E.—3

1894. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-3, 1893.]

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

No. 1. EXTRACT FROM SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. The number of cases admitted to the industrial schools in 1893 was 209— less than the number (225) for 1892, but larger than the number for any other year since 1887. Since the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act came into operation the highest number of admissions has been 238, and the lowest 158. The number of discharges during the year was 148, which is below the average , and the number of names on the books rose from 1,489 to 1,550. In 1886 the number of names was 1,609, a maximum, the lowest point reached since that date is 1,454 (in 1890) In 1885 the number of cases admitted was 340. The following statement shows the number of admissions and discharges for the several years from 1886 to 1893 (inclusive), and also the numbers (for each year) of dependent children maintained in the schools, and—separately—of those who were simply under the control of the schools : —

The principal statistics for the year for the several schools are set out in the following table: —

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Admitted. Discharged. Maintained. Controlled only. 1886 188Y 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 238 224 192 169 158 184 225 209 202 310 161 198 229 146 228 148 1,123 1,158 1,206 1,054 971 949 946 998 486 365 348 471 483 543 543 552

[ATES, AND loardi id oui Eei ;idence. Service, Toti Js. d p 6 eg CO Q i d CD a d CD n o d <D o 0 P d © CD d 0) CD Q rA o aj n o Cβ s H Q S o a d CD a rovernment Schools— Auckland, Kohimarama. Parnell Burnham Caversham jocal School— Thames 'rivate Schools — St. Mary's, Auckland St. Joseph's, Wellington St. Mary's, Nelson 34 20 174 189 1 15 34 19 174 174 18 7 101 97 7 6 28 3 18 13 129 100 42 33 216 183 12 21 22 12 1 30 32 237 205 94 60 491 469 19 4 49 10 80 0' &. 541 47! 12 19 1 1 3 3 4 4 41 33 223 1 17 32 42 50 255 10 1 46 1 1 11 2 35 51 35 270 2 21 24 5; 51 29. 11 Totals 419 6 16 409 527 87 25 589 543 45 36 552 1,489 110 49 1,551