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Table 4.—lnmates discharged from Control during Year ended 31st March, 1931. Boys. Girls. Totals. Discharged (Child Welfare Act, section 23) .. 256 100 356 Attained the age of twenty-one years .. 17 32 49 Adopted ... .. .. .. ..17 19 36 Written off books .. .. .. 64 33 97 By death .. ~ .. .. 10 5 15 By marriage .. .. .. .. .... 21 21 Totals .. .. ..364 210 574 Table s.—lnstitutions for Backward Children : Numbers at 31st March, 1931. Richmond. Otekaike. m , , (Girls.) (Boys.) Totals ' In residence .. .. .. ... 78 191 269 On vacation .. .. .. .. ..4 2 6 At service . . . . . , . . .... 5 5 Day pupils .. . . . . . . .. 2 .. 2 Hospital .. .. .. .. .... 22 Totals .. .. ..84 200 284

Table 6. —Particulars of Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1931.

School fob Deaf, Sumnee. The number of children on the roll at Sumner at 31st March, 1931, was 62 boys and 59 girls ; 4 pupils were on vacation ; 10 pupils left, and 21 were admitted during the year. Table 7. —Expenditure on School for the Deaf, 1930-31. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,344 6 4 Advertising, &c. . . . . . . .. . . . . 23 3 1 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 2,043 6 1 Travelling-expenses .. . . .. 330 11 2 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. .. ~ . . .. 268 10 3 Contingencies, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 10 6 2 9,020 13 1 Less— Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards .. .. .. .. ■ • 2,304 8 7 Board of staff . . . . . . . . ~ 405 0 0 National endowment . . .. . . ~ . , 220 0 0 2,929 8 7 £6,091 4 6 Net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1930, was £5,798 11s. 4d.

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Item. Otekaike. Richmond. Total. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. 7,451 1 7 2,04-5 15 0 9,496 16 7 Advertising .. .. .. . . 24 3 0 6 12 11 30 15 11 Maintenance of buildings .. . . . . 203 11 2 644 2 2 847 13 4 Maintenance of institutions .. ... 4,300 11 9 1,636 5 4 5,936 17 1 16,312 2 11 Travelling-expenses .. . . .. | .. 294 9 0 16,606 11 11 Less — Board of staff .. .. .. 1,080 0 0 260 0 0 i, _________ , ) £ s. d. 1,340 0 0 Recoveries (parental contributions and j 2,476 6 7 revenue from farms, sale of articles manufactured, &c.) National-endowment revenue .. . . 374 0 0 4 )190 6 7 12,416 5 4