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1 1 ! 1 ! i 1— 1 1 ! Repairs to buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,736 2 3 Salaries of staffs of homes, Child Welfare Officers, visiting nurses, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 22,070 11 9 Boarding-out of children :— Payments to foster-parents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,872 11 6 Payments to Postal Department as commission .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 657 2 0 Issues of clothing, &c. : From institutions, £2,476 13s.; from central and branch stores, £1,478 16s. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,955 9 5 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistry, &e. .. .. .. ...... 2,671 16 9 77,156 19 8 Inmatets at service— Issues of clothing, &c. : From institutions, £1,943 18s. 3d. ; from central and branch stores, £1,201 4s. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 3,145 2 3 Miscellaneous payments ...... .... . ...... 2,419 18 3 5,565 0 6 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 14 1 Refund of inmates earnings .. .. . . .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 15 4 9 Rent, office requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,075 13 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,706 14 3 Wages of inmates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 208 13 10 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. _ __ . _ . *' __ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 19 3 Levin Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd.—Payment in lieu of bonus shares .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . • • 60 0 0 Transfer and removal-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. ,. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . . 9 19 3 Contingencies .... .. .. . .. . ' ' *' " . .. . , 25 8 6 Less recoveries— 126,339 17 6 Parents and others .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,478 1 5 Sales of farm-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . . .. .. . . .. .. 1,797 16 2 Inmates' earnings for clothing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,094 9 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.125 4 3 —1 32,495 11 2 £93,844 6 4

Table 1.—Child Welfare: Expenditure for Year, 1926-27.

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Medicine, j I I Deduct j Institution. Foodstuffs. ' , (lot }^° and oSd™* 1 Attendance. Sundries. Total - ; Total. j Isgues to Issues to j SlstMarch | Expenditure. ; I I Dentistry. j | Boar<1 j Servioe ' Probationers. | 1927. ' j Receiving-homes— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Auckland .. 325 14 4 44 3 3 91 9 9 .. 28 1 6 52 7 0 68 17 10 610 13 8 .. 610 13 8 7 13 5 12 19 2 .. .. j 590 1 1 Hamilton .. 173 4 3 226 18 6 40 10 4 .. j 2 18 5 68 9 10 11 11 11 523 13 3 685 0 4 1,208 13 7 342 10 2 108 8 7 0 15 6 515 13 10 j 241 5 6 £L apier . " 180 7 2 Or. 17 1 3 62 8 9 .. 2 11 2 15 11 1 31 13 0 275 9 11 1,127 11 6 1,403 1 5 162 10 3 158 5 4 .. 635 11 10 ! 446 14 0 Wanganui .. 141 5 6 116 7 0 34 15 7 .. (1 3 6 27 15 1 12 15 5 334 2 1 241 6 1 575 8 2 71 8 3 74 19 LI .. 200 11 4 [ 228 8 8 Christchurch .. 343 7 7 858 11 3 132 12 9 .. ! 14 15 1 60 3 4 65 12 9 1,475 2 9 1,085 1 9 2,560 4 6 984 6 4 67 15 2 2 7 0 952 1 6 553 14 6 .Probation Homes — Auckland .. 311 5 8 41 9 4 84 14 1 .. j 46 12 9 96 13 9 99 11 5 680 7 0 .. 680 7 0 .. .. •• •• i 680 7 0 Wellington .. 273 7 4 23 0 1 52 16 10 .. 4 1 6 42 5 5 28 11 5 424 2 7 .. 424 2 7 .. .. .. •• ' 424 2 7 Chnstchurcb .. 219 11 5 283 10 0 65 1 6 .. 11 16 8 70 2 10 27 5 9 677 8 2 170 19 1 848 7 3 94 0 8 251 9 0 1 10 0 152 3 4 349 4 3 Dunedm .. 167 16 1 15 0 1 41 18 11 .. 26 8 9 84 2 2 32 4 4 367 10 4 .. 367 10 4 .. .. .. •• 367 10 4 .Boys 1 raining- 774 10 11 1,175 14 7 534 4 0 1,189 8 0 43 7 9 73 4 9 134 17 10 3,925 7 10 4,790 4 9 8,715 12 7 5 5 7 546 13 3 .. j 4,717 18 4 3,445 15 5 farm, Weraroa Girls' Hostel, Wei- 0 8 6 .. 0 5 9 .. .. 3 9 4 11 8 10 15 12 5 .. 15 12 5 .. .. ..I .. 15 12 5 lington Children's Home, 428 7 10 Or. 13 12 5 153 10 0 .. 17 4 9 43 2 0 126 19 7 755 11 9 709 13 1 1.465 4 10 316 15 10 9 0 9 .. 346 7 10 793 0 5 Miramar Te Oranga Home, 134 15 6 13 16 10 21 13 0 .. 0 7 6 41 13 0 15 17 7 228 3 5 .. 228 3 5 .. .. .. • • 228 3 5 Onristchurcn Girls'School, Cavers- 548 6 5 511 13 9 200 6 3 .. 25 14 6 175 16 8 66 11 0 1,528 8 7 1,799 8 10 3,327 17 5 463 11 6 346 15 2 I 1,287 14 2 1,229 16 7 nam Totals •• •• •• .. .. .. .. .. 11,821 13 9 10,609 5 5 22,430 19 2 2,448 2 0 1,576 6 4 J 4 12 6 8,808 2 2 [ 9,593 16 2