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Under provisions of the Inelustrial Schools Act, 1909, power is given for the detention beyeind the age of twenty-one years of any inmate who, upon application being made to a. Magistrate by the Manager of the school at the direction of the Minister of Eelucation, is found to be morally degenerate or otherwise not (in the public interest) a fit person to.be free from control. In the fourteen years since this Act came into operation there have been ninety-two orders issued extending the period of control, sixty-seven of the inmates concerned being girls. The Act provides for extension for four years, and gives power to the Court on similar procedure to renew the oreler from time to time for a period of four years. It is expected that the number of those over whom authority beyond twenty-one years will bo needed will always be small in proportion to the whole number of inmates; but the value of such an enactment in respect of the remainder who have to be detained is obvious, both in their own interests and in that of the community at large.

No. S.—INFANT-LIFE-PROTECTION STATISTICS.

Particulars of Children admitted to and removed from Licensed Foster-homes during 1923.

Rates of Payments by Parents or Guardians. An account of the rates paid is given in tho following statement: — 2at the rate of ss. per week. 119 at the rate of 20s. per week. 1 „ 6s. „ 1 21s. ' „ 1 „ 7s. 6d. „ 12 255. 65 ~ 10s. „ 2 „ 30s. 2 ~ 10s. 6d. ~ 2 adopted with premium disbursed at 1 ~ lis. „ the rate of 10s. per week. 7 ~ 12s. ~ 18 adopted with premium disbursed at 90 ~ 12s. 6d. ~ the rate of 15s. per week. 4 ~ 13s. ~ I adopted with premium disbursed at 2 ~ 13s. 6d. ~ the rate of 225. per week. 2 ~ 14s. ~ 2 adopted with premium disbursed at 290 ~ 15s. ~ the rate of 225. 6d. per week. 1 „ 15s. 6d. „ 10 for whom no payment is being made. 1 ~ 16s. ~ 1 where clothing only is supplied. 2 „ 17s. „ 1 where only occasional payments are 43 ~ 17s. 6d. „ being made. 1 „ 18s.

_ 1*8 ■a § s M w CM CO ■_* 6 T3 6 a to c w) c ° a ° O 50 CD CO © fH _) IH so § te 55 T 1 10 CD b m : g to a so § c3<qo5HHH cB<3 u jj SO «-i I ■* «*H IO«H r< SO a ° a ° a ° <o< :> i i". ' i. 05 W M r-l ! d> *M ' fljh _*t_ r0S5|re„ire. g C "SIX _rX "Sr" I O M | S [ « en o H On the books at 31st December, 1922 Placed in licensed homes or transferred from other districts during 1923 Totals 77 79 160 80 237 159 77 160 79 80 141 127 106 63 247 190 141 106 127 63 79 91 74 74 37 26 29 116 117 103 74 79 37 91 26 74 29 74 742 501 237 159 247 190 I 16 117 103 74 L,243 Withdrawn from hoine-s during 1923— Kemoved by parents or guardians Deaths Adoptions without premiums In homes to which exemption was granted Brought under the operation of the Industrial Schools Act Written off the books for various causes Total withdrawals On the books at 31st December, 1923 28 28 38 1 1 4 2 2 4 I 5 36 50 78 88 38 79 79 75 3 1 12 11 1 2 3 9 8 106 98 169 118 75 42 26 36 13 2 8 2 3 2 .... i i 3 2 5.. 4 2 6 111 57 34 51 127 83 85 63 42 26 36 13 337 1 4 1 3 12 1 J 11 8 2 2 3 1 2 i 8 44 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 2 5 21 J 5 9 8 4 2 6 ill 146 36 78 50 88 106 169 98 118 57 83 34 85 51 63 127 559 68-1