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School fob the Deaf. Number of pupils who rei umed to the school in February, 1910, after the summer vacation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..89 Number admitted during the school year .. .. .. .. ..12 Number who left during or at the end of the school year . . . . 11 Number remaining on the roll after the close of the school year .. .. 90 The cost of the school for the pears 1909 and 1910 respectively was as follows : — / 1909. 1910. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries . . .. . . .. . . 2,916 2 7 2,958 12 6 Maintenance of pupils .. .. .. .. 1.513 (i X 1,551 8 1 Maintenance of buildings and water charges .'. 332 15 6 367 16 5 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 121 19 0 145 15 1 LessAmcjimt [collected from parents by way of maintenance contributions .. .. ,*<:(« II 0 929 0 2 Sundry other recoveries .. .. .. 6 18 11 7 11 3 Net expenditure on the institution .. .. 4,038 13 10 1,087 0 11* (* Including £540 paid from National Endowment revenue.) There was an increase i>l Lo*9 per cent, in parental contributions, as against an increase of 1-1 per cent, in the number of pupils under instruct ion. Jubilee Institute fob the Blind. During the year the Govemmeni contributed towards the cost of training 35 pupils of this institution, of whom 1 was an adult, the net amount expended being il'2i (including £99 from National Endowment revenue), as against £903 for the previous year on account of 39 pupils. Maintenance payments by parents ami guardians increased from £215 19s. 3d. in 1909 to £291 2s. 6d. during 1910. For the two past financial years the evenue from the National Endowment Reserves Account amounted to £99 9s. 4d. The sum payable by the Government .is subsidy to the Board of Trustees during last year under the provisions of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act was £1,709. Special School fob Boys of Feeble Mind. This institution is being steadily developed, there being now 17 boys in residence. The matter of admitting young persons who are over twenty one years of age has been fully considered, and it has been determined to give preference to younger applicants. Undoubtedly a large number of the pupils will need, permanent institutional care, and by retaining these under control the adult section of this institution will be formed gradually. It is to be borne in mind that the Otekaike school does not admit those who are imbecile :it is essential tha pupils shall have the capacity to derive benefit from the special education and training provided for in the school course. The cost of the institution for the past two years was as follows : — 1909. 1910. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. . . .. . . . . 1,102 15 4 1,564 10 8 Maintenance of pupils . . .. .. .. 647 14 11 1,115 7 6 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. 243 19 7 239 18 0 Farm and stock . . . . .. . . 612 19 9 318 8 9 Additional buildings, water-supply, drainage, fencing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,602 18 3 4,984 0 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 180 610 178 19 6 Less — Amount collected from parents by way of • maintenance contributions .. .. 182 2 2 428 16 3 Sundry other recoveries .. . . . . 105 211 138 12 6 Net expenditure on the institution .. .. 4,103 9 7 7,833 16 4f (f Including £440 paid from National Endowment revenue.) Children under State Guardianship. The number under the control of industrial schools at the end of 1910 was 2,454, an increase of 74 during the year. Of this total, 805 were resident in the institutions, 263 being in the private (Roman Catholic) industrial schools, 794 were boarded out with foster-parents, and 855 were earning their living in situations, placed with friends on probation, &c. The numbers of children on the books at the end of the years 1909 and 1910 respectively whose maintenance was a charge against the public funds were as follows : — . . :. 1909. 1910. Boarded out from Government schools .. .. .. 757 792 Boarded out from private schools .. .. .. .. 3 2 Number resident at schools .. .. .. .. .. 771 805 At other institutions .. .. .. .. .. 35 30 Total .. .. .. ... .. 1,566 1,629