EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-3, 1896.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1897 Session II, E-03

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Sess. 11.—1897. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-3, 1896.]

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

No. 1. EXTRACT FEOM THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL EEPORT OF THE MINISTER OP EDUCATION. The inmates discharged from industrial schools during the year numbered 189, and the new inmates 203, so that the increase in the number on the books is 14 —from 1,545 to 1,559. In Government schools the number declined during the year from 1,094 to 1,087 ; in private schools it rose from 451 to 472. Out of 1,559 "inmates" there were 528 who, though subject to the control of the schools, were independent of them so far as maintenance is concerned, 94 being with their friends on probation for discharge, and 434 at service. The number of inmates dependent on the schools was therefore 1,031. The number dependent at the end of 1895 was 1,023. The dependent inmates at the end of 1896 are accounted for as follows: Residing in the schools, 556 (191 in Government schools, 365 in private schools) ; boarded out, 428 (including 11 from private schools) ; with their friends, 94 (including 24 from private schools); in hospital, 5 (including 2 from private schools); in lunatic asylum, 3 (from private schools); in blind asylum, 1 (from Government school) ; in refuges or similar institutions, 30 (including 2 from private school); absent without leave, 8 (from Government schools). It is worthy of particular notice that, although the inmates of the Government schools number 1,087, only 191 (less than 18 per cent.) were actually detained in the schools. Many of the inmates have never once been on the school premises. Innocent children, nominally " sent to Burnham " by Magistrates' warrant, are really sent temporarily to a boarding-house until a suitable foster-home is found for them, and their outfit prepared; and girls committed because they have begun to lead a flagrantly immoral life, or are in great danger of doing so, are at once sent to a suitable institution. In the Government schools the policy is to board out all children of suitable age and character. The authorities of the private schools do not adopt the boarding-out system.

TABLE T.—Inmates, 1895 and 1896.

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loan on; les; Icni :e. ler 'ice, i ;o. Toti a>. i 03 Cβ I 1 a I Q s o ID i p I n 8 r c5 o i 2 a 9 E o A rH rovernment Schools — Auckland Burnham Caversham 'rivate Schools — St. Mary's, Auckland St. Joseph's, Wellington St. Mary's, Nelson 39 164 202 12 9 9 30 176 211 10 107 86 *2 10 10 105 76 43 269 174 ' ' i 21 2 26 41 243 195 92 540 462 20 11 16 8: 48! i Y 7 46 64 247 2 6 46 66 253 14 8 61 6 2 5 20 10 66 60 70 315 6 4 11 Gl 81 321 Totals .. 416 21 9 428 560 8 12 556 569 34 28 575 1,545 41 27 1,55!

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The inmates discharged by warrant in 1896 were 164 in number. The rest of the 189 are accounted for as follows : 5 married with the consent of their guardians, 8 attained the age of 21, 8 were transferred to the Costley Institute, and 4 died. At Ponsonby an infant boy, 14 months old, died of diarrhoea and convulsions; and three inmates of Caversham died —one, a little boy of 2 \, in hospital, of tubercular disease of the knee-joint; one, a girl of 12, boarded out, of whooping-cough and tubercular meningitis; and one, a girl not quite 10, boarded out, of embolism of the heart. Of the 203 new inmates, 35 boys and 32 girls were admitted as destitute; 12 boys and 5 girls as vagrant; 14 boys and 36 girls as living in disreputable places ; one boy as uncontrollable ; 55 boys and 11 girls as guilty of punishable offences; and, by arrangement, one boy and one girl. The information summarised in Table U is not always very explicit, but so far as it goes it seems to indicate that in 35 cases both father and mother were of unsatisfactory character, in 34 cases the father only, in 44 cases the mother only, in 15 other cases the mother at least, and in 68 cases neither, while for the remaining cases data are wanting.

TABLE U.—Admissions, classified according to Parents' Circumstances and Character, 1896.

The following is a list of the several Magistrates' Courts by which the 203 inmates were sent to the schools, with the numbers sent from each Court: Auckland, 33; Paeroa, 2 ; Napier, 5 ; New Plymouth, 3 ; Stratford, 2 ; Wanganui, 3; Patea, 5; Palmerston North, 1 ; Greytown, 1 ; Masterton, 1 ; Woodville, 3 ; Wellington, 52 ; Blenheim, 2 ; Nelson, 4 ; Westport, 1 ; Keefton, 3 ; Greymouth, 10 ; Kumara, 6 ; Kangiora, 2 ; Christchurch, 13 ; Lyttelton, 1; Timaru, 1; oamaru,2; Dunedin,32; Port Chalmers, 1; Lawrence, 2; Waikaia, 2; Tapanui,l; Clyde, 1; Invercargill, 6; Campbelltown, 1 ; Chatham Islands, 1: total, 203. With respect to religious denominations the new inmates are divided as follows: Church of England, 80; Eoman Catholic, 72 ; Presbyterian, 38; Methodist, 6 ; Salvation Army, 3 ; Protestant, 2 ; Baptist, 1 ; Church of Christ, 1. The balances in the Post-Oflice Savings-Bank at the end of the year amounted to ,£9,631 3s. 5d., on account of wages of inmates belonging to Government schools, and £518 ]os. Id. on account of inmates in private schools. The amount withdrawn for inmates of Government schools during the year was £1,007 18s. 9d. The cost of the Government schools and the amount recovered (from Charitable Aid Boards, from parents, from sale of farm produce, &c.) are shown in Table W.

