E.—4.

Table 18.—Expenditure on School for the Deaf, Sumner, for Period ended 31st March, 1939. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,917 Advertising, &c. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. 11 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2,228 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 618 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,918 11,692 LessParental contributions and amounts received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 1,799 Board of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 449 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 2,267 £9,425 The net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1938, was £6,566. Table 19. —Child Welfare. £ Net expenditure on upkeep of child-welfare institutions .. .. .. .. 20,942 Salaries of staffs of homes, Child Welfare Officers, visiting nurses, &c. .. .. .. 38,237 Boarding-out of children — £ Payments to foster-parents .. .. .. .. .. .. 80,361 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department as commission .. .. 687 Issues of clothing, &c. — £ From institutions .. .. .. .. .. 1,690 From central and branch stores . . .. .. .. 5942,284 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistry, clothing, &c. .. .. 5,390 88,722 Inmates at service' — Issues of clothing, &c. — From institutions .. . . .. . . .. .. 992 From central and branch stores .. .. .. . . 427 1,419 Miscellaneous payments (clothing, medicine, &c.) .. .. .. 4,485 5,904 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. .. .. .. 193 Refund of inmates' earnings. . .. .. .. .. .. 494 Rent, office requisites, postage, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 3,873 Maintenance of inmates in private institutions .. .. .. 4,701 Travelling and removal expenses (including transit of children) .. 7,281 Wages of inmates .. .. .. .. .. • • . ■ 363 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. ■ • • • ■ • 50 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ . • 115 170,875 Less recoveriesBoard of staff and others .. .. .. .. .. 2,826 Parents and others .. .. .. .. .. 17,720 Sale of farm-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,730 Inmates' earnings for clothing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 5,966 Miscellaneous .. .. • • ■ • • • • • • • 1,218 — 29,460 £141,415

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