E.—4.

Table 9.—Admissions classified according to Parents' Circumstances and Character.

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(Arranged in Families.) Reasons for Committal of Children. w • ~ !», id Admis■e ® a ® S 1 -® • t. 3 g" § & 5 ■% sl ° n "y Father described as Mother described as £ '~—*L O "S Private * * S>> n '3 Arrange- ® I 9 s a _§ -2 •& ° P ® ment. s gn d § ri-fe'S'S 9 (Section .3 II s §« 12, Child % M S Jf 1-1 §°° Welfare o ® : ® Act.) H Dead . . .. .. Dead .. .. 5 .. 1 2 1 .. 9 „ .... .. Good .. .. 3 .... 3 5 1 12 ,, .. .. Bad . .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. I „ .. .. .. Questionable .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 . .. .. Addicted to drink .... .. 1 1 1 .. 3 „ .. .. .. Mentally weak .. 2 .. .. 1 1 .. 4 Good .. .. .. Dead .. 4 .. I 5 2 I 13 „ .. .. .. Good .. ..13 .. 4 29 27 19 92 „ .. . . . . Bad . . 2 4 1 1 8 . .. .. Questionable .. G .. 1 7 .. .. 14 „ .. . . .. Addicted to drink . . .. .... .. 1 . . 1 „ .. .. . . Mentally weak .. 2 .. 1 2 .. .. 5 . . . . . Physically weak . . 1 . . .. .. . . . . 1 . . . . . Deserter .. . . . . . . .. 1 . . 1 2 „ .. . . Character unknown .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 Bad .. .. .. Dead .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 „ .. .. Good .. .. 4 .. 3 4 1 1 13 „ . . . . Bad .. .. 3 .. 1 1 .. .. 5 „ .. . . .. Questionable .. 4 .. 2 2 .. 19 „ . . . . Mentally weak . . . . . . j . . 1 1 Questionable . . .. Dead .. .. 1 .. j 3 .. .. 4 .. Good . . . 9 .. 13 1 ] 15 .. Bad .. . . 3 .. 2 .. .. 1 6 ,, . . . . Questionable . . 6 1 2 5 1 . . 15 „ .. . . Addicted to drink . . 1 .. 1 . . . . . . 2 ,, . . . . Mentally weak . . 1 .. .. | .. . . . . 1 „ . . . . Character unknown . . .. . . .... 1 . . 1 Addicted to drink .. Dead .. . . 2 .. 1 2 .. 5 .. Good .. .11 I 7 3 13 „ .. Questionable .. 4 .. .. 2 .. .. 6 ,, . . Addicted to drink .. .. .. 4 i 2 3 .. 9 ,, . . Mentally weak . . .. .. 1 j .. 1 1 Mentally weak . . Bad . . . . .. .. 1 j . . j 1 Physically weak . . Good . . . . .. 1 . . .. . . . . 1 Deserter . . .. „ . . . . 4 .... 1 .. . . 5 „ .. . . Questionable .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 Character unknown . . Dead .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. Good .. 23 8 1 2 34 „ .. Bad .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. 8 ,, . . Questionable 15 . . 2 2 . . . . 19 ,, .. Addicted to drink . . .. .. 1 .. .. 1 „ . . Mentally weak . . 3 . . . . . . .. . . 3 ,, .. Physically weak .. 1 .. .. .. .. . . 1 ,, . . Character unknown . . 4 .. 3 1 1 .. 9 Identity unknown . . Dead .. . . .. . . . . 3 . . . . 3 „ .. Good .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. 7 „ .. Bad .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 5 ,, .. Questionable .. 5 .. .. 1 .. .. 6 „ .. Mentally weak .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 „ .. Character unknown . . 1 . . . . .. .. .. 1 ,, .. . . Identity unknown .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 Totals .. .. .. 157 3 39 108 54 31 392 The numbers of children admitted were —From Auckland, 115; Christchurch, 87 ; Wellington, 73; Dunedin, 37 ; Invercargill, 33 ; Hamilton, 31 : Timaru, 26 ; Napier, 16 ; Palmerston North, 16 ; Nelson, 13; Waimate, 12; Wanganui, 10; Hokitika, 9; Gisborne, 8; New Plymouth, 7;