TABLE W.—Cost of Government Schools, 1896.

Mothers described as Children of Doad. Siok, 0( Good Not known ljunauc, Character or not Disabled, (or Poor) stated> Chiracs. Deserters. Total. 'athers described as— Dead Sick, lunatic, disabled, &c. Of good character (or poor) Not known or not stated Of bad character Deserters 10 6 5 1 8 5 16 5 26 1 5 7 1 3 1 19 14 14 5 1 4 6 1 47 15 54 18 46 23 6 3 3 Totals ••I 35 35 60 71) 15

School. Gross Cost of School. Cost of boarding out. (Included in preceding Column.) Recoveries. Net Cost. Liickland Surnham !aversham Totals ialary and expenses of Visiting Officer Jontingeneies £ s. d. 1,144 4 7 6,864 12 6 6,327 5 5 14,336 2 6 £ 5 2,5 3,1 6,2' £ s. d. 512 8 0 2,535 19 10 3,155 16 9 £ s. 312 E 535 1£ 155 ie 204 4 £ s. d. 263 17 6 2,316 ,15 5 4,534 2 3 £ s. a. 880 7 1 4,547 17 1 1,793 8 2 6,204 4 7 7,114 15 2 7,221 7 4 391 1 0 12 17 9 Total 7,625 6 1

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The corresponding table, X, does not include the sums paid by Charitable Aid Boards directly to the managers of the private schools.

TABLE X.—Government Expenditure gn Private Schools, 1896.

No. 2.

Additional Statistics. "Inmates," 31st December, 1896.

Precedent Condition of Children admitted in 1896.

Discharges in 1896.

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School. Payments. Recoveries. Net Expenditure by Government. St. Mary's, Ponsonby (Auckland) St. Joseph's, Wellington St. Mary's, Nelson Totals £ s. d. 554 13 0 402 11 9 2,189 2 9 3,146 7 6 £ s. a. 41 10 0 39 1 7 357 8 11 513 3 0 363 10 2 1,831 13 10 3,146 7 6 438 0 6 2,708 7 0

Go 'eminent Sc: tools. Private Schools. All Sen. )i)IS. Inmates. Auckland. Burnham. Caversham. 0X3 Ponsonby. S o Nelson. s J o B. G. B. G. G. B. G. O n m 3 3 0 S s ! Q B. G. B. G. In the schools Boarded out With friends At service In hospital In lunatic asylum In Blind Asylum, Auckland In refuge or cognate institution Absent without leave .. 14 4 8 10 16 1 25 80 96 36 106 2 25 80 11 09 41 108 10 85 1 35 : 103 8 76 10 4 36 2 13 1 66 4 2 7 1 186 3 14 33 67 4 2 12 317 221 68 232 3 2 239 207 26 202 2 1 556 428 94 434 5 3 184 391 65 328 3 372 36 29 106 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 15 4 11 2 8 30 30 8 24 8 6 I t ■ Totals j 27 54 324 200 249 I 233 I I I 14 52 80 238 88 707 1,559 1,004 554 1 852 524 326 1,559 ,559 482

Go\ arnment Sc] lools. Priv. ite Schools. All School Iβ. Admitted Auckland. Burnham. Caversham. Ponsonby. n o CO «! '$ 1 Nelson. B. G. B, G B. G. B. G. B. G. ]2 o (i. 18 9 5 3 3 2 1 33 8 17 14 1 11 7 3 1 1 26 29 __ I As destitute As vagrant As living in disreputable places As uncontrollable As guilty o{ punishable offences By arrangement 'fl 2 '3 : io 2 '8 5 7 5 15 7 2 3 35 ■ 32 12 : 5 14 i 36 1 55 11 1 j 1 118 I 85 67 17 50 I 66 2 55 22 3 ' 10 Totals { 2 2 10 32 12 203 —» — 77 55 18 1-1 203

Go 'eminent Soln tols. Private Schools. II Schools. .Removed by Auckland. Burnham. Caversbam. Ponsonby. SB is Nelson. r2 8 7. "o B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. G. B. G. Warrant of discharge Death Warrant of transfer to Gostley Institute Attaining age of 21 Marriage 5 6 62 20 15 ' 12 1 2 1 5 1 .. 5 24 1 1 6 25 3 9 107 2 57 2 1C4 i 8 •• i 1 2 2 1 2 2 17 18 2 5 1 8 2 8 5 8 8 5 Totals .. .. \ 13 7 62 24 10 119 18 70 189 86 35

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Numbers of 1895 and 1896 compared.

