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Particulars of Children on the Books and Removals from Licensed Foster-homes during 1914.

Foster-homes. The 908 infants in foster-homes at the end of the year were distributed as follows : — •> In 554 homes each having one . . . . . . . . .. 554 In 88 ~ two .. .. .. .. .. ..176 In 81 „ three .. .. .. 93 In 12 „ four.. .. .. .. .. ..48 In 5 ~ five .. .. .. .. 25 In 2 „ six .. .. .. .. .. 12 692 908 Thirty-eight of the homes were those in which children under six were boarded out by Charitable Aid Boards. The total number of licensed homes was 1,122, so that at the end of the year there were 430 licensed homes in which for the time being no infants were boarded. Rates of Payments to Foster-parents by Parents or Guardians. An account of the rates paid is given in the following statement: — 3 at the rate of 2s. 6d. per week. 3 at the rate of 10s. 6d. per week. 1 „ 3s. „ 9 „ lis. 1 „ 3s. 6d. „ 33 „ 12s. 17 „ ss. „ 52 „ 12s. 6d. 7 „ 6s. „ I „ 13s. 25 „ 7s. „ 1 „ 13s. 6d. 67 „ 7s. 6d. „ 2 „ 14s. 54 ~ Bs. „ 14 „ 1.55. 9 „ Bs. 6d. „ I „ 18s. 8 „ 9s. „ 3 „ 20s. 596 „ 10s. „ 1 „ 21s. Generally, the relations of the infants provide clothing in addition.

j i'o *• . *3 a . tj o 3 5 S a 9 \ Lw a j © r n « 5 ! 00 -* in <£> in m tj d I 13 « t) o 2 CJM [1U1 ! CM SM 3 OS <t] (!<] I I(<] a<q .^-^ IN ,+h tt-HH ; r)l m-j JO HH I K* 1 bO d O n O|r.C>ir.O ®«H lS SS il r= g J ■SrH "SrH "Sr-I >H O O n I pq m m Entered on the 1 ?ooA:,s. On the books at the beginning 76 95 194 of the year Placed in licensed homes during 315 65 85 the year Adopted with premium (exclu- 16 3 3 sive of those already on the j books) Total .. ..407 163 282 124 106 j 75 79 58 807 50 25 32 19 .. 591 3 25 ta 177 131 j 107 i 98 58 — | ——, — 1,423Children withdrawn froi % Homes and, tho. >se rernaIning on the Boi iks at End oj Year. Removed from foster-homes by parents or guardians Deaths Adoptions from licensed homes without premiums In homes to which exemption was granted Brought under the operation of the Industrial Schools Act Written off the books for various 52 58 99 55 37 34 20 15 370 13 3. 4 5 ] 11 1 11 I 2 i i i 20 35 1 6 2 6 3 1 2 21 4 2 3 2 2 .. 2 1 .. 29 93 70 89 15 1 4 16 3 54 causes On the books at 31st December, 1914 111 114 174 163 94 908 Total 181 195 305 242 139 132 I 93 136 1,423