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School foe Deaf, Sumner. The number of children on the roll at Sumner at 31st March, 1933, was 57 boys and 63 girls ; 14 pupils left, and 12 were admitted during the year. Table 7.—Expenditure on School for the Deaf, Sumner, for Period ended 31st March, 1933. £ £ Salaries .. .. • • • • •• • • • • • • • ® > 453 Advertising, &c. .. . ■ ■ • • • • • • • • ■ 13 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. •• •• 1,870 Travelling-expenses .. .. • • • • • • • • 283 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. .. .. . . . • 32 7,651 Less— Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .. .. • • • • • • • • 2,504 Board of staff . . . • ■ • • • • • ■ • • • Miscellaneous .. .. ■ • • • ■ • • • • • 25 National-endowment revenue .. .. • • • • • • 124 3,258 £4,393 Net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1932, was £5,767 ss. sd. Table 8. £ Net expenditure on upkeep of child-welfare institutions .. .. •• 13,259 New buildings Salaries of staffs of homes, Child Welfare Officers, visiting nurses, &c. .. .. 27,645 Boarding-out of children — £ Payments to foster-parents .. • •• •• •• 78,258 Payments to Postal Department as commission .. .. .. 745 Issues of clothing, &c.-— £ From institutions .. .. • • • • ■ • 427 From central and branch stores .. .. . ■ 1,490 1,917 Medicine, medical attendance, dentistry, clothing, &c. .. .. 3,869 ■ 84,789 Inmates at service— Issues of clothing, &c. — £ From institutions .. .. • • • • • • 925 From central and branch stores .. .. • • 769 1,694 Miscellaneous payments (clothing, medicine, &c.) .. .. •• 3,068 4,762 Refund of maintenance payments .. . • • • • • • • • • 138 Refund of inmates' earnings .. • • • • • • • • • • 477 Rent, office requisites, &c. .. .. •• •• •• 2,092 Maintenance of inmates in private institutions .. .. • • ■ • 3, 720 Travelling-expenses .. •• •• •• •• •• 3,782 Wages of inmates .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • 224 Legal expenses .. • • • • • • • ■ ■ • • • • • 36 Transfer and removal expenses .. . • • ■ • • • • • ■ 25 Contingencies .. • • ■ • • • • • • • • ■ • • 2 142,021* Less recoveries— £ Board of staff .. .. ■ ■ • • • • ■ • • • 2,548 Parents and others .. ■ • • • • • • • .. 15, 810 Sale of farm-produce .. . . ■ • ■ • ■ • 1 > ?56 Inmates' earnings for clothing, &c. .. •• •• •• 4,863 Miscellaneous .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 > 422 National-endowment revenue .. .. •• •• •• 2,440 28,839 £113,182

* Expenditure £141,018, plus £1,003 (decrease in stocks).

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