8.—7 [Pt. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— continued.

(a) Includes £3,664 on account of British children (recoverable). «■. (6) Number of officers, 60. Travelling-allowances, £719 18s. lid. ; travelling-expenses, £2,149 4s. 6d. ; motor-hire, £1,560 2s. 9d. ; mileage allowance, £1,560 10s. 9d. ; travelling-expenses (inmates), £1,494 15s. 6d. ; motor-hire (inmates), £169 2s. 9d. (c) Advertising vacancies, £16 2s. 9d. ; refund social security and national security tax, £5 14s. 5d.; refresh me tits for Child Welfare Conferences, £2 : total, £23 17s. 2d.

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Num ber VOTE—EDUCATION— continued. 1942-43. 1941-42. 1942-43 1941-42 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. XII. — Child Welfare. Salaries and Wages— £ £ £ Receiving Homes, &c, and Child Welfare Centres — Salaries — 206 214 206 (£30 to £490) .. .. .. .. .. 46,919 49,786 49,706 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 3,650 50,569 49,786 49,706 Other Charges for and incidental to — —• Boarding-out of children, maintenance of infants in foster homes, and upkeep of orphans (part recoverable) .. (a) 92,165 83,500 82,092 Department of Justice : Payment for services rendered by the Registrar-General's Branch .. .. .. 20 20 20 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 100 50 115 Maintenance of — Inmates in Government institutions and of children committed to the care or under the supervision of the State (including general upkeep of the institution, stock, and work on land; medical attendance, clothing, funeral expenses, and other expenses of children placed in foster homes or at service ; and grants for recreation of inmates (part recoverable) .. .. 40,000 36,000 36,884 Inmates in private institutions : Capitation, refunds of maintenance payments, &c. (part recoverable) .. 6,200 6,000 6,053 National Provident Fund : Departmental contribution in respect of Child. Welfare Officers . . . . 60 Post and Telegraph Department for services rendered .. 750 600 898 Refund of— Inmates' earnings (part recoverable) .. .. .. 250 350 244 Maintenance payments .. .. .. .. 150 200 148 Rent, office requisites, telephones, lighting, &c. .. .. 3,300 3,300 3,341 Special assistance to large families . . . . . . 15,000 10,000 Transfer and removal expenses , . . .. 250 250 103 Travelling allowances and expenses, including relievingallowances .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 8,500 (b) 7,654 Wages of inmates employed on farm-work, &c. .. .. 450 550 433 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) .. .. 50 50 (c) 24 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Deductions from salary for board and £ lodging .. .... .. 2,500 Maintenance fees, sale of produce, recoveries from service inmates .. .. 36,664 39,164 166,745 149,370 138,009 Total—Subdivision No. XII .. .. 217,314 199,156 187,715 Subdivision No. XIII. — Material and Stores. Salaries — 4 4 4 (£165 to £335) .. .. .. .. .. 1,015 1,123 1,039 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. . . . . 104 1,119 1,123 1,039