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£ s. d. Repairs to buildings .. .. .. .. .. •. .. .. . . , . 2,454 11 3 Salaries of staffs of homes, Child Welfare Officers, visiting nurses, &c... .. .. .. .. 26,392 6 6 Boarding-out of children— £ s. d. Payments to foster-parents .. .. .. •• •• .. .. .. 80,242 7 2 Payments to Postal Department as commission .. . . .. .. £ s. d. 685 17 0 Issues of clothing, &c. : From institutions .. •• .. .. .. 1,532 4 3 From Central and Branch Stores .. .. .. 1,583 15 5 3,115 19 8 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistrv, clothing, &e. .. .. .. .. .. 3,024 12 11 —— 3 —— 87,068 16 9 Inmates at service— Issues of clothing, (fee. : From institutions .. . • •• .. .. 2,081 2 1 From Central and Branch Stores .. .. .. 1,117 12 1 — 3,198 14 2 Miscellaneous payments (clothing and medical, &c.) .. .. .. .. 3,545 1 7 6,743 15 9 Refund of maintenance payments ... .. • • • - • • • ■ • ■ ... 263 16 0 Refund of inmates earnings .. .. .. . • • • • - .. .. .. 25 4 6 Rent, office requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. •• • ■ • .. .. . . 2,138 6 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,838 15 4 Wages of inmates .... .. .. .. . - ■ ■ .. . . .. 147 g j Legal expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 19 0 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. .. . - ■ • . - .. .. 196 18 4 Contingencies . . .. .. .. .. .. • • . • .. .. 10 10 3 146,403 4 4 Less recoveries— Parents and others .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,232 19 9 Sales of farm-produce .. .. .. .. . • • • . - 2,235 1 3 Inmates' earnings for clothing, &c. .. .. .. ... ■■ .. 7,100 8 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 597 6 4 National endowment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,514 0 0 34,679 15 5 £111,723 8 11

Table 15.—Child Welfare: Expenditure for Year 1928-29.

Deduct T Clothing and Fuel, Light, Medical and Household Farm and q 11T >ririPQ Tntal i TUf, Maroh' I Total m-not* Net Institution., Foodstufls. and Water. Dental. Requisites. Garden. Sundries. Total. 31st March, Total. Issues to Issues to j Expenditure. i Board. Serf ice. 1929 _ I ! I l_ L I I L ! L. ... I MS : ' • Girls' receiving-homes — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. "■ d. j £ g. d. ' Auckland .. .. 303 7 0 119 10 8 85 2 5 101 13 10 62 8 3 .. 39 13 9 711 15 11 .. 711 15 11 .. .. .. 711 15 u Hamilton . .. 169 14 3 236 19 2 38 14 7 3 8 6 10 19 10 .. 82 19 11 542 16 3 478 13 11 i 1,021 10 2 125 14 6 224 13 2 360 16 4 310 6 2 Napier .. .. 124 3 2 382 0 11 36 4 3* 27 5 2 14 6 2 .. 25 2 9 609 2 5 616 8 10 1,225 11 3 141 16 7 I 228 8 6 601 6 3 253 19 11 Wano-amii ■ ■ • • 156 19 9 106 5 1 ! 26 13 6 5 0 2 19 2 0 .. 38 2 4 342 2 10 209 16 11 551 19 9 32 6 5 66 18 6 215 17 1 236 17 9 Christchurch .. .. 331 0 11 954 8 7 I 164 7 5 36 13 7 61 0 3 .. 62 10 6 j 1,610 1 3 841 0 11 1 2,451 2 2 817 12 9 43 2 9 787 13 3 j 802*13 5 Dunedin .. .. 186 12 2 298 7 1 61 15 11 51 0 5 : 18 0 0 .. 66 14 8 682 10 3 756 3 10 1,438 14 1 179 15 3 j 121 18 1 .. 1,137' 0 9 Boys' receiving -homes — ! | I j Auckland . . .. 245 2 0 51 8 3 94 0 2 21 1 0 ! 15 15 5 .. 90 12 7 517 19 5 .. 517 19 5 .. ! .. ! .. ; 517 J9 5 Wellington .. .. 261 3 8 23 11 3 53 0 3 15 18 11 27 4 9 .. 19 17 10 400 16 8 .. 400 16 8 .. j .. ! .. 400*16 8 Christchurch .. .. 142 6 4 244 8 10 61 1 0 19 9 8 10 17 11 .. 50 13 4 528 17 1 119 3 3 648 0 4 39 5 10 | 177 5 2 j 151 9 5 ; 279*19 11 Dunedin .. .. 154 3 3 105 2 6 75 7 9 35 14 3 13 16 9 .. 65 1 10 ! 449 6 4 315 1 11 764 8 3 134 19 6 ! 138 13 11 .. 490 14 11 Boys'Training-farm, Wera- 1,179 16 0 1,511 18 11 525 10 0 76 10 1 267 10 1 1,453 14 3 433 8 9 5,448 8 1 4,836 11 2 10,284 19 3 41 2 3 | 775 14 X [4,758 11 3j 4.,709|11 8 roa Children's Home, Miramar 410 12 5 43 12 10 215 9 7 80 15 6 61 3 2 .. 68 3 10 879 17 4 .. 879 17 4 .. i .. : .. | 879 17 4 Girls'Hostel, Wellington.. 371 1 0 9 11 8 73 5 8 8 3 5 32 5 4 .. 42 19 4 I 537 6 5 .. 537 6 5 .. .. .. i 537 6 5 Girls'Home, Burwood .. 687 15 10 217 5 8 207 6 2 177 9 10 169 4 9 .. 162 6 8 1.621 8 11 .. 1,621 8 11 .. I .. ! .. 1 1.621 8 11 Girls'Home, Timaru .. 49 2 10 7 7 3 12 16 7 4 13 3 j 94 7 1 .. 24 14 0 193 1 0 .. 193 1 0 19 11 3 | .. ! .. J 173 9 9 Totals .. .. 4,773 0 7 4,311 18 8 1,730 15 3 664 17 7 >868 1 9 1,453 14 3 1,273 2 1 115,075 10 2 8,173 0 9 |23,248 10 11 1,532 4 3 1,776 14 2 |6,875 13 7 j 13.063 18 11