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The manufacture of small cheeses has proved a very successful financial venture, and at the same time has been the means of training a number of boys who with the knowledge gained at the Training-farm are able to obtain employment in cheesefactories at good wages. The total revenue from, the sale of cheese amounted last year to £773 18s. 7d., plus home supplies to the value of £67 2s. 4d., making a total of £841 Os. lid. As soon as the extra land is available for pasturage purposes it is proposed to increase the dairy herd to about 250 head, and with the increased quantity of milk available it is estimated that with the present plant the output of cheese could easily be doubled. The following is a brief statement of the revenue derived from the Boys' Training-farm, Weraroa, for last year : — Cash Sales and Supplies issued Supplies to other and consumed at Institutions. Training-farm. £ s. d. £ s. d, £ s. d. Butter .. .. .. .. 100 19 8 101. 1 1 Cheese .. .. .. .. 77a 18 7 07 2 4 Cream .. .. .. .. 567 15 1 Milk .. .. .. .. 24.9 10 0 237 13 9 Steers .. . . .. 03 14 (i Hides .. .. .. 14 3 6 Calves .. .. .. 29 8 9 Vegetables .. .. .. .. 110 17 '1 212 12 3 Poultry and eggs .. .. .. 50 15 !J 18 9 10 Pigs .7 .. .. .. - 214 14 IL 1 10 8 Sheep (mutton,,wool, hides, &c.) .. 512 17 0 322 0 0 Orchard .. .. . . .. 2 19 39 17 10 Sales of farm-produce .. .. 88 2 2 2,790 19 3 1,003 7 9 3,794 7 0 hi addition, the value of the crops in the ground at the 3.lst March last was as follows :• - £ Maize .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Mangolds .. .. .. .. .. .. ..15 Carrots .. .. .. .. .. .. ..12 Potatoes .. .. .. .. .. .. ...189 Hay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..390 Oats .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..292 973 0 0 4,707 7 0 The expenditure for the year may be summarized briefly as follows : £ s. d. Farm-seeds, manures, railage, &c. .. .. .. .. 420 10 10 Horses, cows, pigs, and sheep .. .. .. .. 413 19 2 Orchard .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 (i 9 Market-garden .. .. .. .. .. 74 0 3 Proportion of salaries of officers . . .. .. . . 500 0 0 1,420 3 0 Total revenue .. .. .. -. . ... £3,341 4 0 From the above statement it will be seen that from the farming operations at the Boys' Training-farm, Weraroa, a net annual income of £3,341 4s. has been derived for the State. Training and Care of Elder Girls. Te Oranga Home was established in 1901 mainly for the purpose of providing for the elder girls who were removed from the Burnham industrial School when the Department decided to utilize that institution for the admission and training of boys only. In the early stages accommodation was provided at Te Oranga for about twelve girls, but as there were practically no facilities at other girls' schools throughout New Zealand for dealing with elder girls of the unruly type, or for girls of weak- morals, advantage was taken to transfer such cases to Te Oranga Home. Further provision was made at Te Oranga for such girls by the erection of a suitable brick building to accommodate about thirty-five girls. In course of time, however, it was found necessary to erect an additional building providing accommodation for a further forty girls. This building enabled the management to initiate a system