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Table 3.—Government Expenditure on Private (Roman Catholic) Schools, 1926-27. For the maintenance of State wards who are inmates of the four private institutions recognized under the Child Welfare Act, 1925, the Department pays capitation at the rate of 10s. a week each. The following table indicates the expenditure under this heading : — £ s. d. St. Mary's, Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 439 14 5 St. Joseph's, Upper Hutt .. .. .. .. .. 392 0 8 St. Mary's, Nelson . . .. .. .. .. .. 287 1 11 St. Vincent de Paul's, Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 183 11 11 £1,302 8 11 Table 3a.—Government Expenditure on the Maintenance of Inmates sent to other Institutions, 1926-27. £ s. d. St. Mary's, Otahuhu . . . . . . . . . . . . I 15 0 St. Mary's, Karori .. .. .. .. .. ..1200 Institute Notre des Missions, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 65 10 1 Redroofs Maternity Home, Dunedin .. .. . . . . 30 13 5 Bethany Home .. .. .. . . .. . . 0 3 6 £110 2 0 Table 3b. —Gross Recoveries prom Parents and Others. 1925-26. 1926-27. £ s. d. £ s. d. Child Welfare .. .. .. .. 22,825 3 6 21,976 3 4 Special Schools .. .. .. .. 2,194 13 1 2,404 2 5 Charitable Aid Board (Special Schools) .. 1,587 16 11 1,650 18 5 £26,607 13 6 £26,031 4 2

Table 3c. —Cash Sales of Farm-produce, 1926-27.

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r . Boys' Training Farm, ; Special School, Total* Weraroa. i Otekaike. i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Milk and cream.. .. .. 1,076 8 2 228 11 11 1,305 0 1 Poultry and eggs .. .. 40 9 10 76 19 5 117 9 3 Fruit and vegetables .. .. 26 10 0 21 1 9 47 11 9 Sheep, cattle, beef, and mutton .. j 184 4 10 | 180 14 9 364 19 7 Mats and basketwork . . .. .. ! 299 10 0 299 10 0 Boot-repairs .. .. .. j .. 14 89 1489 Timber .. . . .. .. 525 3 4 525 3 4 Chaffcutting, haymaking, and j 229 10 3 . . 229 10 3 threshing Pigs and bacon.. .. .. | 208 18 2 , 98 19 3 307 17 5 Sundries .. .. ... 141 10 2 ! 55 9 5 196 19 7 £1,907 11 5 | £1,500 18 7 £3,408 10 0