercular meningitis ; a boy of 5 years, boarded out from Burnham, died in hospital of tumour on the brain; and a boy nearly 15 years old, a half-caste Maori, an inmate of Burnham, who had absconded from his place of service, was accidentally shot on the Port Hills, near Christchurch. By warrant of His Excellency the Governor, 172 other inmates were discharged. The new inmates are distinguished, with respect to religious denomination, as follows: Church of England, 76; Koman Catholic, 54; Presbyterian, 26; Methodist, 18; Salvation Army, 1. There were 60 girls among the 175 new inmates: 36 destitute, 6 vagrant, 11 living in disreputable places, 6 guilty of punishable offences, and 1 admitted by arrangement. Of the boys, 50 were destitute, 8 vagrant, 7 living in disreputable places, 2 uncontrollable, 45 guilty of punishable offences, and 3 admitted by arrangement. So far as the information summarised in Table U can be relied on, it appears that in 35 cases father and mother alike were of unsatisfactory character, in 47 cases the father alone, in 29 cases the mother alone, in 54 cases neither ; and in the 10 cases remaining the data are wanting.

TABLE U. —Admissions, classified according to Parents' Circumstances and Character, 1895.

The cost of maintaining the industrial schools and the amount recovered (from Charitable Aid Boards, from parents, from sale of farm produce, &c.) are shown in Tables W and X. These do not differ from the similar tables for 1894 in any degree that seems to call for notice.

TABLE W. —Cost of Government Schools, 1895.

With respect to the Government schools, the average number boarded out was 399, and the cost per head (not reckoning the time spent by the managers and the Visiting Officer in attending to their cases) was (,£6,537 — 399) about £16 7s. Bd. The whole number maintained by the Government schools was on the average 634; and if these cases are charged with the whole expenditure, the cost is about £22 2s. 2d. per head. If, however, the whole number of cases under control (an average of 1,100) is taken into account the gross expenditure is about £12 15s. per head, and the net expenditure about £6 10s.

Mothers described as Children of Dead. Sick, Lunatic. Disabled, &c. Of Good Not known Character or not (or Poor). stated. Of Bad Character. I Deserters. Total. I Fathers described as— Dead Sick, lunatic, disabled, &c. Of good character (or poor) .. Not known or not stated Of bad character Deserters 3 1 9 2 19 1 1 2 1 2 4 15 1 23 1 3 2 10 1 10 9 2 7 7 24 4 1 2 1 2 5 29 i 44 10 58 24 61 5 53 Totals 85 10 01 11 175

School. Gross Cost of School. Cost of boarding out. (Included in preceding Column.) Recoveries. Net Cost. tuckland lurnham Javersham £ s. d. 1,282 1 7 0,002 5 6 6,359 14 8 £ s. d. 648 5 2 2,631 10 8 3,257 12 10 £ s. d. 337 13 9 2,282 8 2 4,228 14 1 £ s. d. 944 7 10 3,719 17 4 2,131 0 7 Totals 13,644 1 9 6,537 8 8 6,848 16 0 6,795 5 9 Salary and expenses of Visiting Office: 373 15 9 Tol ;al 7,169 1 6

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Table X.—Government Expenditure on Private Schools, 1895.

The receipts of the private schools do not include payments made to them by Charitable Aid Boards for maintenance of inmates in cases of indigence. The average number of inmates belonging to these schools during the year was 450 (362 resident, 9 boarded out, 79 at service, &c).

No. 2. Additional Statistics. "Inmates," 31st December, 1895.

