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tributions and other receipts, £783, giving an actual cost of
£13,483, of which £6,742 was payable out of local rates, giving
a rate of 0.69 pence.
Cost of Milk and Meals.
Milk and meals costs £1,632 4s. 1d.; wages, fuel, printing,
etc., £660 12s. 6d.; income from parents' contributions, £8 6s. 0d.;
giving an actual cost of £2,284 10s. 7d.
There has been a slight increase in the cost of the actual
medical services rendered in the Public Elementary Schools from
0.58 in 1937 to 0.68 of a penny rate in 1938. The cost of maintenance
in Special Schools has also increased from a rate of 0.60
to 0.69 pence. The cost of milk and meals has increased by £301
9s. l1d. This increase relates to " food, etc.," only, not to the
expenditure on Provision of Meals account as a whole.
School Population.