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Table W2. —Number of Students in the various TRAINING COLLEGES in December

Table. —NUMBER OF CHILDREN under Supervision of the Child Welfare Branch at 31st March

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College. 1947. 1946. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Auckland Wellington .. Christchurch Dunedin 246 166 134 162 321 165 210 160 567 331 344 322 243 154 197 160 320 181 186 162 563 335 383 322 Totals 708 856 1,564 754 849 1,603

— 1946. 1947. 1948. State wards— In foster-homes, hostels, and with friends In situations, including those absent without leave In Government institutions, receiving-homes, &c. In private institutions In Roman Catholic institutions recognized under Child Welfare Act In special schools for backward children In refuges In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. In residential colleges (mostly Maori children) Subtotal Other than State wards — Young persons supervised by Child Welfare Officers in their own homes, with relatives, or with friends, pursuant to orders of Courts Infants supervised in foster-homes registered under the Infants Act Pupils at Schools for the Deaf, Sumner and Titirangi Pupils at schools for mentally backward, Otekaike and Richmond (other than State wards included in figures above) Children supervised as preventive cases Children in New Zealand Institute for Blind for whom the Department makes payment Subtotal Grand total .. .. .. .. . British children in New Zealand 2,444 1,006 316 105 82 129 49 40 13 2,322 922 306 95 74 127 38 32 18 2,202 862 290 63 52 116 12 37 20 4,184 3,934 3,654 1,026 909 238 45 1,629 17 915 788 250 45 1,569 24 879 772 251 44 1,645 22 3,864 3,591 3,613 8,048 7,525 7,267 46 11