EDUCATION: CHILD WELFARE, STATE CARE OF CHILDREN, SPECIAL SCHOOLS, AND INFANT-LIFE PROTECTION. [In continuation of E.—4, 1935.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1936 Session I, E-04

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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: CHILD WELFARE, STATE CARE OF CHILDREN, SPECIAL SCHOOLS, AND INFANT-LIFE PROTECTION. [In continuation of E.—4, 1935.]

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

No. I.—EXTRACT FROM THE FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. CHILD WELFARE. Number of Children under Supervision. The total number of children under the supervision of the Child W elf are Branch as at 31st March, 1936, was 7,272, classed under the following headings : — State wards — In foster-homes, hostels, and with friends . . .. .. .. 2,660 In situations (includes 14 absent without leave) .. .. .. 948 In Government institutions, receiving-homes, &c. .. .. .. 203 In private institutions . . . . . • • • • • • • 150 Inmates in special schools for backward children . . . . . . 240 In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. .. . . . . . 61 At School for Deaf, Sumner .. .. .. .. .. 7 4,269 Young persons supervised in their own homes by Child Welfare Officers, by order of Court . . . . . • • ■ • • • • • • 892 Infants supervised in foster-homes registered under the Infants Act . . 836 Pupils at School for Deaf, Sumner (other than State wards (7) included in figures above) .. . . • • • • ■ • • • • • 109 Children dealt with as preventive cases .. . . .. . . 1, 143 Children at New Zealand Institute for Blind for whom the Department makes payment .. .. ■ ■ • • • • • ■ • • 23 Total 7,272 The number of children committed to the care of the Superintendent during the year ended 31st, March, 1936, v/as 440, classified according to reasons for committal, as follows: Indigent, 175 ; delinquent, 23 ; detrimental environments, 57 ; neglected, 14 ; not under proper control, 108 ; accused or guilty of punishable offence, 63 ; and, in addition, 6 were admitted by private arrangement (section 12, I—E. 4.

