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Child Welfare. £ £ £ Salaries of staffs, including field officers .. .. .. "":'.'' 38,237 Wages of inmates employed in institutions .. .. .. 363 Travelling and removal expenses (including transit of children) .. 7,281 Boarding-out of children .. .. .. .. .. 80,361 Maintenance of children in Government institutions .. .. 29,413 Maintenance of children in private institutions .. .. .. 4,701 Maintenance of buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 5,107 Rent, office, requisites, telephones, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,196 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. ... .. 208 Printing, postage, and telegrams .. .. .. .. 1,469 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services .. .. 687 Payment to Registrar-General's Department for services .. .. 20 Refunds of inmates' earnings .. .. .. .. .. 494 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. .. .. 193 Legal expenses .. .. .. ■ • ■ ■ .. 50 Sundries .. .. .. . • • • • ■ .. 95 Loss recoveries— 170,875 Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. .. 17,568 Refunds for clothing, &c, supplied .. .. 5,732 Refunds of boarding-out payments .. .. 127 Refunds of travelling-expenses .. .. 139 Recoveries on account of office rent, &c. .. 147 Recoveries on account of inmates' earnings .. 294 Sale of produce .. .. .. .. 1,730 , Board of staff and others .. .. .. 2,826 Rent of land and buildings .. .. .. 341 Maintenance of institutions, &c. .. .. 75 Accumulated earnings of deceased inmates .. 481 29,460 141,415 Material and Stores. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,058 Stores and material purchased .. .. .. .. .. 4,341 Lighting, cleaning, cartage, &c. .. .. .. •. .. 85 5,484 Less stores issued and charged to other items of vote, .. 6,063 Education Or. 579 Less recoveries: Stores sold .. .. .. .. 132 Or. 711 Miscellaneous. Accidents to school-children and teachers .. .. .. .. 1,461 Conference of education authorities (including expenses, .. " 468 Teachers' Salaries Committee) Examination expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,428 Expenses of Education Committee of House of Representatives .. 278 on Education Bill Grading of teachers, costs of appeal, inquiries, &c. .. .. .. 373 Gramophones and radios for schools (recoverable) .. .. .. 2,008 Purchase of motor-cars : Inspectors of schools (recoverable).. .. 100 Salaries of teachers on exchange from overseas (recoverable).. .. 7,667 Teachers' Superannuation Fund — Annual contribution under Act .. .. .. 43,000 Additional allowance to widows and children .. .. 4,973 Additional subsidy .. .. .. -. 113,000 Additional subsidy (loss of interest) .. ' .. .. 6,027 Contributions of teachers on active service, 1914-18 .. 64 167,064 Visual Education : Equipment for rchools .. .. .. 35 182,882 Less recoveries— Examination fees, &c. .. .. .. .. 3,071 Conference of education authorities .. .. 42 Maps and flags for schools .. .. .. 1 Purchase of motor-ears : Inspectors of Schools .. 13 . Radios and gramophones for schools .. .. 1,995 Salaries of teachers on exchange from abroad .. 7,724 12,846 170,036 Country Library Service. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,099 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. .. '.'. 16 Purchase of books .. .. .. .. •• .. 4,045 Binding of books .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 Motor-vehicles — Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. .. 863 Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. .. .. 205 Freight and cartage .. .. .. ■. .. .. 64 Postage, printing, and stationery.. .. .. .. .. 206 Office furniture and equipment .. .. .. .. .. 274 Telephone services . . .. . . .. • . .. 22 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 359 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 14 8,246 Less recoveries— Subscriptions .. . . . . .. .. 635 Salaries and postage .. . . .. . . 14 649 7,597 Net total, excluding new buildings, &c. .. .. .. 4,419,400