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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-3, 1907.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. EXTRACT FROM THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. Industrial Schools. There were seven Government and four private industrial schools in existence in 1907. The numbers on the books of all the schools at the close of the year compared with the numbers at the close of 1906 were as follows :—

TABLE M1.—Inmates, 1906 and 1907.

The total number belonging to all schools whose maintenance was a charge against the public funds was 1,441, or 71 more than the number at the end of 1906. Of this total, 392 were resident at Government schools, and 329 at private schools. The number boarded out with foster-parents for payment was 687, 8 being from private schools. There were maintained in various corrective institutions 7 girls; in orphanages, 1 girl; at the Costley Training Institution, Auckland, 11 boys; in hospitals, 3 boys and 3 girls; and 2 girls and 6 boys in mental hospitals. There were also 710 who, although still on the books of the schools, were not dependent on them for maintenance.

It^UU. JS1EW ZEALAND. EDUCATION: INDUSTEIAL SOHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-3, 1907.] Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. No. 1. EXTRACT FROM THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. Industrial Schools. There were seven Government and four private industrial schools in existence in 1907. The numbers on the books of all the schools at the close of the year compared with the numbers at the close of 1906 were as follows :— TABLE Ml.—Inmates, 1906 and 1907. Boarded out. In Residence. At Service, &e. Totals. I 1 I "i \ I I r i i i l II I ||S" 6 a o 6 v H o ' <5 o « o 6 6 « S ' d <D Z, <2 O <D X<00> 9 q D 9 a r] Q 0) Q M Q- O 1 Q ■ & O 1 Q Q 5QQ Q £ O I fi 6 3 v B S P I—( ® Q ft si Q ■ 2 8 u 8 a U T « I O <D I « i i 29 45 148 105 I l Government Sohools— Auckland (Mount Albert) 67 7 .. 74 i 28 1 .. 29 45 10 .. 55 Boys' Trainiug Farm, We- 18 .. 3 15 j 126 22 .. 148 105 19 .. 124 raroa Beoeiving Home, Welling- 231 16 .. 247! 2 9 .. 11 45 11 .. 56 ton Te Oranga Home, Christ- ; 49 6 .. 55 24 7 .. 31 church Beoeiving Home, Christ- 185 j .. 11 174 I 9 5 .. 14 92 .. 1 91 church Burnham .. .. 4 1.. 5 \ 106 1 .. 107 139 25 114 Caversham .. .. 178 .. 7 171 j 23 5 .. 28 ' 83 .... 83 Private Schools — St. Mary's, Auckland I 96 10 .. 106 45 .. 4 41 St. Joseph's, Wellington., i I 25 2 23 27 .. 1 26 St. Mary's, Nelson .. 1 .. .. 1 I 155 3 .. 158 111 .. 8 103 St. Vincent de Paul's, 6 2 .. 8 ' il 1 .. 42 9 2 .. 11 Dunedin 7 16 8 11 74 i 28 15 j 126 247 I 2 i .. 49 174 I 9 1 22 9 6 5 11 45 55 24 14 j 92 10 19 11 7 1 55 124 56 31 91 140 249 278 73 286 18 38 36 13 7 158 287 314 86 279 I 1 i 5 ' 106 171 | 23 1 5 107 : 139 28 j 83 25 114 83 249 284 23 2 ! 226 282 k ..96 .. i 25 1 I 155 8 41 10 2 106 ! 45 23 27 158 111 42 9 8 41 26 103 11 141 52 267 56 6 5 j 147 j 49 262 61 2 3 1 5 Totals .. .. 690 26 21 695 i 660 j 63 2 721 | 725 49 39 735 26 I i 695 i 660 j I i 63 721 J 725 39 735 2,075 116 i i 40 2,151 21 2 The total number belonging to all schools whose maintenance was a charg funds was 1,441, or 71 more than the number at the end of 1906. Of this tot£ at Government schools, and 329 at private schools. The number boarded out for payment was 687, 8 being from private schools. There were maintained i institutions 7 girls; in orphanages, 1 girl; at the Costley Training Institi boys; in hospitals, 3 boys and 3 girls; and 2 girls and 6 boys in mental hoi also 710 who, although still on the books of the schools, were not dependent ;e against the public il, 392 were resident ; with foster-parents in various corrective ition, Auckland, 11 spitals. There were on them for main-