E.—4.

Table 9.—Admissions classified according to Religious Beliefs.

The records show that of this total 156, or 31-71 per cent., were known to be illegitimate. The children admitted were from the following districts : Christchurch (88), Auckland (72), Wellington (59), Dunedin (38), Hamilton (29), Nelson (24), Timaru (15), Palmerston North (14), Invercargill (14), Napier (13), Wanganui (10), Stratford (6), Masterton (5), Thames (5), Eltham (5), Ohakune (4), Whangarei (4), Hawera (4), Greymouth (4), Oamaru (4), Blenheim (4), Westport (4), Leeston (4), Gore (4), New Plymouth (3), Dannevirke (3), Kaikohe (3), Kaiapoi (3), Riverton (3) ; two each from the following places—Dargaville, Port Awanui, Gisborne, Levin, Rotorua, Waihi, Hastings, Ashburton, Reefton, Lyttelton, Takaka ; one each from the following places —Paeroa, Patea, Pukekohe, Petone, Woodville, Taupo, Featherston, Warkworth, Waitara, Taumarunui, Onehunga, Tolaga Bay, Rawene, Carterton, Culverden, Rangiora, Lawrence, Balclutha, Milton, Owaka, Motueka, Temuka. 267 from the North Island ; 225 from the South Island : total, 492.

Table 10. —Inmates discharged from Control during the Year ended 31st March, 1935.

Table 11. —Institutions for Backward Children: Numbers at 31st March, 1935.

ILLEGITIMACY. By an arrangement with the Registrar-General all illegitimate births are notified to Child Welfare Officers, who investigate all cases and seek to advise and assist the mother where possible. The following table shows the result of such investigations :—

Table 12.

Total number of births, 24,322 (exclusive of Maoris). Illegitimate births, 1,161=4-77 per cent! of total births.

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