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Table 3. —Particulars of Children admitted to and removed from Licensed Foster-homes during Year ended 31st December, 1936.

Adoptions. By an arrangement with the Department of Justice, applications for adoptions are investigated by Child Welfare Officers before being dealt with by Magistrates. During the year ended 31st December, 1936, 399 children were adopted (47 of these being State wards), and in 17 of these cases premiums were approved by the Courts. Of the total number of children adopted, 57 were under the age of 6 months, 43 between the age of 6 and 12 months, 160 between the age of 1 and 5 years, 85 between the age of 5 and 10 years, and 54 between the age of 10 and 15 years. During the period 4 orders were revoked. Children in Residence in Private Orphanages. The following information supplied bv the authorities shows the number of orphanages and private admissions to such orphanages during the year : —

Table 4.

The particulars regarding parentage were as follows : 161 children had no parents, 179 had only mother living, and 690 had only father living. 2—E. 4.

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Admissions during 1936. Deaths during 1936. " Decembert g 1936. S S f 1 : 7 i ' Denomination. & ā j5 S ° £ J? § «, g 05 « .3 £ ° 2 «= g ! -g, ts tS § s -IS) 3 s -s & S'S -g | t g -i §> £ £■ ■§ ā o S® -S ■§ a g.® -g < -6 s of* g ,5; -g C o a o a- x* «I a- £i* g& r-1 CO £ rH I I Anglican .. 20 15 23 72 240 1 8 ! 15 94 609 Roman Catholic .. 12 40 22 106 333 1 3 7 13 27 160 823 Salvation Army .. 13 528 7 91 733 7 .. .. 7 51 4 91 414 Presbyterian .. 16 .. .. 37 168 ! .. 57 374 Methodist .. .. 4 .. .. 8 73 12 153 Plymouth Brethren.. 1 5 .. . . 22 Baptist .. .. 1 .. .. 9 23 .. 12 51 Masonic .. .. 2 1 4 I • • ■ • Undenominational .. 14 9 10 597 824 2 3 62 328 Totals.. .. i 83 593 j 62 920 2,403 8 .. 3 15 74 , 49 488 2,794 f ! '