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'able OVERNMENT Ixi'ENDITURE ON 'RIVATE lOHOOLS, II School. Payments. Recoveries. Net Expenditure by Government. I £ s. d. St. Mary's, Ponsonby (Auckland) .. ... 485 3 0 St. Joseph's, Wellington .. .. .. j 372 3 0 St. Mary's, Nelson .. .. .. .. 2,21117 6 £ s. d. 18 13 0 78 9 6 323 5 4 £ s. d. 466 10 0 293 13 6 1,888 12 2 _ ! Totals .. .. .. j 3,069 8 6 420 7 1.0 2,648 15 8 , The receipts of the private schools do not incluc by Charitable Aid Boards for maintenance of inmates i average number of inmates belonging to these schoo] (362 resident, 9 boarded out, 79 at service, &c). dude payments made to them ies in cases of indigence. The lools during the year was 450 No. 2. Additional Statistics. "Inmates," 31st December, 1895. Government Schools. Private Schools. All Sch >ols. I "' I w ! a ■ Inmates. Auckland.) Burnham. Caversham. Ponsonby. 3 § Nelsi js_ B. G. B. G. B. | G. B. G. G. B, - . . - . ; In the schools .. ! .. 10 75 32 ! 40 ': 46 12 34 ■ 64 184 Boarded out .. .. 22 17 ! 87 77 105 ; 97 '- .. .. \ 4 3 With friends .. .. 1 1 38 20 8 10 .. 2 6 15 At service .. .. 8 27 123 72 76 62 1 11 1 24 In hospital .. 4 .. 3 1 In lunatic asylum .. 1 .. .. 3 In Blind Asylum, Auckland .. .. 1 • ■ • ■ In refuge or cognate institution .. 5 .. 7 I .. .. ; .. At Costley Institute on j probation .. ..13 .. .. J .. .. .'. Absent without leave .. j .. .. 7 .. ] 8 .. .. .. ' .. In gaol .. .. i 1 ■ • • | .. I .. .. I .. J 37 55 | 334 206 j 240 ! 222 13 47 I 76 229 1 92 540 462 _ 60 55 63 4 2 14 1 >n. G. 311 217 62 232 7 4 >' ; B •» ° ■ •_ ° 249 199 41 187 1 1 560 416 103 419 8 5 187 373 378 37 71 32 331 88 6 2 1 4 _ ■_ <s O o rH 6 o a _ 1 a _• '$ o r-. 1 1 1 2 14 14 8 6 I 3 3 15 1 3 15 1 3 .. 13 2 1 | 1 37 55 j ___ 86 853 1^ 692 | 1,545 1,000 544 1^545 1 5 S45 Precedent Condition of Children admitted j Prec in .895. tTTHD Go 1 •eminent Schools. Private Schools. All School ts. Admitted Auckland. Burnham. Caversham. B. G B. G. _) Ponsonby. || Nolson _jS I I B. G. G. B. G. o 3 m as IB. G. o H As destitute As vagrant As living in disreputable places As uncontrollable As guilty of punishable offences By arrangement 1 2 2 1 2 i ! I | 2 13 ; 5 ! 24 17 4 2 6 8 4 50 ! 36 1 3 1 .. ....;.. 2 5 2 8 6 2 25 .. .. ill ..2 3 711 1 : I .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 34 j 4 2 .. .. .. 1 9 1 45 6 i 3 j .. j I 3: 1 6 56 | 15 I 26 17 5 I 3 9 25 | 10 115 | 60 71 43 8 35 175 36 866 14 11 18 2; 6 51 1 4 Totals I 3 6 60 175Discharges in 1895. Government Schools. Private Schools. All Schools x>ls. rfl ■ •*> a . Removed by Auckland. Burnham. Caversham. oa 2 g rH O ?« £ B. G. B. G. B. I G. G. G. Varrant of discharge .. .. 6 13 47 20 23 14 4 3 )eath .. .. .. 2 Varrant of transfer to Costley Institute 2 1 ttaining age of 21 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. 1 larriage .. .. .. .. .. I 1 f 9 j 14 49 24 23 16 4 3 Totals .. .. \ - — i " ■ — — [ 23 73 39 Nelson. V- 0 --[r? a 30 12 106 66 1 .. 3 .. .... 2 1 .... 15 1 31 12 112 73 43 185 — 0 172 3 6 1 185

'able OVERNMENT Ixi'ENDITURE ON 'RIVATE lOHOOLS, II School. Payments. Recoveries. Net Expenditure by Government. I £ s. d. St. Mary's, Ponsonby (Auckland) .. ... 485 3 0 St. Joseph's, Wellington .. .. .. j 372 3 0 St. Mary's, Nelson .. .. .. .. 2,21117 6 £ s. d. 18 13 0 78 9 6 323 5 4 £ s. d. 466 10 0 293 13 6 1,888 12 2 _ ! Totals .. .. .. j 3,069 8 6 420 7 1.0 2,648 15 8 , The receipts of the private schools do not incluc by Charitable Aid Boards for maintenance of inmates i average number of inmates belonging to these schoo] (362 resident, 9 boarded out, 79 at service, &c). dude payments made to them ies in cases of indigence. The lools during the year was 450 No. 2. Additional Statistics. "Inmates," 31st December, 1895. Government Schools. Private Schools. All Sch >ols. I "' I w ! a ■ Inmates. Auckland.) Burnham. Caversham. Ponsonby. 3 § Nelsi js_ B. G. B. G. B. | G. B. G. G. B, - . . - . ; In the schools .. ! .. 10 75 32 ! 40 ': 46 12 34 ■ 64 184 Boarded out .. .. 22 17 ! 87 77 105 ; 97 '- .. .. \ 4 3 With friends .. .. 1 1 38 20 8 10 .. 2 6 15 At service .. .. 8 27 123 72 76 62 1 11 1 24 In hospital .. 4 .. 3 1 In lunatic asylum .. 1 .. .. 3 In Blind Asylum, Auckland .. .. 1 • ■ • ■ In refuge or cognate institution .. 5 .. 7 I .. .. ; .. At Costley Institute on j probation .. ..13 .. .. J .. .. .'. Absent without leave .. j .. .. 7 .. ] 8 .. .. .. ' .. In gaol .. .. i 1 ■ • • | .. I .. .. I .. J 37 55 | 334 206 j 240 ! 222 13 47 I 76 229 1 92 540 462 _ 60 55 63 4 2 14 1 >n. G. 311 217 62 232 7 4 >' ; B •» ° ■ •_ ° 249 199 41 187 1 1 560 416 103 419 8 5 187 373 378 37 71 32 331 88 6 2 1 4 _ ■_ <s O o rH 6 o a _ 1 a _• '$ o r-. 1 1 1 2 14 14 8 6 I 3 3 15 1 3 15 1 3 .. 13 2 1 | 1 37 55 j ___ 86 853 1^ 692 | 1,545 1,000 544 1^545 1 5 S45 Precedent Condition of Children admitted j Prec in .895. tTTHD Go 1 •eminent Schools. Private Schools. All School ts. Admitted Auckland. Burnham. Caversham. B. G B. G. _) Ponsonby. || Nolson _jS I I B. G. G. B. G. o 3 m as IB. G. o H As destitute As vagrant As living in disreputable places As uncontrollable As guilty of punishable offences By arrangement 1 2 2 1 2 i ! I | 2 13 ; 5 ! 24 17 4 2 6 8 4 50 ! 36 1 3 1 .. ....;.. 2 5 2 8 6 2 25 .. .. ill ..2 3 711 1 : I .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 34 j 4 2 .. .. .. 1 9 1 45 6 i 3 j .. j I 3: 1 6 56 | 15 I 26 17 5 I 3 9 25 | 10 115 | 60 71 43 8 35 175 36 866 14 11 18 2; 6 51 1 4 Totals I 3 6 60 175Discharges in 1895. Government Schools. Private Schools. All Schools x>ls. rfl ■ •*> a . Removed by Auckland. Burnham. Caversham. oa 2 g rH O ?« £ B. G. B. G. B. I G. G. G. Varrant of discharge .. .. 6 13 47 20 23 14 4 3 )eath .. .. .. 2 Varrant of transfer to Costley Institute 2 1 ttaining age of 21 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. 1 larriage .. .. .. .. .. I 1 f 9 j 14 49 24 23 16 4 3 Totals .. .. \ - — i " ■ — — [ 23 73 39 Nelson. V- 0 --[r? a 30 12 106 66 1 .. 3 .. .... 2 1 .... 15 1 31 12 112 73 43 185 — 0 172 3 6 1 185

