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service or with friends, and to the successful operation of the scheme for boarding out the younger children with foster-parents.

TABLE Q.— Summary of Admissions, Withdrawals, etc., for Year 1883.

The following are the numbers of non-resident children at the beginning and at the close of 1883 :— Jan. 1, 1883. Dec. 31, 1883. Increase. At service .. ..77 104 27 With friends .. ... 151 198 47 Boarded with foster-parents .. 209 209 Absent without leave 6 12 6 Totals ... 234 523 289 Under the repealed Act the children were released from the control of the school on the expiry of their several terms of committal; by the Act of 1882 all are committed for detention in the school till they attain the age of fifteen years, but they continue under the legal guardianship of the manager till the age of twenty-one years is reached, unless previously discharged by warrant of the Governor This provision is of great advantage to those who need protection from their own depraved and worthless parents. Nearly all those over fifteen years who are still under the legal guardianship of the several managers are in service or with friends; a few are on the staff in some of the institutions. As the industrial schools are the only homes that a number of these young people can properly go to when not in service, a few are almost at all times in the

immitti •A. Non-commii ;ted. Totals. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. otal. Boys. Girls. Total. 1. In the schools, 31st December, 1882 2. At service, 31st December, 1882 3. With friends, 31st December, 1882 4. Absent without leave, 31st December, 1882 487 52 79 6 335 25 72 822 77 151 6 90 123 213 577 52 79 6 458 25 72 1,035 77 151 6 5. Total belonging to schools, 31st December, 1882 6. New admissions during 1883 624 197 432 123 1,056 320 90 21 123 16 213 37 714 218 555 139 1,269 357 7 Number to be accounted for, 31st December, 1883 8. Number discharged or died during 1883 821 26 555 31 1,376 57 111 19 139 25 250 44 932 45 694 56 1,626 101 9. Total belonging to the schools, 31st December, 1883 Increase in 1883 795 1,319 92 114 206 887 638 1,525 256 524 171 2 -9 -7 173 83 92 263 Particulars of new admissions — 10. Destitute 11. Vagrant .. . • 12. Residing in brothel or disreputable place 13. Uncontrollable 14. Guilty of punishable offence 15. Governor's order in lieu of imprisonment 77 46 20 17 35 2 71 24 17 8 1 2 148 70 37 25 36 4 21 16 37 98 46 20 17 35 2 87 24 17 8 1 2 185 70 37 25 36 4 Totals as in line No. 6 .. 197 123 320 21 16 37 218 139 357 Particulars of discharges and deaths— 16. Discharged by warrant 17 Discharged on reaching age of twenty-one 18. Died 24 27 1 3 51 1 5 17 23 40 41 50 1 5 91 1 9 2 2 2 4 4 Totals as in line No. 8 57 19 25 44 45 56 101 26 31 Particulars of children belonging to the schools, 31st December, 1883— 19. In the schools 20. At service 21. With friends 22. Boarded out with foster-parents 23. Absent without leave 512 65 113 94 11 288 39 85 111 1 800 104 198 205 12 91 111 202 603 65 113 95 11 399 39 85 114 1 1,002 104 198 209 12 1 3 4 Totals as in line No. 9 795 1,319 92 114 206 887 638 1,525 524 Changes of status during year 1883— 24. Returned from service 25. Returned from friends 26. Sent to service 27. Placed with friends . 28. Boarded out with foster-parents 29. Absconded 5 5 21 42 94 7 3 16 21 111 1 5 8 37 63 205 8 5 5 21 42 95 7 3 16 21 114 1 5 8 37 63 209 8 3 4