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Foster-homes. The 706 infants in foster-homes at the end of the year were distributed as follows :— In 460 homes each having one .. .. .. .. .. 4Q(j In 73 „ two .. .. .. .. .. 146 In 20 ~ three .. .. .. .. .. 60 In 8 ~ four .. .. .. 32 In 1 „ eight .. .. .. .. .. 8 562 70 6 Eleven of the homes were those in which children under six were boarded out by Charitable Aid Boards. The total number of licensed homes was 815, so that at the end of the year there were 253 licensed homes in which for the time being no infants were boarded. Exempted Institutions. From the provision that " it shall not be lawful for any person in consideration of any payment oi' reward te) receive or retain in his care or charge any infant for the purpose of nursing or maintaining it apart from its parents or guardians for a longer period than seven consecutive days unless such person is licensed as a foster-parent " the Minister may grant certain exemptions, and under this authority exemption has been granted to the institutions set forth in the following list, which shows also the numbers dealt with and the deaths. The conditions of tho exemptions provide for inspection, and for the removal of the infants only with due formality.

Of the above 523 children, 21 have no parents living, 66 have a mother only, and 112 have a father only. The remainder (324) have both parents living.

Admissions, n„»tv, a On the Books at 1921. ■ 31st December, 1921, S s ~® 2P » S2~I «T~^~ s 3 a £f . 3 3 a f |. 3 3 a af a . g«j «],§- a . a<i a a^ Name of Institution. |g, =»3 J-g % g,S J g, £-g 3 M g 2«! a a "f.S'g S-0 a <0 |-_§■§ 2™ aS "f.g« • ,t2 2 tj'W ' , U_, 0)J3 rrt fl 3° S3 'S.SJi So s| So £® i?3 ■g £§ a i § oS- "2 -So -Sop ►5 Dw rj !3 5 fiw L9 J3 O p — P £ pq 3 a. |d pa 3 eh -m, (1.) (2.) (3.) (4) (5.) (6.) (7.) (8.) (oT) Salvation Army Boys' Home, Russell .. .. .. .. 1 2 St. Mary's Industrial School (Girls'Branch), Auckland 15 .. .. 1 .. ,. 15 St. Joseph's Orphanage, Takapuna, Auckland .. 15 .. .. 1 .. .. 15 Mission House of the Order of the Good Shepherd, Auckland .. Day nurse ry on ly. Orphan Home, Papatoetoe, Auckland .. .. 4 10 Children's Home, Ponsonby, Auckland .. .. 12 14 Methodist Orphanage, Mount Albert, Auckland .. 2 4 Leslie Orphanage, Remuera, Auokland .. .. ., .. .. 7 9 Manurewa Children's Home, Auckland .. .. 8 St. Mary's Home, Otahuhu, Auokland .. .. 23 19 50 2 3 5 ..59 Salvation Army Orphanage, " The Grange," Heme Bay, Auck- .. .. 1 3 land Salvation Army Maternity Home, Auckland .. .. 1 3 4 .. .. 1 .. 4 4 Cook County Women's Guild Grfiobo, Gisborne .. 2 2 Salvation Army Samaritan Home, Gisborne.. .. .. 4 2 14 2 .. 8 Children's Home, Palmerston North .. .. 1 Manawatu Willard Children's Home, Palmerston North 1 6 Salvation Army Bethany Home, Napier .. .. .. 5 6 12 1 2 4 4 8 St. Hilda's Home, Otane, Hawke's Bay .. 4 g Wanganui Orphanage, Gonville, Wanganui .. .. 2 4 Salvation Army Boys' Home, Eltham, Taranaki .. Presbyterian Orphanage, Berhampore, Wellington .. 7 17 Levin Memorial Home, Wellington.. .. .. 3 ., 5 St. Joseph's Orphanage, Upper Hutt, Wellington .. 39 63 Home of Compassion, Island Bay, Wellington .. 21 5 62 4 5 15 15 71 Salvation Army Gills' Home, Owen Street, Wellington 1 2 Salvation Army Boys' Home, Island Bay, Wellington 4 4 St. Mary's Orphanage, Nelson .. .. .. 7 Nazareth House, Christohurch .. .. .. 20 28 Sacred Heart Orphanage, Mount Magdala, Christchuroh 10 31 St. Saviour's Home, Shirley, Christohurch .. .. 19 24 Methodist Orphanage, Papanui, Christohurch .. Salvation Army Maternity Home, Christohurch .. .. 1 2 3 1 .. 2 Presbyterian Orphanage, Papanui, Christohurch .. 9 18 Children's Convalescent Cottage, New Brighton, Christchuroh .. .. 382 10 St. Saviour's Orphanage for Boys, Otipua Road, Timaru 6 6 Salvation Army Boys' Home, Temuka, Canterbury .. 9 9 St. Mary's Orphanage, Mornington, Dunedin .. 8 13 St. Vinoent de Paul's Orphanage, South Dunedin .. .. 1 .. 7 .. .. 1 1 .. 7 Glendining Home, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin .. Salvation Army Maternity Home, 15 Dunblane Street, Roslyn, 12 1 13 1 .. 1 2 1 9 Dunedin Salvation Army Home, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin .. 6 5 Presbyterian Orphanage, Gordon Street, Invercargill 3 10 Viotoria Memorial Home, Inveroargill .. .. .. 3 4 10 1 1 3 Totals .. .. .. 71 43 768 8 3 17 26 25 523