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Child Welfare Act), 44 were temporarily admitted, while 5 were placed under supervision and ordered to be detained in residence for a period, making the total number of admissions for the year 495. Of the children committed, 67 had been dealt with previously by the Courts for other offences, for which they had received terms of supervision. Classified according to the age at the time of admission, the numbers, including temporary admissions and those admitted under section 12, Child Welfare Act, and those ordered supervision with residence) are as follows : Under six months, 64 ; over six months and under one year, 13 ; from one to five years, 74 ; from five to ten years, 101 ; from ten to fourteen years, 121 ; over fourteen years, 122. The length of period of residence for the children temporarily admitted was from one day to seven weeks. Of the children in foster-homes at the 31st March, 1936, 98 over the age of fourteen years were receiving further education, 57 at primary schools and 41 at secondary or technical schools. Furthermore, 31 children under the age of fourteen years were receiving higher education. In addition, there were 15 residing m hostels receiving secondary education, and 6 children were boarding in colleges. No. 2. —STATEMENT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CHILD WELFARE BRANCH. FOE THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1936. Cases appearing before the Children's Courts. The number of children dealt with by the Children's Courts during the year was 2,273, and, of these, 616 were placed under the supervision of Child Welfare Officers, and 8 had their supervision extended. Of the children placed under supervision, 24 were subsequently committed to the care of the Superintendent. The number committed to the care of the Superintendent and admitted to institutions, such as receiving-homes, special schools, training-farms, &c., was 440, but all of these with the exception of 98 (56 boys and 42 girls), who required further training, were suitably provided for in the community before the close of the year. The other children (1,209) appearing before the Courts were dealt with in a manner not calling for supervision by a Child Welfare Officer (see details below). At the 31st March, 1936, there was a total number of 892 children under the supervision of Child Welfare Officers by order of the Courts. Of the number (616) placed under supervision this year, 45 had previously been dealt with by the Courts and placed under supervision. The Magistrate ordered 5 children to spend a period in an institution. The following statement indicates the number appearing before all such Courts and the action taken : Committals, 440 ; supervision, 611 ; supervision with residence, 5 ; extended supervision, 8 ; admonished and discharged, 477 ; dismissed, 59 ; returned to institutions, 25 ; adjourned, 36 ; adjourned sine die, 24 ; convicted and fined, 34 ; Borstal, 15 ; convicted and discharged, 5 ; probation, 5 ; admonished and ordered to make restitution, 211 ; ordered to an institution, 2 ; referred to Magistrate's Court, 6 ; referred to Supreme Court, 2 ; ordered to come up for sentence, 12 ; birched, 2 ; admonished and fined, 9 ; admonished and costs, 22 ; driver's license cancelled, 2. By-law cases : Admonished and discharged, 129 ; convicted and fined, 90 ; convicted and costs, 13 ; convicted and discharged, 2 ; dismissed, 9 : total by-law cases, 265. Of the total, 586 were charged with theft; 76, wilful damage ; 203, indigency ; 189, not under proper control; 134, delinquency ; 127, mischief ; 115, breaking, entering, and theft; 67, detrimental environments ; 62, conversion ; 19, throwing stones ; 23, indecent assault; 14, disorderly conduct; 31, receiving; 6, dangerous driving; 10, assault; 28, neglected: 3, discharging firearms: 11, false pretences; 1, idle and disorderly; 9, obscene language; 9, attempted theft; 1, breach of supervision ; 7, carnal knowledge ; 8, unlawfully on premises ; 6, cruelty to animals ; 5, obscene writing ; 10, breaking and entering ; 3, rape ; 4, forgery ; 2, vagrancy ; 4, negligent riding ; 16, driving without license ; 1, aiding and abetting ; 1, drunkenness ; 2, fraud ; 1, attempted-murder ; 1, incest; 3, indecent exposure ; 5, negligent driving ; 6, breaking and entering with intent; 80, breaking insulators ; 2, false information ; 4, indecency f 1, burglary ; 2, absconding ; 8, trespass ; 7, obstruction on railway lines ; 16, breach of Motor-vehicles Act; 1, breach of Harbour Boards Act; 4, breach of Post and Telegraph Act; 3, breach of Railways Act; 11, breach of Fire Brigades Act; 6, breach of Acclimatization Act; 4, breach of Licensing Act; 50, breach of Arms Act; and 265, breach of city by-laws : total, 2,273. The records show that of the numbers dealt with 180 had been before the Courts for previous offences,

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In addition to the above, there were 18 cases dealt with by the Magistrates under the provisions of section 17 of the Amendment Act, 1927, and the informations dismissed as trivial; while there were also 86 cases in which, as a result of consultation between the Child Welfare Officer and the Police, the informations were regarded as of insufficient importance to warrant Court action, the children concerned being adequately dealt with otherwise, usually as preventive cases under the supervision of a Child Welfare Officer for a period. Preventive Work. An important part of the work of the Child Welfare Officers is that of adjusting conditions in homes and in connection with families in order to prevent the committal of children to the care of the State, or of coming before the Courts at all. In very many cases parents whose children are difficult to manage avail themselves of the services of Child Welfare Officers for the purpose of supervision and friendly guidance. At the end of the year there was a total number of 1,143 children being dealt with in this connection. Table 1 shows the number of cases notified during the year. Table 1. —Preventive Cases. The following table shows the number of preventive cases notified by Child Welfare Officers during the year ended 31st March, 1936 : —

