E.—4.

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, 23,965 (exclusive of Maoris). Illegitimate births, 1,046=4-365 per cent, of total births.

Table 13.—Particulars of Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1936.

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«isa «J|S--||'"Sj s'g| gjs: § g aft Si I'll! Bill |Ii=111311 fill |! I illfiS I ill North Auckland ..40 45 38 7 .. .. 17 Auckland .. .. 203 189 174 15 3 5 89 South Auckland ..88 46 46 .. 8 1 21 Gisborne and Poverty Bay 21 19 19 .. 4 .. 7 Hawke's Bay .. 54 35 35 .. 6 1 13 Hawera .. 47 39 39 .. .. 1 7 Wanganui .. ..25 14 14 .. 3 1 10 Palmerston North ..50 47 41 6 .. 2 11 Wellington .. .. 194 173 166 7 136 16 49 Nelson and Marlborough ..25 16 16 .. 13 3 18 West Coast (South Island) 17 13 13 .. 2 2 10 North Canterbury .. 139 113 110 3 38 25 79 South Canterbury ..29 26 26 .. 7 4 20 Otago .. .. ..73 71 70 1 11 10 55 Southland .. ..41 30 30 .. 8 2 3 Totals . .. 1,046 876 837 39 239 73 409 1 I

Item. Otekaike. Richmond. Total. £ £ £ Salaries .. ... 6.761 2,296 9,057 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. ■• •• 15 12 27 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. ■ . . 536 267 803 Maintenance of institutions .. .. .. 4,663 2,356 7,019 Contingencies .. • • • ■ - ■ • ■ 1 ■ • 1 16,907 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. - - ■ 711 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. • • • • . • • 106 Less- 17,724 Board of stafi I 1,036 267 Ī73O3 Recoveries (parental contributions and revenue from farm, sale of articles manufactured, &c.) .. 1,945 1 3,248 £14,476