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Table 7. —Status of Children and Young Persons under the Guardianship of the Superintendent at the 31st March, 1938.

The following table shows the admissions according to age : —

Table 8. —Committals and Admissions during the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

Table 9 below shows the admissions classified according to the causes of admission. Of the total number (583), 196 were indigent, 121 not under proper control, 75 charged with punishable offences, 36 delinquent, 46 living in a detrimental environment, and 26 neglected. Of the number committed under these headings (503), 371 were placed out in the community before the 31st March, 1938.

Table 9.—Committals and Admissions during the Year ended 31st March, 1938, classified according to Causes of Admission.

Note. —Of the number (503) actually committed to the care of the Superintendent, 89 had been previously dealt with by the Courts and placed under supervision. Of the temporary admissions, 12 were subsequently dealt with by the Courts and were placed under supervision.

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Status. Boys. Girls. Totals. In residence .. .. .. .. .. 123 112 235 Boarded out .. .. .. .. .. 1,149 892 2,041 At service (includes 8 boys and 23 girls at day service) 533 308 841 With friends .. .. .. .. .. 353 226 579 In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. .... 17 12 29 In refuges or cognate institutions . . .. .. 56 34 90 In children's homes registered under Part I, Child Welfare 13 29 42 Amendment Act, 1927 Absent without leave . . .. .. .. 10 4 14 In Y.M.C.A. Plostel, Auckland .. .. .. 15 .. 15 In colleges and residential schools . . .. .. 7 14 21 In girls' hostel, Wellington .. .. .. .. 17 17 In residence, private institutions fRoman Catholic) .. 25 36 61 In schools for mentally backward . . . . .. 168 53 221 In School for Deaf, Sumner .. . . .. 1 6 7 • . > ■ ——: —— Totals .. .. .. .. 2,470 1,743 4,213

Boys. Girls. Totals. I I Under six months .. . . .. . . 40 39 79 Over six months and under one year .... 13 10 23 One year to five years .. .. .. . . 39 33 72 Five years to ten years .. .. . . .. 35 35 70 Ten years to fourteen years . . .. . . 96 56 152 Over fourteen years .. .. .. .. 124 63 187 Totals .. .. .. .. 347 236 583

Taken charge of as Boys. Girls. Totals. Indigent .. .. .. .. .. 102 94 ] 96 Delinquent . . . . .. .. .. 31 5 36 Detrimental environment . . . . . . . . 11 35 46 Neglected .. .. .. .. .. 16 10 26 Not under proper control .. .. . . .. 62 59 121 Accused or guilty of punishable offences .. .. 71 4 75 Admission by private arrangement (section 12, Child 8 5 13 Welfare Act, 1925) Temporary arrangement . . .. .... 35 17 52 Supervision with residence .. .. .. .. 7 .. 7 Held on warrant pending decision of the Court (section 13 3 5 8 (2), Child Welfare Act, 1925) Breach of supervision order (section 30, Child Welfare j 1 j 2 3 Amendment Act, 1927) Totals .. .. .. .. 347 ! 236 583