Children under the Guardianship of the Superintendent op the Child Welfare Branch. At the 31st March, 1936, there were 4,269 children under control (excluding those mentioned under separate heading below), and of these 203 were in residence at Government receiving-homes (many of these only temporarily), training-farms, and training institutions, 240 in special schools for mentally backward" children, 71 in the four private Roman Catholic schools recognized under the Child Welfare Act, 2,066 children were boarded out in foster-homes, 934 were in situations, and 556 residing under license with relatives and friends. The remainder were in various private institutions. Young persons over school age in employment numbered 896 males and 478 females (a number of whom are residing with friends), included in the total of 4,269. Of the males 650 were farm workers (182 skilled in dairy work and cheese-making, and 468 competent to milk and carry out general farm work), 53 labourers, 50 factory employees, 25 shop-assistants, 6 drivers, 11 garage assistants, 15 bootmakers, 1 upholsterer, 2 painters, 8 carpenters, 22 messengers, 4 engineers, 2 motor-body builders, 1 salesman, 1 teacher, 10 butchers, 1 tinsmith, 4 tailors, 6 warehouse assistants, 3 clerks, 3 bakers, 1 artist, 5 nursery hands, 2 timber hands, 2 cabinetmakers, 3 plasterers, and 5 racing-stable hands. Of the girls 389 were domestic workers, 56 factory employees, 8 dressmakers, 4 shop-assistants, 7 clerks, 2 waitresses, 1 usher, 4 tailoresses, 3 machinists, 2 teachers, 1 book-binder, and 1 laundress. Of the above, 128 (94 boys and 34 girls, including some apprentices) were being partly maintained by the State. Blind children : Where necessary the Department arranges with the New Zealand Institute for the Blind for the admission of pupils. At the 31st March, 1936, 23 such pupils were maintained as Government pupils. Infant-life Protection (Infants Act, 1908). At the end of the year 836 infants and young children were supervised in 757 licensed fosterhomes. Of these homes, 689 had one child each, 59 had 2 children each, 7 had 3 children each, and 2 had 4 children each. Payments for maintenance, which were made by the relatives, ranged from ss. to 255. per week for each child. Out of the 1,298 infants who were residing in licensed homes throughout the year there were two deaths.

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District. Number of Families, j Number of Children. _J I North Auckland .... .. .. •• •• 19 49 Auckland .. .. .. • • • • • • 21 41 Hamilton .. .. .. •• •■ •• 4 13 Gisborne .. .. • • • • • • • • 8 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. • • • • • • 8 26 Hawera .. .. .. .. • - • • • • 4 6 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. • • 14 34 Palmerston North .. .. .. • • • • 15 38 Wellington 21 42 Nelson and Marlborough .. .. .. .. •• 8 19 West Coast (South Island) North Canterbury . . . . . • • • • • 17 35 South Canterbury .. . . .. .... 25 46 Otago 24 72 Southland .. .. .. •• •• ■• 19 32 Totals 207 462_

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Table 2.-Particulars of Children admitted to and removed from Licensed Foster-homes during Year ended 31st December, 1935.

Adoptions. By an arrangement with the Department of Justice, applications for adoptions are investigated by Child Welfare Officers before being dealt with by Magistrates. During the year ended 31st December, 1935, 316 children were adopted (37 of these being State wards), and in 22 of these cases premiums were approved by the Courts. Of the total number of children adopted, 49 were under the age of six months, 48 between the age of six and twelve months, 114 between the age of one and five years, 61 between the age of five and ten years, and 44 between the age of ten and fifteen years. During the period one order was revoked. Children in Residence in Private Orphanages. r following information supplied by the authorities shows the number of orphanages and private admissions to such orphanages during the year:—

Table 3.