No. 3. De. Puechas's Eepoet on the Auckland Disteict. Sib,— Auckland, 6th April, 1897. My annual report of the health of the children of the Auckland Industrial School continues to be favourable. We have had no epidemic sickness, and nothing very serious with the exception of one case. One of the elder girls who had earned a good character at service was attacked by a malignant form of cancer, which, after some months of suffering, and in spite of all that could be done for her, caused her death. As I have already fully reported her case to you I need not refer to it at length. The girl whose case I reported on last year, who had so long been a cripple from hip-disease, is now in excellent health and able to walk well without artificial support. There is another case in the school of a cripple from injury to the hip, for whom I hope to be able in due time to report an equally favourable result. The boarded-out children as well as those in the school are, I believe, all well cared for, and most of them likely to prove useful members of our young nation. I have, &c, Aethue G. Puechas, The Secretary for Education. Medical Officer, Auckland Industrial School.

No. 4. Dr. Buens's Eepoet on the Caveksham School. Sib,— Dunedin, May, 1897. I have the honour to report favourably regarding the sanitary condition of the Look-out Point Industrial School. The average numbers have been seventy-seven. There has been no serious illness, and the general health excellent. It is exceptional to have any deaths amongst the boarded-out children who are under my care in the Dunedin district. This year two have to be recorded. Ellen D , aged twelve years and four months, was early recognised as suffering from tubercular meningitis. Availing myself of the privilege you accord me, I called in a consulting physician a week before her death. It is my duty to say that her foster-mother could not have shown more sympathetic attention to a child of her own. Ada E. M , boarded out in Waikouaiti, died suddenly, and the cause of death was found to be embolism of the heart. I need not say that, considering the dilapidated condition of the buildings, it reflects great credit on the management that I can speak so well of the general healthiness of the school. I have, &c, Eobbbt Buens, F.E.C.S., Ed., The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Medical Officer.

No. 5.

Examination Report on Burnham Industrial School.—Examined 7th September, 1896. Pass Subjects.

nrnai ;es. [ncrease or •ecrease. 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 5G0 416 103 419 8 5 1 1 3 14 15 556 428 94 434 5 3 - 4 + 12 - 9 + 15 - 3 _ 2 - 1 1 30 8 - 3 + 16 _ rj Totals 1,545 1,559 + 14

Standard Class. Presented. Examined in Standards. Exoepted. Failed. Passed. Average Age. Yrs. moa. ibove Standard VI. Itandard VI. V. IV. ... III. ... II. I. 2 15 20 14 5 4 2 15 L9 14 5 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 12 12 12 5 12 9 13 2 13 8 12 10 12 7 4 0 Totals 60 69 43

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Glass Subjects. —Grammar, 55 marks; history, 40 marks; geography (Standard 11. only), 55 marks ; elementary science, object-lessons, &c, 40 marks; mental arithmetic, 40 marks. Additional Subjects. —Repetition and recitation, very fair; drill and exercises, very good ; singing, fair (lower division only); needlework, taught outside the school ; comprehension of reading lessons, very good. General Remarks. —ln the aspect of the work presented at examination there is much to commend ; while the bearing, appearance, and behaviour of the children present evidence strongly in favour of the treatment and general training received by the inmates of the institution. The lower section of the school, including Standards I. and 11., and the preparatory class, makes on the whole a good appearance in the subjects prescribed. Spelling, drawing, and arithmetic are done very well indeed ; writing is somewhat uneven in quality ; and reading is rather hesitating—a defect accounted for in many cases by the circumstances of the pupils before entering the school. The oral answering is for the most part bright and intelligent. Standards 111. IV. and V., which form the higher division, acquit themselves creditably in nearly all the "pass " work, dictation and arithmetic being subjects in which most uncertainty is apparent. Reading, writing, composition, and geography have, on the whole, been treated very successfully, and freehand drawing is excellent, some of the pupils in Standards 111. and IV., presenting copies fully equal to the requirements of a good Sixth Standard. Subjects of the "Class" and "Additional" groups have generally received satisfactory attention; and, in this division, also, good oral answering forms a pleasing feature in the routine of examination. Thomas Ritchie, Inspector.

No. 6.

Examination Report on Caversham Insustrial School.—Examined, 14th December, 1896. Pass Subjects.

Note. —The passes awarded in Standards I. and 11. by the Head-master were fully justified by the results of my examination. Class Subjects. —Grammar, very good; history, very good; geography (of Standard II.), excellent; elementary science, object-lessons, &c, very good ; mental arithmetic, weak. Additional Subjects. —Repetition and recitation, good ; drill and exercises, excellent; singing, good ; comprehension of the language of reading-lessons, very good. Order, attention, and manners, excellent. C. R. RIOHAEDSON, Assistant Inspector.

Note.—Owing to the death of Dr. Prins, there is no medical officer's report on the Burnham School for 1896.— Sec. Education. Approximate Coat of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,575 copies), £4 ss.

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Standard ( Class. Name of ' Teacher. 'resente 'resen Presenl 'resent. it. Passi 'assei Above Standard VI. Standard VI. V. ... IV. III. II. I. Preparatory ... I Mr. Burn ... ... „ ... J Miss Christie i 13 19 12 3 —i— 13 19 12 3 10 12 11 2 Total... 47 — —' 47 35