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Statement of Expenditure and Recoveries, etc. —continued.

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Child Welfare. £ £ £ Salaries of staffs, including field officers .. .. .. .. 47,459 Wages of inmates employed in institutions .. .. . . 531 Travelling and removal expenses (including transit of children) .. 8,365 Boarding-out of children .. .. .. . .. 83,436 Maintenance of children in Government institutions .. .. 33,128 Maintenance of children in private institutions .. .. .. 6,063 Maintenance of buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 5,4X8 Rent, office, requisites, telephones, &c. .. .. .. .. 4,442 Office furniture and fittings . . .. .. .. .. 330 Printing, postage, and telegrams .. .. .. .. 2,094 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services .. . . 539 Payment to Registrar-General's Department for services .. .. 20 Refunds of inmates' earnings .. .. .. .. . . 223 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. . • . . 183 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. ■ • . • 62 Sundries .. . • ■ • • • • • • • • • 21 Accidents .. . . • ■ ■ • • ■ • • . ■ 56 192,370 Less recoveries— Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. .. 18,451 Refunds for clothing, &c., supplied .. .. 6,487 Refunds of boarding-out payments . . .. 31 Refunds of travelling-expenses .. . . 61 Recoveries on account of office rent, &e. . . 58 Recoveries on account of inmates' earnings .. 169 Sale of produce .. .. .. ■■ 2,134 Board of stall and others .. .. .. 3,124 Rent of land and buildings .. .. .. 263 Maintenance of institutions, &c. .. .. 118 Accumulated earnings of deceased inmates .. 177 Sale of furniture, &c. .. .. .. 134 Salaries .. .. .. .. . ■ 17 Legal expenses .. .. .. . • 9 31,233 Material and Stores. 161,137 Salaries .. . . .. . ■ . • • • .. 1,083 Stores and material purchased .. .. .. . • .. 5,922 Lighting, cleaning, cartage, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 87 7,092 Less stores issued and charged to other items of vote, . .. 5,698 Education 1,394 Less recoveries: Stores sold .. .. .. 229 1,165 Miscellaneous. Conference of education authorities .. .. .. .. 4 Examination expenses .. .. • . .. • • . . 4,530 Grading of teachers, costs of appeal, inquiries, &c. .. .. .. 241 Gramophones and radios for schools (recoverable) .. .. .. 2,283 Payment for damages to motor-vehicles other than departmental .. 41 vehicles Salaries of teachers on exchange from overseas (recoverable) . . 3,263 Teachers' Superannuation Eund — Annual contribution under Act .. .. .. 43,000 Additional allowance to widows and children .. .. 4,272 Additional subsidy .. .. •• •• 113,000 Additional subsidy (loss of interest) .. .. .. 2,300 162,572 Payment to National Broadcasting Service, one-half cost .. 95 educational broadcasts Visual Education: Equipment for schools .. .. . . 550 Grant to Department of Scientific and Industrial Research ; . . 79 Expenses of Timber Protection Research Committee Sundries .. .. . ■ • • • • • • • ■ 17 173,675 Less recoveries— Examination fees, &c. .. .. .. 4,383 Films .. . . .. • • • • 500 Accommodation for pupils, Centennial Exhibition 300 Radios and gramophones for schools .. .. 2,117 Salaries of teachers on exchange from abroad .. 3,639 Freight, Coronation souvenirs .. .. 5 10,944 162,731 Country Library Service. Salaries .. .. .. •• •• 3,774 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. .. .. 7 Purchase of books .. .. .. •• 5,431 Binding of books .. • • .. • • • • • • 329 Motor-vehicles: Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. .. 437 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 154 Postage, printing, and stationery .. .. . . .. 257 Office furniture and equipment ,, ., ,. .. .. 330