During the year advice was received that three homes were permanently closed, and six homes closed temporarily. Two new homes were opened during the year. The particulars regarding parentage were as follows : 219 children had no parents, 268 had onlv mother living, and 684 had only father living. y

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m tl O ° O O O A3 *>• * m *• += m * ,i — 2 nd S 6 §§ SS S§ SS S§ ° TCr6 Totals Months. i|_ £►* o>h ccf* Years. ±OMli> - <°S -«■ o> »-* £« On the books at 31st December, 1934 79 74 123 103 121 115 112 ' 89 816 Placed in foster-homes or transferred 177 77 75 48 45 34 26 ' 482 from other districts during 1935 , J Totals •• •• 256 151 198 151 166 149 .138 I 89 1,298 Eemoved from homes — By parents or guardians .. 14 31 47 23 34 27 | 18 12 206 Deaths .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 Adopted without premium .. 14 24 24 10 5 5 7 4 93 In homes to which exemption 2 .. 2 3 3 10 was granted during 1935 Brought under operation of 7 7 8 3 3 2 3 33 Child Welfare Act during 1935 Written off books during 1935 10 3 5 6 3 6 85 118 for various other reasons i I Total withdrawals .. 48 66 86 42 48 35 33 104 462 On the books at 31st December, 1935 86 76 130 126 125 110 116 I 67 836

i "T~ ■_, $ Admissions during 1935. I Deaths during 1935 n *^ e Orphanages at 31st ° §, __ _ December, 1935. Denomination. «J IS ā as • I 2 H o . ■ „ . m .• o ~ T 5 ii I i i u 1 U U il I i|i! I : i i i — Anglican .. . . 20 30 i 16 58 230 .. . . 1 l 14 16 95 goo Roman Catholic 12 25 ,: 8 139 341 2 .. 2 5 7 12 161 830 Salvation Army .. 1 13 149 10 ' 54 304 3 .. .. 3 21 7 70 388 Presbyterian .. 15 . . .. ; 37 I 118 1 fi9 sfio Methodist .. ..! 5 .... 15 40 ' " 18 f«7 Plymouth Brethren .. 1 .... 1 5 5 27 Baptist .. .. 1 .. .. 5 17 ;: :: :; ;; ;; i 8 5 \ Masonic .. ..2 22 .. 00 undenominational .. 14 8 13 268 749 '2 77 323 Totals.. .. 83 212 J 47 577 1,826 5 .. 3 10 44 I 35 496 2,795 I

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Table 4. —Status of Children and Young Persons under the Guardianship of the Superintendent at 31st March, 1936.

The following table shows the admissions according to age :—

Table 5. —Committals and Admissions during the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

Table 6 below shows the admissions classified according to the causes of admission. Of the total number (495) 175 were indigent, 108 not under proper control, 63 charged with punishable offences, 23 delinquent, 57 living in detrimental environments, and 14 neglected. Of the number admitted under these headings (440), 342 were placed out in the community before the 31st March, 1936.

Table 6. —Committals and Admissions during the Year ended 31st March, 1936, classified according to Causes of Admission.

Table 7. —Children before the Courts during the Year ended 31st March, 1936, and placed under the Supervision of Child Welfare Officers.

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Status. Boys. Girls. Totals. : i In residence .. .. .. .. .. 103 100 203 Boarded out .. .. ., .. .. 1,167 899 2,066 At service (includes 4 boys and 16 girls at day service) 606 328 934 With friends .. .. .. .. .. 308 248 556 In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. .... 40 21 61 In refuges or cognate institutions .. .. .. 2 33 35 In orphanages .. .. .. .. .. 23 21 44 Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 11 3 14 Y.M.C.A. Hostel, Auckland .. .. .. 15 .. 15 In colleges .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 6 In Girls' Hostel, Wellington .. .. .. .. 17 17 In residence, Roman Catholic schools .... 29 42 71 In schools for mentally backward .. .. .. 182 58 240 In School for Deaf, Sumner (State wards) .... 1 6 7 Totals .. ... .. .. 2,490 1,779 4,269

