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The admissions for the year (294) show a decrease of 40 on the Dumber for the previous year. From the four ohief centres of population 195 of these children wore admitted, and 10 each from Palmerston North and Thames. In no ease were more than t< children sent from any of the other smaller towns. The records show that, of the total number received, 38 per cent, were known to be illegitimate. When children are before the Courts the .Magistrates, after hearing evidence, direct in what religious denomination they are to be brought up. The orders made in 1909 show the denominations to be as follows: Church of England, 158: Roman Catholic, f>6: Presbyterian, 36: Methodist, 29: Baptist, 'A; Salvation Army, 2; Jew, 1. The number of inmates over whom the control of the schools terminated during the year was 177. Of this number, 114 were then of good character, 10 fair, 3 bad, 4 were of weak mind, 15 were discharged under the age of fifteen years (8 of whom were legally adopted). There were 18 deaths (10 under and 8 over fifteen years). lii 13 eases information as to character cannot be given, the whereabouts of the inmates who were absent without leave being unknown at the time of termination of the period of control. The number of deaths (18) shows aii im-rcase of 7 on the number for the previous year. Two children boarded out from Government industrial schools, aged 6 years and 4 months and 1 year and 7 months, died. 1 of diphtheria and asthenia, and 1 of shock from scalds. Two inmates resident at Government industrial schools, aged 9 years and 2 months and 14 years and 7 months, died, 1 of anaemia, and 1 of cardiac failure and bronchitis. Seven inmates resident at private industrial schools, aged respectively •'! years and 7 months, 17 years and 8 months, 10 months, :i months, 13 years and '■) months, 5 months, and 2 months, died, 1 of acute pneumonia, 1 of tubercular meningitis, 1 of diarrhoea and exhaustion, 2 of marasmus and exhaustion, 1 of acute rheumatism and myocarditis. lof gastro-enteritia and exhaustion. One boy, aged 1(1 years and 2 months, on his way to a situation was drowned in shipwreck; three young persons at service, aged 17 years and 1 month. I!) years and > x months, and L 5 years and 8 months, died, 1 of tubercular meningitis and asthenia, 1 from a fall from a horse, and 1 of pelvic abscess and pyaemia. One boy, aged 18 years and 5 months, died in hospital of phthisis. One boy, aged 16 years and 1 month, died in a mental hospital of epilepsy and exhaustion, and 1 young man. aged 20 years arid 4 months, absent without leave, was drowned at sea.

TABLE H7.—Discharges, 1909.

TABLE H8.-Inmates: Numbers of 1908 and 1909 compared.

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Oanse of Die charge. Boys' Receiving Auckland, "gg-J. Weraroa. ton. Governmi l = intfi Schools. Receiving S Home, i Christ I a church § 5 B. G. . B. *= A «. Pri ivate Schools. All Schools. f| If! —i s, - « B, G. li. B. G. G. B. G. B. Q. Warrant ef die 8 6 4 7 charge leath .... 1 .. 1 leached age of .. 2 B 1 21 years [arriage • • ■ • Totals ' ]. 8 , 9 " 9 { « I I 3 1 1 g 4 3 16 111 8 3 14 1 1 8 8 32 ~~16~' 6 1 1 1 6 1 2 14 7 I 8 1 .. 1 2 9 10 •1 2 21 11 7 .. 67 12 25 38 10S 6 is 28 60 1 28 11 89 1 3 4 6 10 4 105 72 177 5 16 19

I At End of Year [nmates. I Increase or Hi'crease. 1908. 190<). _ _._L In the schools Boarded our With friends At 9ervioe Training-ship In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. In mental hospitals School for the deaf Jubilee Institute for the blind At Special School for Fe-ble-minded Boys .. At Costley Training Institution Under control of refuges or cognate institutions Under control of orphanage, cottage home, &c. In gaol Absent without leave, or whereabouts unknown 792 771 731 770 191 257 421 464 1 3 ..7 9 11 7 2 4 1 1 2 15 13 17 8 6 .6 2 61 67 - 21 + 39 + 66 -t- 43 + 2 + 2 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 15 + 4 - 2 - 4 + 3 Totals 2,SOS 2,380 2,263 2,380 + 117 + 117