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Table 7. —Average Cost of maintaining Wards op the State (excluding those at Service) UNDER THE CHILD WELFARE Act POR YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1930. £ s. d. Gross cost, as per Table 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 152,973 15 3 Less— Reduction of liabilities as at 31st March, 1930, compared with £ s. d. 31st March, 1929 .. .. .. .. .. 212 7 5 Direct expenditure on account of wards at service .. .. 3,878 16 0 Issues from institutions and stores to wards at service .. .. 3,264 17 4 Salaries —Preventive and other duties not connected with wards under control, estimated at £14,000 .. ... .. 14,000 0 0 Travelling-expenses of officers and wards .. .. .. 8,256 7 3 Refund of inmates' earnings .. .. .. .. 50 14 3 Rent, office requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 2,248 10 8 Legal expenses .. . . .. . . .. .. 73 5 2 31,984 18 1 Net cost .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £120,989 17 2 Number of inmates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,597 Average cost per week per inmate — £ s. d. Gross .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 17 11 Recoveries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..043 Net average cost per week per inmate .. .. .. .. £0 13 8 ——t Table 8. —Government Expenditure on Private (Roman Catholic) Schools, 1929-30. For the maintenance of State wards who are inmates of the four private institutions recognized under the Child Welfare Act, 1925, the Department pays capitation at the rate of 10s. a week each. The following table indicates the expenditure under this beading : — £ s. d. St. Mary's, Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 360 6 5 St. Joseph's, Upper Hutt .. . . .. .. .. 816 2 5 St. Mary's, Nelson .. . . .. .. .. .. 218 7 2 St. Vincent de Paul's, Dunedin .. . . . . .. 207 18 8 £1,602 14 8 Table Ba.—Government Expenditure on the Maintenance op Inmates sent to other Institutions, 1929-30. £ s. d. Salvation Army Home, Auckland .. .. .. 26 2 7 Mount Magdala Home, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 101 18 3 St. Mary's, Otahuhu .. .. .. .. .. .. 087 St. Joseph's Orphanage, Napier .. .. . . .. 58 14 3 Salvation Army Home, Eltham .. .. .. . . .. 2 4 3 Salvation Army Home, Temuka .. .. .. .. . . 2 4 3 £191 12 2 Table Bb.—Gross Recoveries prom Parents and Others. 1928-29. 1929-30. £ s. d. £ s. d. Child Welfare .. .. .. .. 21,232 19 9 23,730 15 10 Special Schools .. .. .. .. 2,737 011 2.623 5 1 Charitable Aid Boards (Special Schools) .. 2,058 6 1 2,184 11- 6 £26,028 6 9 £28,538 15 5

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