Boys. Girls. Totals. Under six months .. .. .. .. 37 27 64 Over six months and under one year . . .. 9 4 13 One year to five years .. .. . .. 33 41 74 Five years to ten years .. .. .. .. 55 46 101 Ten years to fourteen years .. .. .. 75 46 121 Over fourteen years .. .. .. .. 71 51 122 Totals .. .. 280 215 495

i i — j Taken charge of as Boys. i Girls. Totals, ' " ' " I I I indigent .. .. .. .. .. 96 79 175 Delinquent .. .. .. .. .. 16 7 23 Detrimental environment .. .. .. . . 20 37 57 Neglected .. .. ,. .. .. 8 6 14 Not under proper control .. .. .. .. 50 58 108 Accused or guilty of punishable offence .... 53 10 63 Admission by private arrangement (section 12, Child Welfare Act) 4 2 6 Temporary arrangement .. .. .. .. 28 16 44 Supervision, with residence.. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 Totals .. .. .. .. 280 215 495 Note.—Of the number (440) actually committed to the care of the Superintendent, 67 had been previously dealt with by the Courts and placed under supervision.

I Boys. Girls. Totals. I i , Charged with an offence .. .. .. .. ! 377 33 410 Delinquent .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 19 111 Not under proper control .. .. .. . . 59 22 81 In detrimental environment .. .. .. .. 3 7 10 Indigent .. . . .. .. .. .. : 4 . . 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 535 81 616 Note.—8 of the above were again before the Courts during this period and were placed under a further term of supervision; 24 were again before the Courts during this period and were committed to the care of the Superintendent ; 31 were already under supervision, and 5 were ordered to spend a period in an institution. Furthermore, 45 had previously been under supervision.

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Table 8.—Admissions classified according to Parents' Circumstances and Character (arranged in Families).

In 24 families committed, representing 35 children, the parents were living apart. Of the children committed, 16 had both parents dead, 37 had mother dead, and 37 had father dead.

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Reasons for Admission of Children. . 52 1 'A •g 0D- g V O fc! CD .2 Ph _cj 'k! P"i .{? pj <» ki o •£5 42 1—4 Cj 2 ® "?H S © Father described as Mother described as -g g S^.Pn^JSrgggjsag © pi "o „h "£ s-< M <d O C ,2 (D ® bt) cr< <u cō§ © K? '!») 50 m C!j 3 .g -a -g I g °s E?.l e -pi 3 « ® h §0 H Q fl 43 2°9 0r ci® '•Ē s§ II & (5 * ■ *- • cc f Good .. .. 18 15 .. 2 36 33 20 1 128 Questionable .. 4 1 1 .. 3 .. 1 . • 10 Bad . . . . 1 1 2 Good .. . .<! Dead 3 1 3 2 4 ..13 Deserter .. 1 • • ■ ■ 1 Mentally unfit . . 2 1 . . ■ •' • • 3 Character unknown . . 2 1 I. 1 ■ • 5 f Good .. .. 5 1 2 3 6 2 ..19 Questionable .. 9.. 1 4 4 6 1 ..25 Bad 2 2 Questionable .. ■{ Dead .. .. 3 2 .. .. .. 5 Deserter .. 2 . . . . . . .. 2 Mentally unfit .. 3 .. .. 1 1 ■■ 1 ■■ 6 Character unknown 1 1 • ■ 2 f Good .. .. 4.. .. 2 4 2 2 ..14 Questionable 1 1 •• ■■ 2 Bad .. Bad .. .. 1 .. .. 2 2 5 I Dead .. .. 3 .. .. 1 4 [_ Mentally unfit .. 1 .. 1 .. .. •• •• •• 2 ' Good .. 2 1 .... 5 4 3 1 16 Questionable .. 1 .. . • 4 .. .. •• 5 , J Bad .. .. 1 1 •• •• 2 Dead ' ' ' * 1 Dead . . . . 8 2 . . 10 Mentally unfit . . 2 . • • • 2 I Character unknown . . 1 • • • • 1 x f Good .. .. 1 1 Deserter - \ Questionable .. 1 1 , T ,,, c . J Questionable 1 1 •• •• 2 Mentally unfit .. j Mentally unfit .. , 1 Physically unfit .. Good .. 1 f Good .. 24 .. .. .. 1 1 .. • • 26 Questionable .. 13 .. 1 3 .. .. 2 .. 19 Bad . . . . 2 . . . . 1 3 Character unknown <J Dead . . 2 . . 2 Deserter . . .. 1 • • • • 1 Mentally unfit . . 2 . . • • 2 Character unknown .. 2 . . . . 1 .. 1 2 .. 6 f Good .. .. 8 .. • • 8 j Questionable .. 3 1 ■■ 4 Identity unknown <J Mentally unfit . . 2 . . .. 2 Character unknown .. 1 1 •• •• 2 [_ Identity unknown . . 1 .. . . 1 • • • • 2 Totals .. .. 136 19 ' 5 29 72 60 45 5 371 Families whose Parent or Parents were described as "Addicted to Drink.'' (Numbers included in above figures also.) Good .. . . Addicted to drink 1 . • ■ ■ • • 1 f Dead .. 1 1 •• 2 , u • 1 J Good .. .. 1 .. •• 1 3 .. .. .. 5 Addicted to drink Degerter 1 1 [_ Addicted to drink .. 7 • • • ■ 7 Totals .. .. 8 3 5 *16 * Note. —These families represent 20 children.

