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The Motueka Orphanage is carried on by a private person, who charges"at the rate of Bs. a week for each child sent by the Believing Officer at Nelson. There are two classes of children maintained in the industrial schools and orphanages : (1) Children committed to proclaimed industrial schools under the provisions of " The Industrial Schools Act, 1882," and (2) orphan and destitute children not so committed. The latter class comprises children admitted by the local governing body at its own instance, for whose maintenance payment from the public revenue is not always made; and children admitted on the order of a Government relieving officer, on whose account a capitation payment is made by the Government. Table E shows the number of committed and non-committed children belonging to the industrial schools and orphanages in 1884 who are maintained wholly or in part by the Government, and furnishes a variety of information concerning them:—

TABLE R.—Summary of Admissions, Withdrawals, etc., for 1884.

Committed. Boys. Girls. Total. Committed. Boys. Girls. Total. Non-conimitted. Boys. Girls. Total. Totals. 1. In the schools, 31st December, 1883 2. Boarded out, 31st December, 1883 511 95 288 111 799 206 91 1 111 3 202 4 602 ! 96 I ! 399 j 114 1,00: 211 3. Total number maintained, 31st December, 1883 4. At service, 31st December, 1883 5. With friends, 31st December, 1883 6. Absent without leave, 31st December, 1883 606 399 1,005 92 114 206 i 698 I i I 513 1,211 62 113 12 38 87 1 100 200 13 62 118 12 38 87 1 100 200 13 7. Total belonging to the schools, 31st December, 1883 8. Admitted during the year 1884 9. Transferred from other schools 793 525 1,318 92 114 206 885 639 l,52f 175 1 138 1 313 2 17 11 28 192 1 149 1 34: 10. To be accounted for, 31st December, 1884 11. Discharged and died during 1884 969 112 664 75 1,633 187 109 22 125 45 234 67 1,078 134 789 120 1,86' 25i 12. Total belonging to the schools, 31st December, 1884 13. Increase during the year 1884 (line 12, less line 7) 14. Increase of number maintained (line 27, less line 3) 857 589 1,446 87 80 167 944 669 1,61; 64 9 64 45 128 54 -5 -5 -34 -34 -39 -39 59 4 30 11 89 15 Particulars of commitments and admissions— 15. Destitute 16. Vagrant 17. Residing in brothel or other disreputable place 18. Uncontrollable 19. Guilty of punishable offence 20. Agreement to pay for maintenance I j 95 9 10 20 33 8 100 2 13 7 4 12 195 11 23 27 37 20 17 11 28 112 9 10 20 33 8 111 2 13 7 4 12 123 11 23 27 37 20 Totals as in line No. 8 313 17 11 28 192 149 341 175 138 Particulars of discharges— 21. Discharged by warrant 22. Returned to friends, &c. 23. Transferred to other industrial schools 24. Died i ! | 107 "l 4 68 "l 6 175 2 10 22 '44 66 107 22 1 4 68 44 1 7 17/ 61 I 1 1 1 I! Totals as in line No. 11 112 75 187 22 45 67 134 120 26, 25. In the schools, 31st December, 1884 26. Boarded out, 31st December, 1884 403 212 272 172 675 384 83 4 76 4 159 8 486 216 348 176 83< 39! 27. Total number maintained, 31st December, 1884 28. At service, 31st December, 1884 29. With friends, 31st December, 1884 30. In hospital, 31st December, 1884 81. Absent without leave, 31st December, 1884 615 444 1,059 87 80 167 702 524 1,221 121 101 2 18 80 62 2 1 201 163 4 19 121 i 101 2 ! 18 80 62 2 1 20: 16! t t 1! Totals as in line No. 12 857 589 1,440 87 80 1 167 i 944 669 1,61! Changes of status in 1884 of those still belonging to the schools — 32. Returned from service 33. Returned from friends 34. Returned from boarding out 85. Returned from absence without leave 86. Sent to service 37. Sent to friends 38. Sent to hospital 39. Boarded out 40. Absconded 6 4 5 1 71 54 6 1 5 12 5 10 1 117 75 1 193 11 " 6 4 5 71 54 6 1 5 46 21 1 70 1( 46 21 1 69 i 71 124 11 "3 1 ■ 4 '] 127 11 19' l: