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Table 6. —Expenditube on Child Welfare. £ Net expenditure on upkeep of child-welfare institutions .. ~ .. .. 21,436 Salaries of staffs of Homes and Child Welfare Officers .. .. .. .. .. 47,459 Boarding-out of children— £ Payments to foster-parents .. . . .. .. . . 83,436 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department as commission .. .. 539 Issues of clothing, &c.— £ From institutions .. . . .. .. .. 384 From central and branch stores .. .. .. .. 2,980 3,364 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistry, clothing, &c. .. . , .. 7,004 — 94,343 Inmates at service— Issues of clothing, &c. — From institutions .. . . . . .. .. 730 From central and branch stores . . . . . . . , 577 . 1,307 Miscellaneous payments (clothing, medicine, &c.) .. .. .. .. 5,435 6,742 Refund of maintenance payments . . .. .. . . .. . . .. 183 Refund of inmates' earnings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 223 Rent, office requisites, postage, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,866 Maintenance of inmates in private institutions .. .. .. .. .. 6,063 Travelling and removal expenses (including transit of children) .. .. .. .. 8,365 Wages of inmates .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 531 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Accidents .. .. ~ . . .. . . .. ... .. 56 192,370 Less recoveries— £ Board of staff and others .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,124 Parents and others .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,658 Sale of farm-produce .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 2,134 Inmates' earnings for clothing, &c. . . . . . . .. .. . . 6,507 Miscellaneous .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 810 31,233 £161,137

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