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Statement of Expenditure and Recoveries, etc. —continued.

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Education of the Blind. £ £ £ Grant to New Zealand Institute for the Blind .. .. .. 1 ( 000 Maintenance fees of Government pupils at Jubilee Institute .. .. 477 Travelling-expenses of pupils .. .. .. . . .. 56 1,533 Less recoveries: Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. .. 466 — 1,067 School for the Deaf. Salaries of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,193 General maintenance of institution .. .. .. .. 1,854 Maintenance of buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 246 Postage and telegrams .... .. .. .. ., 29 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of .. 326 children) 7,648 Less recoveries— Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. .. 2,354 Sale of produce, &c. .. .. .. 5 Board of staff .. .. .. .. 375 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 8 2,742 4,906 Schools for the Mentally Backward. Salaries of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,235 Maintenance of institutions .. .. .. .. .. 6,618 Maintenance of buildings, &c. .. . . .. .. .. 442 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of .. 438 children) Sundries . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Postage and telegrams .. .. . . .. .. .. 80 15,844 Less recoveries— Maintenance fees, &e. .. .. .. 1,174 Sale of produce, &c. .. .. .. 770 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 34 Board of staff .. .. .. .. 1,175 Maintenance of institution, &c. .. .. 5 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. 13 Sale of furniture, &c. .. .. .. 23 3,194 12,650 Child Welfare. Salaries of staffs, including field officers .. .. .. .. 25,399 Wages of inmates employed in institutions .. .. .. 243 Travelling and removal expenses (including transit of children) .. 3,466 Boarding-out of children .. .. .. .. .. 74,718 Maintenance of children in Government institutions .. .. 19,134 Maintenance of children in private institutions .. .. .. 3,439 Maintenance of buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ; 178 Rent, office requisites, telephones, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,042 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. .. 51 , Postage and telegrams . . .. .. .. .. .. 679 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services .. .. 717 Payment to Registrar-General's Department for services .. .. 20 Refunds of inmates' earnings . . .. .. . . .. 728 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. .. .. 197 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 132,030 Less recoveries— Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. .. 14,076 Refunds for clothing, &c., supplied .. .. 3,684 Refunds of boarding-out payments .. .. 563 Refunds of travelling-expenses .. .. 62 Recoveries on account of office rent, &c. .. 37 Recoveries on account of inmates' earnings .. 681 Sale of produce .. .. .. .. 2,132 Board of staff and others .. .. .. 2,124 Rent of land and buildings .. .. .. 314 Accumulated earnings of deceased inmates .. 427 Maintenance of institutions, &c. .. .. 192 Recoveries on account of staffs, &c. .. .. 14 Sale of furniture, surplus stores, &c. .. .. 175 24,481 107,549