E.—4.

Table 4. —Status of Children and Young Persons under Guardianship of the Superintendent as at the 31st March, 1941.

Table 5. —Committals and Admissions (Classified according to Reason for such).

Note. —If the 641 children are classified according to their ages at the time custody was assumed, there are found to be 85 under six months, 14 over six months and under one year, 90 from one to five years, 94 from five to ten years, 149 froih ten to fourteen years, and 209 over fourteen years.

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I I Status. Boys. Girls. i Totals. . ! i I In residence at Government institutions .. .. 102 127 229 Boarded out in foster-homes .. .. .. 1,184 862 2,046 At service (includes 2 boys and 17 girls at day servicc) 629 334 963 With relatives or friends .. .. .. .. 297 190 487 In convalescent homes, &c. .. .. II 19 30 In refuges and cognate institutions .. .. .. .. 51 51 In Children's Homes registered under Part I, Child 63 42 105 Welfare Amendment Act, 1927 Absent without leave (since returned except 2) . . 16 8 24 In colleges and residential schools .. .. .. 4 10 14 In Girls' Hostel, Wellington .. .. .. j .. 17 17 In Boys' Hostel, Auckland .. .. .. j 8 .. 8, In residence at private institutions (Roman Catholic) .. 32 45 77 In schools for mentally backward .. .. .. 171 ! 65 236 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,517 1,770 4,287 i

j Boys. Girls. Totals. Committed by Courts — Indigent .. .. .. .. 90 78 168 Not under proper control .. .. .. 57 56 113 Delinquent .. . . .. .. .. 25 12 37 Accused or guilty of punishable offences .. .. 118 20 138 Living in a deterimental environment .. .. 30 29 59 Neglected .... .. .. .. 15 18 33 Supervision with residence .. .. .. 5 4 9 Admissions— Temporary arrangement .. .. .. 9 4 13 Private arrangement (section 12, Child Welfare Act, 10 7 17 1925) Held on warrant pending decision of Court (sec- 34- 20 54 tion 13 (2), Child Welfare Act, 1925) Totals .. .. .. .. 393 248 641