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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 62

Industrial Schools

Industrial Schools.

The total number of children in the industrial schools of New Zealand on December 31, 1888, was 1,715 of which 1,022 were boys and 693 were girls. The population of New Zealand is only a fraction over 600,000 souls, while the number of children in December 31, 1888, in the various industrial schools of the colony was 1,715.

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The following table shows the number of children belonging to the industrial schools of the colony of New Zealand for the year ended December 31, 1888, with particulars of the reasons for commitment of those admitted during the year:

Cause of commitment. No. of boys. No. of girls. Total. Destitute............................................................ 42 42 84 Vagrant............................................................ 10 6 16 Living in disreputable places..................................................... 5 17 22 Uncontrollable............................................................ 8 1 9 Guilty of punihable offenses............................................ 51 5 56 Transferred from other schools............................................ 2 .......... 2 Admitted by special arrangement......................................... 3 .......... 3 Total............................................................ ......... .......... 192

This table has been prepared for comparison with the number of children in the industrial schools of the United States in proportion to population, if at any time such comparison should be deemed necessary.