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The Treasurer in Account with the Paenell Orphan Home. Statement for the Year ending Slst March, 1885. Db. £ s. d. Cr. £ s d To Balance, Ist April, 1884 .. .. 619 3 4 By Salaries, wages, &o. .. 406 10 0 Subscriptions and donations, viz.:— Food, &c. .. .. 224 1 3 St. Paul's .. .. £90 11 2 Clothing, &c. .. .'.' .'.' .'.' 75 14 7 St. Matthew's .. 44 3 0 Coal, &o. .. 11 19 1 St. Mary's .. .. 31 1 6 Gas .. .. .. ! i 11 1 8 St. Sepulchre's .. 49 17 9 Borough, water, and drainage rates, and All Saints .. .. 33 5 6 water-supply .. .. .. 12 3 6 St. Mark's .. .. 31 10 0 House-furnishing, &c. .. .. 33 5 3 Holy Trinity, Devonport 13 15 0 Medicine and hair-cutting .. 20 0 4 Mount Albert .. 010 0 Books, stationery, printing, &o. .. .. 39 5 3 St. John's College .. 16 6 Fire insurance .. .. .. 16 14 0 Papakura .. .. 4 16 0 Postages and sundries .. 36 2 4 Bombay .. .. 2 10 Cost of erecting, &c, " Sauerbier Wing".. 165 18 8 Pukekohe.. .. 13 6 Cost of erecting, &c, lodge .. .. 376 3 6 Whangarei.. .. 10 0 Improvements, repairs, fencing, and laying Maungakaremea .. 010 0 on water-service .. .. 105 14 9 Miscellaneous .. 57 7 7 Cow-feed, &c. .. .. .. nl6 6 362 18 6 Paddock top-dressing, &c. .. 8 0 6 Contributions towards maintenance, Bank interest.. 412 10 ™:— Contribution towards maintenance reFrom Government .. £172 10 0 funded .. .. .. 22 0 0 From relatives of children 212 5 8 Maintenance of youth at St. Stephen's 384 15 8 Institution.. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Trustees of the late W. Morrin, Esq. 56 5 0 Interest on deposits ...... 52 18 4 -y 594 g 7 Interest transferred from Costley Fund Balance, viz.:— Account .. .. .. .. 388 17 9 Bank of New Zealand £288 19 2 Contributions towards fencing from ad- Savings Bank .. 165 14 10 joining landowners .. .. .. 9 18 4 Fixed deposits 730 0 0 Government subsidy of £1 per £1 from - Ist October, 1882, to 31st March, 1884 893 15 3 1,184 14 0 House-furnishing Account, refund .. 1 11 0 Less due to Treasurer 3 17 11 Proceeds sale of cow .. .. .. 416 6 1,180 16 1 £2,774 19 8 £2/774" 19 8

The Teeasubeb in Account with the Costley Bequest Fund, Pabnell Oephan Home. Statement for the Year ending Slst March, 188 S. Dr. £ s. d. ob. £ s . d . To Received from the Executors of the late To Invested on mortgage .. 11,300 0 0 Edward Costley, Esq. .. .. 12,000 0 0 Invested on deposit .. .. .. '700 0 0 Interest received on investments .. 393 12 3 Law charges re trust-deed, &o. 4 14 6 Interest transferred to Orphan Home General Account .. .. 388 17 9 £12,393 12 3 ■ £12,393 12 3

Masonic Orphan Fund Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1885, in Account with the Treasures of the paenell orphan home. The Ara Lodge, 348, 1.C., Masonic Orphan Fund. Dr. £ s. d. Cb. £ Sl d. To Invested on mortgage on Ist April, 1884 120 0 0 By Balance from last year's statement due to Invested in Savings Bank on Ist April, Orphan Home Treasurer .. .. 2 14 1884 .. .. .. 26 1 3 Payments on account of orphan of a Interest on mortgage .. .. .. 12 0 0 Mason .. .. .. .. 115 0 Interest per Savings Bank .. .. 16 0 Balance, viz.;— Invested on mortgage £120 0 0 In Savings Bank .. 35 10 11 155 10 11 £159 7 3 £159 7 3

The Beta Lodge, 450, T..C. (Hamilton), Masonic Orphan Fund. Da. £ s. d. Cb. £ s . d. To Balance in Savings Bank, Ist April, 1884 16 12 11 By Balance in Savings Bank, 31st March, 1885 17 8 11 Interest per Savings Bank .. .. 0 16 0 £17 8 11 £17 8 11 M. Eawlings, Hon. Treasurer.

No. 7. ExTEACT FBOM THE SEVENTH ANNUAL EePOET OP THE MINISTEE OF EDUCATION.* The Boarding-out Scheme. As soon as possible after the Industrial Schools Act came into operation arrangements were made for placing out the younger children with respectable foster-parents, instead of retaining them in the schools as formerly. A Lady Official Correspondent and Lady Visitors were appointed in con-

* 331,-1, 1884, pp. xxiv. and xxv,