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School for Deaf, Sumner. The number of children on the roll at Sumner at 31st March, 1932, was 63 boys and 57 girls; 16 pupils leftj and 15 were admitted during the year. Table 7. —Expenditure on School for the Deaf, Sumner, for Year ended 31st March, 1932. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,698 1 9 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 6 7 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 1,998 810 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 291 6 6 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. .. .. .. .. 238 5 5 Contingencies, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 8,242 9 1 Less— Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards .. .. .. .. .. 1,886 3 8 Board of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. 405 0 0 National-endowment revenue .. .. .. .. .. 184 0 0 2,475 3 8 £5,767 5 5 Net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1931, was £6,091 4s. 6d. Table 8. £ Net expenditure on upkeep of child-welfare institutions .. .. .. .. 16,020 New buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 714 Salaries of staffs of homes, Child Welfare Officers, visiting nurses, &c. .. .. .. 31,395 Boarding-out of children — £ Payments to foster-parents .. .. .. .. .. ..87,171 Payments to Postal Department as commission .. .. .. .. 784 Issues of clothing, &c. — £ From institutions .. .. .. .. .. 742 From central and branch stores .. .. .. .. 1,502 2,244 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistry, clothing, &c. .. .. .. 3,773 93,972 Inmates at service— Issues of clothing, &c.— £ From institutions .. .. .. .. .. 984 From central and branch stores .. .. .. .. 1,105 ■ 2,089 Miscellaneous payments (clothing, medicine, &c.) .. .. .. 4,277 6,366 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 231 Refund of inmates' earnings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 271 Rent, office requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,605 Maintenance of inmates in private institutions .. .. .. .. .. 3,233 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,083 Wages of inmates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 207 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 161,253* Less recoveries— £ Board of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,054 Parents and others .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,477 Sale of farm-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. 1, 997 Inmates'earnings for clothing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 6,448 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,650 National-endowment revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,464 35,090 £126,163

* Expenditure £159,370 plus £1,883 (decrease in stocks).

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