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Numbers of 1894 and 1895 compared.

No. 3. Dr. Pubchas's Eepobt on the Auckland Distbict. It is pleasant to have to report that another year has passed without a death among the children under my charge in connection with the Auckland Industrial School. Although typhoid fever has for some time been unusually prevalent, we have nqt had a single case. The health of the boarded-out children has been exceptionally good, and in the Parnell Home most of the cases have been of an ordinary character. There have been two exceptions, in each of which it was necessary to recur to surgical operation, with the gratifying result that the patients are now in excellent health, and can walk well without artificial support. It gives me much pleasure to add that this result is largely due to the efficient aid of my son, A. Challinor Purchas, M.B. and CM. of Edinburgh, as operator, and to the excellent nursing and constant care of Miss Jackson and her assistant, Miss Clarke. ' Auckland, 9th June, 1896. A. G. Puechas, M.E.G.S., Eng., and L.S.A.

No. 4. Dr. Pbins's Eepobt on Buenham School. Sir,-— Christchurch, May, 1896. I have the honour to forward the following report on the Industrial School at Burnham :— During the year no special cases of illness occurred : the inmates have generally enjoyed good health. The institution has been kept clean and in good order. The new additions to the main building will, when completed, add considerably to the convenience and comfort of the staff and inmates. The boys and girls—numbering 169—boarded out are doing well in their foster-homes. This system continues to give complete satisfaction. The boys and girls (192) in situations are on the whole doing exceedingly well. The band continues to afford enjoyment to the inmates, and gives satisfaction whenever they are invited out to play. The garden and orchard are giving profitable returns. The Manager and Matron still take the greatest interest in the school, and study the comfort and happiness of the inmates. They are cordially assisted by the other members of the staff. I have, &c, The Minister of Education, Wellington. H. H. Prins, Medical Officer.

No. 5. Db. Bukns's Eepobt on Cavbksham School. Sib, — Dunedin, 4th June, 1896. I have much pleasure in being able to give a satisfactory account of the health of the inmates of the Industrial School for the past year. The continued good health of the children furnishes little material for a report. The absence of any fever or continued sickness is the best proof of the salubrity of the site, and of the success of the sanitary precautions sedulously looked after by the Manager. The one death—that of C E. M occurred in Dunedin Hospital. On his reception into the school he was noted as suffering from rickets and diseased bone, and, after a fortnight's residence, was sent to hospital for more skilled nursing. The boarded-out children continue to be looked after with every attention from their fosterparents. I trust that the present quiet state of affairs will not lead to forgetfulness of the dilapidated condition of the buildings. Neglect in this direction savours strongly of tempting Providence. I have, &c, The Secretary for Education, Wellington. Eobbrt Bitbns, F.E.C.S., Ed.

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Inmates. 1894. Increase or Decrease. |_ I In the schools Boarded out With friends At service In hospital In lunatic asylum In gaol In Blind Asylum, Auckland At Costley Institute In refuge or cognate institution Absent without leave 593 402 116 408 4 4 560 416 103 419 8 6 1 1 3 14 .1.5 - 33 + 14 - 13 + 11 + 4 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 8 + 6 _ 3 2 8 18 Totals 1,555 1,545 - 10