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Table 8. £ Net expenditure on upkeep of child-welfare institutions .. .. .. .. 17,296 New buildings .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 1,660 Salaries of staffs of homes, Child Welfare Officers, visiting nurses, &c. .. .. .. 34,904 Boarding-out of children — £ Payments to foster-parents .. .. .. .. .. .. 88,486 Payments to Postal Department as commission .. ~ .. .. 790 Issues of clothings, &c. — £ From institutions .. .. .. .. .. 1,009 From central and branch stores .. .. .. .. 1,916 2,925 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistry, clothing, &c. .. .. .. 3,814 96,015 Inmates at service— Issues of clothing, &c. — From institutions .. .. .. .. ... .. 1,502 From central and branch stores .. .. .. .. 1,531 3,033 Miscellaneous payments (clothing, medicine, &c.) .. .. .. .. 4,325 ■ 7,358 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 241 Refund of inmates' earnings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Maintenance of inmates sent to other institutions .. .. .. .. .. 254 Rent, office requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .• 2,150 Maintenance of inmates sent to private institutions . . .. •.. . . .. 1,936 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,030 Wages of inmates .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 244 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Contingencies .. .. . - .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 *170,233 Less recoveries— Board of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,826 Parents and others .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,329 Sale of farm-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,137 Inmates' earnings for clothing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 8,116 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 1,114 National endowment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,940 39,462 £140,771 * £169,182 + £1,051 (decrease in stocks). Table 9. —Government Expenditure on Private (Roman Catholic) Schools, 1930-31. For the maintenance of State wards who are inmates of the four private institutions recognized under the Child Welfare Act, 1925, the Department pays capitation at the rate of 10s. a week each. The following table indicates the expenditure under this heading :— £ s. d. St. Mary's, Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 462 5 7 St. Joseph's, Upper Hutt .. .. .. .. .. 1,00119 5 St. Mary's, Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 7 4 St. Vincent de Paul's, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 246 17 10 £1,935 10 2 Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (925 copies), £7.

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