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The number removed from the control of the several schools during the year is stated in the next table: —

Discharges, Deaths, and Transfers in 1885.

Many individual changes have taken place in the condition of the committed children that have been on the books of the institutions for the whole year, as shown in the following table:—

Changes of Individual Condition in 1885.

For purposes of comparison with the preceding year the numbers both of the committed and of the non-committed children for 1884 and 1885 are given in the follow:ng table, without distinguishing the different schools :—

Numbers of 1884 and 1885 compared.

Wm. Jas. Habens.

No. 3. Dr. Purchas's Report on the Auckland Schools. Sir,— Auckland, 22nd May, 1886. I have the honour to report that the health of the children at the industrial schools at Kohimarama and in Kent Street during the past year has been remarkably good. The same may be said of the children who have been boarded-out in this district. There have been cases of sickness here and there, but no serious epidemic and no death.

Govi srnment Schi iol:l. Local Schools. Private Schools. All Schools. Bemoved by Auckland. Burnham. Caversham. Thames. . s. B.Q „° a P. O __ a . 3 el i-i o Nelson. _. >. o « 01 3 S 3 o H B. | G. B. G. B. G. B. | G. a. G. B. a. f arrant of discharge. >cath Varrant of transfer to other schools .Usi-iing tho age of 21 33 1 7 48 3 22 42 1 25 2 1 8 3 10 1 7 2 135 6 73 2 208 8 1 2 'a 0 2 7 2 2 2 9 4 Totals 37 9 57 24 43 25 2 I 8 3 11 9 150 229 79 8 3

Govi .rnme: it Schi )0lS. Local Schools. Private Schools. All Schools. Inmates on the 31st December, 1885. Aucl land. Burn: ham. Caversham. Thames. o a Ph o DO Nelson. OT __ o .9 n © O EO Q fi a © u 9 g B. B. I G. B. I G. I G. B. G. B. I G. G. G. 'laced out to board teturned from boardingout 33 16 41 38 25 21 2 99 77 176 4 1 2 2 7 13 13 16 29 lent to friends teturned from friends .. 14 1 3 2 6 1 8 22 2 8 2 5 1 2 2 3 44 4 29 5 73 9 14' lent to service teturned from service .. 9 1 7 1 22 2 7 3 22 1 13 4 i 4 1 4 6 61 4 37 I 6 98 10 lent to hospital teturned from hospital.. 'i 1 1 1 1 1 Lbsconded teturned after absconding 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 2 6 1

Inmates. 1884. 1885. Increase or Decrease. lommitted— In the schools Boarded-out With their friends At service In hospital Absent without leave Ion-committed— In the schools Boarded-out At service 675 384 163 201 4 19 618 498 156 267 3 24 - 57 + 114 - 7 + 66 1 + 5 161 8 157 4 1 - 4 - 4 + 1 Totals 1,728 1,615 + 113