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Table 9.—Admissions classified according to Religious Beliefs.

The records show that of this total 145, or 29-29 per cent, were known to be illegitimate. The children admitted were from the following districts : Christchurch, 78 ; Wellington, 71 ; Auckland, 65 ; Dunedin, 34 ; Hamilton, 29 ; Palmerston North, 24 ; Invercargill, 19 ; Nelson, 15 ; Blenheim, 13 ; Napier, 12 ; New Plymouth, 11 ; Rangiora, 10 ; Hastings, 8 ; Timaru, 8 ; Kaiapoi, 7 ; Greymouth, 7; Opunake, 6 ; Wanganui, 6 ; Taumarunui, 5 ; Pahiatua, 5 ; Petone, 4 ; Hawera, 4 ; Waihi, 4; Te Awamutu, 3 ; Waimate, 3 ; two from each of the following places: Raetihi, Taupo, Thames, Dargaville, Lower Hutt, Masterton, Dannevirke, Maungaturoto, Gore, Temuka ; one from each of the following places : Gisborne, Rotorua, Ruatoria, Carterton, Cambridge, Opotiki, Patea, Huntly, Te Aroha, Pukekohe, Upper Hutt, Stratford, Otahuhu, Levin, Whangarei, Ohakune, Chatham Islands, Naseby, Port Chalmers, Westport, Oamaru, Ashburton, Winton, and Kaikoura: 289 from the North Island ; 206 from the South Island : total, 495.

Table 10. —Inmates discharged from Control during the Year ended 31st March, 1936

Table 11. —Institutions for Backward Children: Numbers at 31st March, 1936.

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■i d ! £ I 1 ° § B J? "3 ™ °° Number .. .. .. 246 88 79 21 | 39 8 3 17 1 3 495 Percentage .. .. .. 49-69J17 -7715-96 4-24 7-88 1-62 0-61 1-42 0-2 0-61100-0

Boys. Girls. Totals. . i I Discharged (section 23, Child Welfare Act) .. .. 277 110 387 Attained the age of twenty-one years .. .. i 13 27 40 Adopted .. . . .. .. .. j 13 20 33 Returned to relatives .. .. . . .. ! 33 20 53 Died .. .. .. .. .. .. l 4 5 Married . . . . .. ,. . . .. . . 18 18 Totals .. .. .. .. 337 199 536

Richmond Otekaike „ , , (Girls). (Boys). Totals ' In residence .. . , .. . . . . 57 182 239 On vacation .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 5 Day pupils . . . . . . . . . . I 1 . . 1 Day service .. . . .... .. 2 .. 2 In Mental Hospitals, hospitals, &c. . . . . . . 6 17 23 Totals ._ .. .. 67 203 270

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ILLEGITIMACY. By an arrangement with the Registrar-General all illegitimate births are notified to Child Welfare Officers, who investigate all cases and seek to advise and assist the mother where possible. The following table shows the result of such investigations : —

Table 12.

