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Deaths in Exempted Institutions. These, with other particulars, are shown in the foregjing table relating to exempted institutions. The Mowing is a statement of the deaths during the five years in which a record of the deaths has been kept :—■ 1911 .. .. .. 47 deaths out of 899 infants dealt with = 5-23 per cent. 1912 .. .. .. 36 „ 911 „ = 3-95 1913.. .. ..18 „ 984 „ =1-82 1914.. .. ..37 „ 944 ~ =3-91 1915.. .. ..11 „ 1,026 „ =1-08 Adoptions, 1915. During the year 246 orders of adoption were made, and four orders cancelling four adoption orders. Forty-six of the adoption orders provided for premiums, and 200 were without monetary consideration. The following shows the ages of the adopted children : —

The amount of the premiums ranged from £10 to £194. Illegitimacy. For its obvious relation to the intentions of the Infants Act the following table is given : —

E. O. Gibbes, Secretary for Education.

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Age. With With Premium. Pren mium. i WithoutPi Without Premium. remiun Total. I Fnder 6 months between 6 months and 12 months ,, 1 and 2 years . . 2 „ 3 „ .. .. 3 „ 4 „ .. 4 „ 5 „ .. 5 „ 6 ,, .. 6 ,, 7 ,, .. „ 7 „ 8 „ .. 8 „ 9 „ .. 9 ,, 10 „ .. 10 „ 11 „ 11 ,, 12 „ 12 „ 13 „ .. 13 ,, 14 „ „ 14 „ 15 „ 21 13 6 4 2 21 13 6 4 2 46 30 40 24 ' 8 11 6 7 I 6 3 6 4 1 2 46 30 40 24 ' 8 11 6 7 3 3 6 3 6 4 1 2 ) ) t I 67 43 46 24 12 13 6 7 3 3 6 3 6 4 1 2 46 46 200 200 246 The adopting persons were — Husband and wife jointly .. Husband alone Widow 239 2 5

Provincial Districts. Number of Illegiti • Illegitimate m '^ te CWdwilMed Bfcths registered Twelve Months j„„)_„ioi* or Jess brought d,inngl915. u „der the Act during 1915. Auckland .. Taranaki .. Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland . . Canterbury Otago 351 43 34 10 54 9 302 63 10 32 5 14 3 204 70 152 47 Totals for 1915 1,152 250 1,152 250 Totals for 1914 1,302 276 1,302 276