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Table 14.-— Expenditure on School for the Deaf, Sumner, for Period ended 31st March, 1936, £ £ Salaries .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 5,427 Advertising, &c. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . 23 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 1,879 Travelling-expenses . . .. . . . . . . .. 344 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. . . .. .. .. 294 7,967 Less— Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .. .. .. .. .. 2,141 Board of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 2,436 £5,531 Net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1935, was £4,906. Table 15. £ Net expenditure on upkeep of child-welfare institutions .. .. .. 10,951 Salaries of staffs of homes, Child Welfare Officers, visiting nurses, &c. .. .. 26,965 Boarding-out of children— £ Payments to foster-parents .. .. .. .. .. 74,214 Payments to Postal Department as commission .. .. .. 682 Issues of clothing, &c.— £ From institutions .. .. . . .. . . 842 From central and branch stores .. .. .. 1,260 2,102 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistry, clothing, &c. .. .. 3,139 80,137 Inmates at service— Issues of clothing, &c. — From institutions .. .. .. .. .. 930 From central and branch stores .. . . .. 780 1,710 Miscellaneous payments (clothing, medicine, &c.) .. .. .. 3,288 4,998 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 133 Refund of inmates' earnings .. ~ .. .. .. .. 534 Rent, office requisites, postage, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,834 Maintenance of inmates in private institutions . . . . . . . . 3,091 Travelling and removal expenses (including transit of children) .. .. .. 4,074 Wages of inmates .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 255 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 134,037 Less recoveries— Board of staff .. .. .. ~ .. .. 2,024 Parents and others .. .. .. .. .. 17,425 Sale of farm-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,265 Inmates'earnings for clothing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 4,669 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,747 —— 29,130 £104,907 'I. i ■>• Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (924 copies), £14.

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