Total number of births, 23,965 (exclusive of Maoris). Illegitimate births, 1,046=4-365 per cent, of total births.

Table 13.—Particulars of Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1936.

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«isa «J|S--||'"Sj s'g| gjs: § g aft Si I'll! Bill |Ii=111311 fill |! I illfiS I ill North Auckland ..40 45 38 7 .. .. 17 Auckland .. .. 203 189 174 15 3 5 89 South Auckland ..88 46 46 .. 8 1 21 Gisborne and Poverty Bay 21 19 19 .. 4 .. 7 Hawke's Bay .. 54 35 35 .. 6 1 13 Hawera .. 47 39 39 .. .. 1 7 Wanganui .. ..25 14 14 .. 3 1 10 Palmerston North ..50 47 41 6 .. 2 11 Wellington .. .. 194 173 166 7 136 16 49 Nelson and Marlborough ..25 16 16 .. 13 3 18 West Coast (South Island) 17 13 13 .. 2 2 10 North Canterbury .. 139 113 110 3 38 25 79 South Canterbury ..29 26 26 .. 7 4 20 Otago .. .. ..73 71 70 1 11 10 55 Southland .. ..41 30 30 .. 8 2 3 Totals . .. 1,046 876 837 39 239 73 409 1 I

Item. Otekaike. Richmond. Total. £ £ £ Salaries .. ... 6.761 2,296 9,057 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. ■• •• 15 12 27 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. ■ . . 536 267 803 Maintenance of institutions .. .. .. 4,663 2,356 7,019 Contingencies .. • • • ■ - ■ • ■ 1 ■ • 1 16,907 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. - - ■ 711 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. • • • • . • • 106 Less- 17,724 Board of stafi I 1,036 267 Ī73O3 Recoveries (parental contributions and revenue from farm, sale of articles manufactured, &c.) .. 1,945 1 3,248 £14,476

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Table 14.-— Expenditure on School for the Deaf, Sumner, for Period ended 31st March, 1936, £ £ Salaries .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 5,427 Advertising, &c. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . 23 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 1,879 Travelling-expenses . . .. . . . . . . .. 344 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. . . .. .. .. 294 7,967 Less— Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .. .. .. .. .. 2,141 Board of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 2,436 £5,531 Net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1935, was £4,906. Table 15. £ Net expenditure on upkeep of child-welfare institutions .. .. .. 10,951 Salaries of staffs of homes, Child Welfare Officers, visiting nurses, &c. .. .. 26,965 Boarding-out of children— £ Payments to foster-parents .. .. .. .. .. 74,214 Payments to Postal Department as commission .. .. .. 682 Issues of clothing, &c.— £ From institutions .. .. . . .. . . 842 From central and branch stores .. .. .. 1,260 2,102 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistry, clothing, &c. .. .. 3,139 80,137 Inmates at service— Issues of clothing, &c. — From institutions .. .. .. .. .. 930 From central and branch stores .. . . .. 780 1,710 Miscellaneous payments (clothing, medicine, &c.) .. .. .. 3,288 4,998 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 133 Refund of inmates' earnings .. ~ .. .. .. .. 534 Rent, office requisites, postage, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,834 Maintenance of inmates in private institutions . . . . . . . . 3,091 Travelling and removal expenses (including transit of children) .. .. .. 4,074 Wages of inmates .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 255 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 134,037 Less recoveries— Board of staff .. .. .. ~ .. .. 2,024 Parents and others .. .. .. .. .. 17,425 Sale of farm-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,265 Inmates'earnings for clothing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 4,669 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,747 —— 29,130 £104,907 'I. i ■>• Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (924 copies), £14.

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