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On account of the earnings of inmates belonging to Government industrial schools there was, on 31st December, 1900, a balance in the Post Office SavingsBank of £11,137 Is. Id., and on account of inmates on the books of private industrial schools, £1,527 18s. 7d. During the year £1,377 16s. 6d. was withdrawn for inmates of Government schools, and £88 ss. 6d. for inmates of private schools. In Table W is shown the expenditure on the Government schools, including the cost of inmates boarded out, the salaries of the resident staffs, of the medical officers, of three official correspondents, and of two visiting officers of licensed-out inmates; the table also gives the amounts of the recoveries from Charitable Aid Boards, from parents, from the sale of farm produce, &c.

TABLE W.—Expenditure on Government Schools, 1900.

Table X shows the payments made by Government on account of inmates in private industrial schools, the recoveries, and the net expenditure by Government. The contributions from Charitable Aid Boards are made directly to the managers of these schools, and are not included in the recoveries shown.

TABLE X.—Government Expenditure on Private Schools (R.C.), 1900.

The Government or Charitable Aid Boards paid for the maintenance of the 29 children previously stated to be in corrective or other institutions or homes. The payments made by the Government were as follows : Levin Memorial Home, Wellington, £27 19s. Id.; private home (special treatment), £6 45.; St. Mary's, Eichmond, Christchurch, £84 Is. 6d.; Samaritan Home, Christchurch, £3 10s,; Mount Magdala, Christchurch, £214 7s. 9d. Six children belonging to the Wellington and Nelson private industrial schools were boarded at the Mission Home, Jerusalem, Wanganui (Mother Aubert's), the Government paying during the year £124 16s. for their maintenance. The separate paper, E.-3, gives additional statistics in regard to industrial schools, a summary of the reports of the visits of inspection paid to the schools and to foster- and service-homes, and other matters of interest.

School. Gross Coat of School. Cost of boarding out. Salaries of School (Included in Staff. (Included in preceding column.) first column.) Recoveries. Net Cost. Auckland Burnham .. Caversham Te Oranga Home Receiving-home, Wellington .. Receiving-home, Christchurch £ s. d. 2,134 17 8 7,132 2 2 7,257 17 4 975 13 6 468 8 3 22 18 9 £ s. d. 712 16 11 2,541 0 1 3,323 9 9 £ s. d. 193 17 7 1,405 8 11 975 3 2 130 0 8 18 17 4 9 15 5 £ s. d. 628 9 0 1,656 19 1 2,898 8 10 261 9 8 100 6 3 £ s. d. 1,506 8 8 5,475 3 1 4,359 8 6 714 3 10 '368 2 0 22 18 9 54 16 3 Totals 17,991 17 8 6,632 3 0 2,733 3 1 5,545 12 10 12,446 4 10 Salaries and expenses of visiting Travelling-expenses of other offi Contingencies » ofSoers icers .. 526 10 3 80 15 0 10 7 0 Tot; al 13,063 17 1

School. Payments. Recoveries. Net Expenditure by Government. It. Mary's, Auckland St. Joseph's, Wellington it. Mary's, Nelson St. Vincent de Paul's, Dunedin I £ s. d. 1,423 i 0 311 11 0 1,584 It 10 52 17 0 3,372 10 10 £ 8; d. £ s. d. 128 0 i 1,295 3 8 24 0 4 287 10 8 217 9 11 1,367 8 11 4 0 0 48 17 0 373 10 7 2,999 0 3 Totals