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School for Deaf, Sumner. The number of children in residence at Sumner at 31st March, 1934, was 48 boys and 57 girls ; in addition there were 11 day pupils (10 boys, 1 girl) ; 13 pupils left and 9 were admitted during the year. Table 13.—Expenditure on School for the Deaf, Sumner, for Period ended 31st March, 1934. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. > • • • • • ■ • .. 5,050 Advertising, &c. .. . • ■ • • • ■ • • • • • Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. . . • • 1, 893 Travelling-expenses .. . ■ • • • ■ • • • • 297 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. .. .. .. • • 71 7,321 Less — Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .. .. •• •• •• 2,081 Board of staff .. . . . ■ • • • • • ■ • • Miscellaneous .. .. • ■ • • • • • • • • 26 2,512 £4,809 Net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1933, was £4,393 lis. Bd. Table 14. £ Net expenditure on upkeep of child-welfare institutions .. .. .. 11,872 New buildings .. .. ■ • • • Salaries of staffs of homes, Child Welfare Officers, visiting nurses, &c. .. .. 25,693 Boarding-out of children — £ Payments to foster-parents .. .. •• •• 75,481 Payments to Postal Department as commission .. .. .. 698 Issues of clothing, &e. — £ From institutions .. .. • • • • • ■ 644 From central and branch stores .. .. . ■ 1,222 1,866 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistry, clothing, &c. .. .. 2,954 80,999 Inmates at service— Issues of clothing, &c.— £ From institutions . . .. • • • • • • 1 > 058 From central and branch stores .. .. . • 782 1,840 Miscellaneous payments (clothing, medicine, &c.) .. .. 3,355 -—- ——• 5 5 195 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. • • • • • • • ■ Refund of inmates' earnings .. • • • • • • • • • • 698 Rent, office requisites, &c. .. .. • • ■ • ■ • • • .. 1,966 Maintenance of inmates in private institutions .. .. .. .. 4,300 O Travelling-expenses . . . ■ • • • ■ • • • • ° > * 00 Wages, of inmates .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 219 Legal expenses .. . ■ ■ • • • • • ■ • • • • • 20 Transfer and removal expenses . . .. • ■ ■ ■ • • • • 47 Contingencies .. .. • ■ • ■ • ■ • • .... 134,619* Less recoveries— £ Board of staff .. •• •• •• 2,274 Parents and others .. •• •• •• •• 13,777 Sale of farm-produce . . .. • • • • • ■ • ■ 1,759 Inmates'earnings for clothing, &c. .. .. •• 3,999 Miscellaneous .. •• •• •• 1,871 23,680 £110,939

* Expenditure £134,412, plus £207 (decrease in stocks).

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