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D.— Educational Attainments.

E.— Tlic Classification of Boys according to their Character, on 30th June, 1888. Excellent (boy-oflicers, receiving pay)... Very good ... ... ... ... ... ... 146 Good ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 Indifferently behaved. (These latter eat by themselves, sleep apart from the rest, and are always under the immediate supervision of an officer.) 12 Total ... ... ... ... 210 F. — Beligion of New Committals. Protestant ... ... ... ... ... 118 = 65-6 Eoman Catholic ... ... ... ... ... 62 = 34-4 G.— Particulars of Parentage of New Committals. Mother deserted, father dead ... ... 1 Father in gaol, mother dead ... ... 4 Parents unfit to have charge of children ... 24 Father dead, mother a drunkard, cannot control 8 Mother a prostitute, father deserted ... 7 Mother dead, father cannot control ... 16 Mother a prostitute, father in gaol ... 1 ! Parents neglecting or unable to control ... 29 Mother a prostitute, father dead ... 8 I Father deserted, mother dead ... ... 6 Mother in gaol, father dead ... ... 6 j Father a drunkard, mother dead ... 2 Parents in gaol ... ... ... 3 j Father deserted, mother unable to control ... 5 Father a drunkard, mother a prostitute ... 5 Father dead, mother married again .. 9 Parents deserted or dead ... ... 42 | Mother dead, father married again ... 2 H.— Ages of Neio Committals, Under 10 ... ... ... ... ... 22} „„„ 10 to 12 ... ... ... ... ... 44( db ' pel cent--12 to 14 ... ... ... ... ... 50) CQQ n iA c i -63-3 per cent. Over 14 ... ... ... ... ... 64) I.— Ages of those remaining on Board on 30th June, 1888. Under 10 .., ... ... ... ... 7 = 33 per cent. 10 to 12 ... ... ... ... ... 90 = 42-8 Over 14 ... ... ... ... ... 113 = 53-9 X.— Birthplaces of Committals born out of the Colony. Victoria ... ... ... ... •■■ ... 15 England ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Queensland ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Scotland ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 South Australia ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Italy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 35* * Or, 19-4 per cent, of total committals were born out of the colony. L.— Police-courts sending Boys. Sydney and Newcastle ... ... ... 150, or 83-3 per cent. Country ... ... ... ... ... 30, or 16-7

Reading. Well-1 16^. | Not. Reading. Writing. Li-itlimetic. Total ™H«ff&.|** Well. , Indjf- ! Not. ferently. Kemaining, 30th June, 1887 ... Admitted, 30th June, 1888 I 75 | 26 136 124 I 31 54 75 26 106 124 31 54 75 20 106 124 | 31 54 21S 204 Discharged, 30th June, 1888 ... Remaining, 30th June, 1888 ... 135 ! 96 | 71 103 ... : 185 11 j 96 71 103 ;. li 135 96 71 103 11 206 210