8.-7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

(a) Includes £3,064 on account of British children (recoverable). (b) Number of 69. Travelling-allowances, £1,593 16s. Bd.; travelling-expenses, £2,285 13s. Bd. ; motor hire, £987 ss. Bd.; mileage allowance, £1,717 13s. 6d.; travelling-expenses of inmates, £1,632 12s. Bd.; motor hire for inmates, £108 16s. 2d. (c) Advertising vacancies, £13 95.; expenses of Child Welfare Conference, £8 16s : total, £22 ss.

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Number olPerson8, VOTE—EDUCATION—continued. 1943-44. 1942-43. IMS 44 1942 43 Subdivision No. XIL -Ohild Welfare. Voted - fended. Salaries and Wages— £ £ £ Receiving Homes, Sc., and Child Welfare Centres — Salaries — 212; 206 212 (£65 to £515) 48,758 46,919 \ Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 4,264 3.650 J ' 53,022 50,569 52,173 Other Charges for and incidental to — — Boarding-out of children, maintenance of infants in foster homes, and upkeep of orphans (part recoverable) .. (a) 96,700 99,385 86,813 Department of Justice : Payment for services rendered by the Registrar-General's Branch .. .. .. 20 20 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 52 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) ,. .. 40,500 40,000 41,458 Inmates in private institutions : Capitation, refunds of maintenance payments, &c. (part recoverable) .. 6,500 6,200 7,578 National Provident Fund : Departmental contribution in respect of Child Welfare Officers .. .. 10 60 Post and Telegraph Department for services rendered .. 750 750 703 Refund of — Inmates' earnings (part recoverable) .. .. .. 250 250 183 Maintenance payments .. .. .. .. 150 150 165 Rent, office requisites, telephones, lighting, &c. .. .. 3,500 3,300 3,535 Special assistance to large families .. .. .. 10,000 15,000 ,1,293 Transfer and removal expenses .. . .. 250 250 268 Travelling allowances and expenses, including relievingallowances .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 8,000 (b) 8,326 Wages of inmates employed on farm-work, &c. .. .. 400 450 252 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure" incidental to the other items of this subdivision) .. .. 50 50 (c) 22 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Deductions from salary for board and £ lodging .. .. .. .. 2,640 Maintenance fees, sale of produce, recoveries from service inmates .. .. 31,000 British children .. .. .. 3,700 37,340 167,180 173,965 150,648 Total—Subdivision No. XII .. .. 220,202 224,534 202,821 Subdivision No. XIII.—Material and Stores. Salaries— 4 4 4 (£185 to £335) 1,090 1,015 \ 1 9f)Q Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 104 104 / ' 1,194 1,119 1,209