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c. Beceipts and Expenditure of Stoke Orphanage from Ist August, 1898, to Ist August, 1900. ' _, Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s d From Government .. .. .. 2,389 16 0 Wages .. .. .. 322 12 0 Charitable Aid Boards .. .. 1,513 18 0 Insurances, rates, interest .. " 754 14 2 Sale of wool, hops, skins, and hides 1,068 17 8 Bread, besides 1,100 bushels raised on farm 488 11 0 Bequest.. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Meat, besides cattle and between 600 and Brothers attending retreat* .. 90 0 0 700 sheep .. 89 7 6 Rent of oottage .. .. ... 21 14 0 Seed .. .. '.'. '.' '." 70 go Boys' clothing .. .. .. ~ 708 0 0 Postage .. .. .. .. 32 0 2 Groceries .. .. .. .. 681 8' 8 Coal • • • • • • .. .. 74 18 9 Ironmongery .. .. .. .. 307 10: 0 Brothers' clothing, travelling-expenses, &o. 283 0 0 Wine, spirits, and beer .. .. .. '35 0 0 Stationery .. .. ~ .. 41 15 0 Potatoes, besides 40 tons raised on farm .. 42 10 0 Painting and glazing .. .. .. 70 0 0 Timber .. .. .. .. 28 0 0 Butter, besides what is made on farm .. 39 17 6 Carts, traps, and harness .. .. 57 17 9 Blacksmith .. .. .. ~ 40 0 0 Sheep-dip, binder-twine, &c. .. .. 10 0 0 Pigs, £4; rams, £i 105... .. , ... 8 10 0 Furniture, new and repairing .. .. 93 6 11 Medical attendance .. .. .. 13 3 0 Rick-cloth .. .. .. .. 710 0 Horse-covers .. .. .. ~ 7 13 0 Young trees .. .. .. .. 815 0 Museum .. .. .. ~ 5 9 6 Share in boat .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Charcoal .. .. .. .. 2 210 s 'raw .. .. .. .. ..' 710 0 s Repairing raDge .. .. .. 2 1 10 Hurdles .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Dog registration .. .. ~ 15 0 Use of threshing-machine .. .. 2 10' 0 Nelson Evening Mail .. .. ~ 212 0 . . New Zealand Farmer .. .. .. 2 8-0 Beehives and honey .. .. ~ 310 0 Paid on original debt on property .. 500 0 0 Total expenditure .. .. 4,749 9 7 Current acoount in Bank of Australasia .. 11 16: 1 Deposited in Post-Office Savings-Bank .. 523 0 0 Total £5,284 5 8 Total .. .. ..£5,2845' 8 Reoet P ts £5,284 5 8 Expenditure £4,749 9 7 Current account in bank .. .. ' 11 16 1 Deposit in Savings-Bank .. .. 523 0 0 hJ^rrii

D. Dietary Scale at Stoke. (Produced by Brother Loetus.) Breakfast.— Sunday—Cocoa or coffee, bread and jam or butter; Monday—Tea, bread and iam or butter, porridge, milk and sugar ; Tuesday—Tea, bread and jam ; Wednesday—Same as Monday; inursday—Same as Tuesday; Friday—Same as Monday ; Saturday—Same as Tuesday Dinner.— Sunday—Cold beef or mutton, steamed potatoes and vegetables, pudding • Monday —btew of mutton or beef, potatoes and vegetables, bread; Tuesday—Same as Monday •' Wednes day-Mutton or sausage, potatoes and vegetables, pudding; Thursday-Same as' Monday Friday—Tea, bread and butter, mashed potatoes, cheese ; Saturday—Same as Monday ' m' j ~^ und l a y— Tea - |> read and jam or butter; Monday—Tea, bread and golden syrupTuesday—Tea, bread and butter ; Wednesday—Tea, bread and dripping; Thursday—Tea bread and jam ; Friday—Tea, bread and golden syrup; Saturday—Tea, bread and butter Fruit-pie in the season.

Caversham Dietary Scale. Breakfast.— Monday, Wednesday, and Friday—Porridge, bread, dripping, coffee ; other days same, without porridge. J well Tm '~ Bread ' treaCle ° r drippinS ' five days ; Sunda y> J am \ Thursday, butter ; Friday, buns as Dinner— Monday—lrish stew; Tuesday—Barley soup, meat, rice-pudding; WednesdayBoiled _ beef, dumplings, potatoes ; Thursday—Eoast beef, suet-pudding, potatoes • Friday—Meat pies, rice or bread puddings; Saturday-Stew; Sunday-Cold mutton, pickles, plum-pudding Also other vegetables nve days. F »'

Bubnham Dietary Scale. Breakfast.— Bread and milk three times a week; porridge four times a week; with each morning bread, and dripping and coffee.