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Illegitimacy.

Deaths amongst Illegitimate Children during 1921.

No. 6. —COSTLEY TEAINING INSTITUTION. Balance-sheet for Year ending 31st December, 1921. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Mortgages .. .. .. .. 21,715 0 0 Costley bequost .. .. .. 12,150 0 0 Accrued interest .. .. .. 158 18 6 Hodge bequest .. .. .. 742 3 9 War-loan stock .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Revenue Account as below .. .. 10,710 G 4 Cash in bank of New Zealand .... 25 16 0 Jackson, Russell, Tunks, and Ostler .. 202 15 7 £23,602 10 1 £23,602 10 1 Revenue Account. Dr. £ s. el. Or. £ s. d. To Maintenance Account .. .. 340 9 1 By Balance, Ist January, 1921 .. 9,700 11 10 Expenses .. .. .. 66 8 0 Interest rocoivod .. .. .. 1,416 11 7 Balance earrieel forward .. .. 10,710 6 4 £11,117 3 5 £11,117 3 5

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Provincial Districts. Number of Illogiti- Illegitimate Children Tlleuitimite mato Children aged under G Years of Births registered Twelve Months Age in Licensed durinn 1921 or loss brought I oster-homes at ° ' undor tho Infants 31st December, Act during 1921. 1921. Whangarei fVuckland Hamilton Hawke's Bay Gisborne 29 238 87 73 14 77 60 244 21 26 187 39 111 47 1 30 2 2 4 79 10 8 2 18 26 63 4 2 142 19 66 5 Wanganui Palmerston North Wellington Selson Lrreymouth North Canterbury ■South Canterbury .. Dtago Southland 4 12 43 1 1 ■1!) 4 20 5 Totals for 1921 1,253 174 448 Totals for 1920 449 1,424 172

District. Under 6 Months. Over G Months and under 1 Year. Over 1 Year and undor 2 Years. Over 2 Years and under 3 Years. Over 3 Years and under 4 Yoars. Over 4 Years and under 5 Years. Over 5 Yoars and under 6 Years. Totals. Auckland .. Taranaki .. Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland .. Canterbury 28 7 38 4 4 3 i 2 1 1 1 i 1 I 2 39 LO 45 1 1 3 21 14 3 i 3 18 LO 3 i 3 l i 1 Otago Southland .. Totals.. 107 12 137