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Deaths in Exempted Institutions. These, with other particulars, are shown in the foregoing table relating to exempted institutions. The following is a statement of the deaths during the five years in which a record of the deaths has been kept : — 1911 .. .. .. 47 deaths out of 899 infants dealt with = 5-23 per cent. 1912 .. .. ..36 „ 911 „ =3-95 1913 .. .. ..18 ~981 „ = 1-82 1914 .. .. ..37 ~ 944 =391 1915 .. .. ..11 „ .1,026 „ = I -08 1916 .. .. ..9 „ 939 „ =0-96 Adoptions, 1916. During the year 272 orders of adoption wore made, and three orders cancelling three adoption orders. Twenty-two of the adoption orders provided for premiums, and 250 were without monetary consideration. The following shows the ages of the adopted children : —

The. amount of the premiums ranged from £10 to £292 10s. Illegitimacy. For its obvious relation to the intentions of the Infants Act the following table is given : —

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Age. With With Premium. Without Premium. Pron mium. ' Without Pr remiun Total. [Jnder 6 months Between 6 months and .12 months ,, 1 and 2 years .. ;, 2 „ 3 „ .. 3 „ 4 „ .. 4 „ 5 „ .. 5 „ 6 „ .. 6 „ 7 „ .. 7 „ 8 „ .. 8 „ 9 ., .. 9 „ 10 „ .. „ 10 „ 11 „ .. „ 11 „ 12 „ •■ „ 12 „ 13 „ .. „ 13 „ 14 „ .. „ 14 „ 15 „ .. 9 4 2 5 2 9 4 2 5 2 59 27 37 25 20 14 16 13 9 7 2 5 3 ■1 3 6 59 27 37 25 20 14 16 13 9 7 2 5 3 ■1 3 6 68 31 39 30 20 14 16 15 9 7 2 5 3 4 3 6 22 250 250 ) 272 The adopting persons were — Husband and wife jointly . . Husband alone Widow Wife alone Spinster Bachelor. . 251 6 10 3 1 1 272

Provincial Districts. Illegitimate Births registered during ]f)](i. Number of Illegitimate Children aged Twelve Month* or less brought under the Act during 191(5. I I Auckland .. Taranaki .. Hawke's Bay Wellington Maryborough Nelson Westland .. Canterbury 331 36 52 322 14 25 5 201 160 55 ! » I 3 I " Otago 35 Totals for 1916 1,146 217 Totals for 1915 1,152 250