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Statement of Expenditure and Recoveries, etc.—continued.

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Child Welfare —continued. £ £ £ Less recoveries— Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. .. 18,519 Refunds for clothing, &e., supplied .. .. 6,520 Refunds of boarding-out payments .. .. 1,737 Refunds of travelling-expenses .. .. 35 Recoveries on account of office rent, &c. .. 60 Recoveries on account of inmates' earnings .. 217 Recoveries on account of maintenance of buildings 2 Sale of produce .. .. .. .. 1,997 Board of staff and others .. .. .. 2,543 Rent of land and buildings .. .. .. 660 Accumulated earnings of deceased inmates .. 1,919 34,209 125,873 Material and Stores. Salaries .. .. . . .. . . .. 1,097 Stores and material purchased . . . . . .. .. 3,677 Lighting, cleaning, cartage, &c. .. . . ■ . .. .. 123 "4,897 Less stores issued and charged to other items of vote .. 5,507 Education Or. 610 Less recoveries : Stores sold .. .. .. 91 Cr. 701 Miscellaneous. Examination expenses .. .. .. .. •• .. 3,370 Grading of teachers, costs of appeal, inquiries, &c. .. .. .. 254 Accidents to school children and teachers .. .. . . .. 50 Cash lost at Napier through earthquake .. .. . . I .. 42 Conference of educational authorities .. . . .. . . 12 Exchange on teachers' salaries (outside New Zealand) . . .. 44 Expenses of officers travelling outside New Zealand.. .. .. 19 Salaries of teachers on exchange from overseas (recoverable) | .. 1,284 Superannuation contributions of teachers on active service, .. 24 1914-19 Free kindergartens: Capitation .. .. .. .. .. 5,678 Teachers' Superannuation Eund — Annual contribution under Act .. .. .. 43,000 Additional allowance to widows and children .. .. 3,935 46,935 Sundries .. .. .. ■. .. . • •. 11 Gramophones for schools (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 154 57,877 Less recoveries— Examination fees, part (balance credited to Head 3,370 Office Administration) Salaries of teachers on exchange from abroad .. 1,357 Expense of officers travelling abroad .. .. 22 Cash (damaged) recovered after earthquake .. 3 Refunds on account of cars purchased previous 140 year Gramophones for schools .. .. .. Ill Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 35 — 5,038 — 52,839 Net total, excluding new buildings, &c. .. .. .. 3,150,769 Sites, buildings, equipment, &c. : Capital expenditure — Public schools .. .. .. .. .. 126,778 Secondary schools .. .. .. .. .. 65,030 Technical schools .. .. .. •• •• 44,507 Training colleges .. .. .. .. . • 1,228 Native schools .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 14,433 Schools for mentally deficient .. .. .. 199 Child welfare institutions .. .. .. .. 714 Kindergartens .. .. . ■ . • ■ • 54 Massey Agricultural College .. .. .. .. 9,622 — 262,565 Less recoveries (sale of sites, &c., and recoveries on account of expenditure of past years)— Public schools .. .. . . .. 1,835 Secondary schools .. .. .. •• 1,418 Technical schools .. .. . • ■ • 201 Native schools .. . . • • • • 3 3,457 259,108 Net total, including new buildings, &c. .. .. .. £3,409,877