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the healthy members of the oommunity, ;iud thereby are constantly drugging fresh blood into th< vortex of disease,and so are continually lowering the general vigour of the nation. 1 trust that in the near future steps may be taken to amend our Education Aci so thai we may be able to permanently aggregate all those mentally feeble persons who are unable to control their own lives. They would all learn to contribute towards their own support. Society would be secure from their depredations and the danger of their propagation. Colony life would protect the feeble-minded against a certain section of society, and protect society against the feeble-minded. Co-NCLUSION. 11l conclusion, I should like to thank the Department for many kindnesses and practical sympathy during the serious illness of mv wife. I have , , &c, George Benstead, Principal.

No. 4.—INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.

TABLE H. —Expenditure on Government Schools, 1909.

TABLE H1.—Government Expenditure on Private (Roman Catholic) Schools, 1909.

TABLE H2.— Summary of Expenditure on Special Cases at Other Institutions, 1909.

_ ! New Hnililiii.'s New Buildings and other Works. (Included in first column.) Hecoveries. Net Cost. Coet ot hcliool, Boardius out Salaries. and other Government Schools. „," S '„',?„,, (Included in (Included in Works. lw w*5, n '' first column.) first column.) (Included in i.tnei Works. ... ,.,,i,,,, m , Hecoveries. Net Cost. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. Auckland.. .. .. 8,809 9 0 1,046 8 1 550 12 6 Boys' Training Farm, Weraroa 8,047 17 8 107 14 8 2,083 14 6 213 8 S Receiving Home, Wellington 7,089 10 2 5,041 4 10 724 4 'J 0 10 0 Te Oranga Home .. .. (1,268 13 'J .. 848 5 8 4,302 18 11 ReceivingHome.Christchurch : 5,188 13 0 3,553 0 2 590 5 (I Burnham .. .. .. 9,091 9 8 ! (> 3 2 2,578 8 4 \ 1,320 18 5 Caversham .. .. 5,030 14 ti 2,904 9 7 775 12 11 j £ s. d. 213 8 S 0 10 0 4,302 18 11 1,320 18 5 j £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,205 10 2 2.103 18 4 1,729 7 11 6,318 9 9 4.380 15 7 2,703 0 7 191 19 4 6,076 14 5 2,241 14 3 2,947 3 9 1,015 8 9 8,070 5 11 3,436 17 8 1,593 17 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,205 10 2 2.103 13 4 1,729 7 11 6,318 9 '.) 4.380 15 7 2,703 0 7 191 19 4 6,076 14 5 2,241 14 3 2,947 :l 9 j 1,015 3 9 8,070 5 11 3,436 17 8 1,593 17 0 Totale .. .. 44,026 19 5 '18,819 0 6 8,151 3 8 ' 5,838 2 0 , 44,026 19 5 •13,319 0 6 8,151 3 8 5,838 2 0 14,207 14 8 14,207 14 8 i i , i Salaries, travelling-allowances, ;md expenses of certain departmental officers (Inspec officers, &o.) Payments to certain former inmates of their earnings held in trust Grant to Postal Department in connection with payments for children boarded out .. Contingencies Total net cost • Exclusive of cost of administration, inspection, &c. , 101 ;tors, visiting ' 1,124 14 9 42 3 6 100 0 0 44 11 6 .. 31,430 14 6

Name of School. Gross Cost. Kecovorios. Nut Cost. it. Mafy's, Auckland It. Joseph's, Wellington It. Mary's, Nelson it. Vincent de Paul's, Dunedin Totals JB h. a. 1,642 5 0 .. i 205 16 5 890 5 9 173 19 0 2,912 6 2 £ a. d. £ b. d. 564 7 0 1,077 18 0 71 11 0 134 5 5 311 6 5 578 19 i 38 9 0 135 10 0 985 13 5 1,926 12 9

Government Schools. Auckland— Salvation Army Maternity Home Costley Training Institution Orphan Home, Papatoetoe.. " Door of Hope " Institution Wellington— St. Mary's Home, Karori .. Dhristchurch — Mount Magdala Essex Street, Refuge •• Auckland. £ s. d. 26 2 10 36 10 0 31 13 6 20 14 10 Wellington Te Oranga. lteceiving Home. Home. £ s. d. £ 8. d. 16 18 7 (J3 0 (I 5 0 0 Total. £ s. d. 26 2 10 36 10 0 SI 13 li 20 14 HI Iβ 18 7 63 6 0 6 0 0 Totals 115 1 2 16 18 7 68 6 0 16 18 7 200 5 9