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ment, but it is most dangerous for the ear to be interfered with by any person other than a properly qualified aural surgeon. If such a man can do nothing for a deaf child it is mere waste of time and money going elsewhere for advice, more especially to impostors who claim to be able to cure permanently the worst cases of deafness. The general health of the children was good during the year. School was interrupted for a time by an outbreak of measles anel chicken-pox, but there were no serious cases of illness. Farming and gardening operations were again carried on successfully, the total value of tho produce raised eiuring the, year being over £530. I have, efec, J. E. Stevens, The Director of Education, Wellington. Director, School of tho Deaf. EXPENDITURE ON THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, 1921-22. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,294 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. . . .. .. 1.8 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. .. 2,407 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 288 Maintenance of buildings, furnishing, &c. . . . . . . 369 New buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 8,415 Less Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .. .. .. .." ..2,288 Income from investments .. .. .. .. .. 53 Sale of farm products .. .. .. .. .. 40 2,381 . Net expenditure . . . . . . .. ~ £6, 034 The net expenditure for the year 1920-21 was £6,050.

No. 4.—STATISTICS: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AND PROBATION SYSTEM, AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS.

Table II. —Expenditure on Industrial Schools and Probation System, Io: iools and Pro: iation System, 1921-22. i T ,-,. ,.■ General Repairs to Buildings, t,t„... t>..h u,.„r. Institution. Maintenance. Furnishings, Ac. New Buildings. Repairs to Buildings, Furnishings, &o. New Buildings. Totals. Receiving home— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d. Auckland .. .. .. .. 676 14 5 84 18 G Hamilton .. .. .. .. 1,511 3 4 38 16 10 16 3 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 418 G 8 0 13 6 4 19 6 Napier .. .. .. .. 1,304 11 8 26 1 10 7 19 0 Boys'Training-farm, Weraroa, .. .. 5,137 0 9 68G 17 8 Receiving-homo, Wellington .. .. 2,468 19 2 20 17 9 Children's Home, Miramar .. .. 292 9 0 3 17 435 17 9 Receiving-home, Nelson .. . . 840 3 4 83 7 2 Receiving-home, Christchuroh .. .. 2,689 0 4 47 9 4 207 12 7 TeOrangaHome .. .. .. 7 18 1.06 8 11 0 15 0 Burnham Industrial School .. Or. 336 11 1 Caversham Industrial School .. .. 2,843 7 3 233 9 4 319 12 8 Boarding-out officers .. .. .. 47 12 3 100 3 5 15 0 Probation Homes— Auckland .. .. .. .. 817 4 4 174 13 8 26 16 8 Wellington .. .. .. . . 372 2 6 17 17 11 93 1 5 Christchuroh .. .. .. 1,461 9 0 24 12 10 26 13 10 Dunedin ... .. .. .. 345 15 6 21 10 2 8 2 4 Inmates not resident at an institution .. 6,591 18 6 ... £ s. d. 84 18 G 38 16 10 0 13 6 26 1 10 68G 17 8 20 17 9 3 1 7 83 7 2 47 9 4 106 8 11 £ s d. I 0 3 4 19 6 7 19 0 435 17 9 207 12 7 0 15 0 £ s. d. 233 9 4 100 3 5 174 13 8 17 17 11 24 12 10 21 10 2 319*12 8 1 5 0 26 16 8 93 1 5 26 13 10 8 2 4 30,303 11 0 31,012 0 10 Totals .. .. .. 27,498 8 7 1,671 0 5 1,1.34 2 0 27,498 8 7 1,071 0 5 1,134 2 0 Salaries Boarding out— Payments to foster-parents .. .. .. .. 71,670 1 5 Payments to Postal Department for pay- .. .. 884 6 G mont of orders . Refund of maintenance payments.. Refund of inmates' earnings Repairs to Central Offices Travelling-expenses, rents, &c. 71,670 1 5 884 G G 72,554 7 11 152 9 5 58 18 11 11 4 0 9,51.7 14 8 Less recoveries— From parents and others .. .. .. .. .. 26,485 14 2 ,, Sales of farm-produce .. .. .. .. 4,278 6 0 „ Inmates'earnings for clothing, cfec. .. .. .. 5,792 1.0 10 „ Deficient outfits, &c. . . ,. .. .. .. 776 16 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 6 9 143,610 0 9 37,494 14 2 Total net cost £100,115 12 7