HOSPITAL ESTIMATES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 799, 23 April 1910, Page 13

HOSPITAL ESTIMATES.

/BECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. : >,::' ; AMOUNTS IN; HAND; : : : Estimates of receipts ■land oxponditiiro for '• tho . financial year■'ending . March 31,, 191], unci a. statement;showing'amounts.invliand at: April 1, 1910, ' wero'.placed.''before'. .tho : new■ Hospital /Board -yesterday;.as follows:— // .', .'■{ Balance's in band,/ April : 1,1910.— .Wellington District- , flospitaj/'Board, : General' Account, £1974 13s. 10d.; linpresC. Account,, £32- Us./sd.—total £2007;55.. 3d., ..-. -.. ",■'.'. ■; \\ v '-;' Wellington ■-'Hospital' Trustees', Gensd.'; ...lmprest; Account', £25P;',cash l .'in band,' £3l)-^tch ,tal, v £2391 19s. sd. ' '. ! ' "■)'<■ Wellington, and' Wairarapa Cbarit-: ible/Aid./ Board, General -Accoupt, £787'145.'..;id.;; fixed deposit,', £150.— total,, £937 14s:; id. '■■';...>.: .;','.' ,//..■.■ .Wellington ■-■-.■-■ Benevolent';'-', Trustees, IBeaeral-Account, £510 7s:.4d;.fixeddegosit,' £300--total,;£Blo';7s.i4d. '■'...-'■..' ;■• : :Welluigtbn and .Wairarapa/CharitSWe Aid Board: Recoveries to close the year.ending March 31, 1910, £252 13s. lid. ■■' ■:■■" '.■ ■ / '■:'-•. •. : ; '•■ ' ■.. .: . /Wellington District. Hospital Board: Amount advanced on of Infectious i Diseases .Hospital, to be' recov*red from special levies outstanding, !£2000:; ;.;■.:, '.-■...• ■.-.■•■. ; , ■ ' ..'-.Total amotints in hand, 284K).- : ..'-:

Estimated Expenditure (net).—Hospitals, £32,850; charitable aid, y312j500; Administration expenses, • *eiooo./>■;-■;;■; : ■-,:/".; /■ • :i Amounts' required to close accounts, March 31, 1910.—Wellington and'■'Wai.' xarapa; Charitable Aid Board, £1670; .iW,ellington Benevolent; Trustees; £160; .Infectious Diseases Hospital, £900 ■'esjtiinated.; expenditure, £49,080; . less toanoe 'and'., assets April I,'- 1910,. i£B4oo--total amount required, £40,630. _ Amounts to be. Received.—Special Diseases ■ -Hospital, £13,000;. amount to. be.raised from weal : bodies and Government,' uuder ftew/syetem, '.£27,6 Bo—total-■ £40,680.' » ■ levy;for" 1909-10 hospital /and charitable aid: was £34,000,- of which, amount £4000 was, unexpended and ■; is, carried ; ; forward' :to this year Sf reb l qh T n 1 = m e-'■ ! Mt ; y ear '= estimates only £30,000, being in 'excess of this 'So r;ps *' 9atcs :to ;the • - xtent: of \:/: /:/- Hospitals. / : ■.■; : '-'' : :- : ~ The,, estimated ■; amount of ■ recoveries ind revenue,' .' as ■' per sub-statements, fe ■•fi fo fe s - : -) Voi!i,l Sten Genera Hospital, Wellington Infectious peases. Hospital, nil ; Otaki Hospital and Sanatonum, £500; hospital contin-geamM-nil-totel, ■■£8J75:-- P 'The: "sti.mated;.expenditure, as per- sub-state-'i G^&' a w -! , '*&fin ; ; 'wT t 'l- (n r e V -Wellington Infectious DisHospital, £13,000; Otaki Hdspital end .Sanatonum (not, £4250),' £4750 ■ contingencies,. . £272—total,' had "to" be decost of maintenance of the Home,"'transferred'to char■.SSa,l^i^S\oharged under ttat tiding, gross amount ■S^? - .PP end «t'»?" ™; therefore, ■•s|i«l ; f- S ' re^ oTeries Md revenue £8475; : making;the net amount of hosptal; expenditure, £32,850. ■/ /-, ;■ "connection Wih n W ainjjeii SdM :;^?ntS;£?L - 00; SS —° ; : rece 'P ts : from-in-patients, ;out-patients tAp- co , ntl :>butipns,- £500. - ' fatients* fees, m the casetof the Otaki Hospital, were, estimated to produce £150, and in ."■ Otaki Sanatorium,

.'.■:.■ ; ;■■ ■■ Charitable Aid. ,', \y-\.. for/charitable, aid were Wenijff ■ 68 . and Avenue- : -oontingenoies, ;.• nil- totat m orphanages; (net' £500) Wrf^L^? 2 : a ™»nfe. , fM .maintenance *f the, ; Victoria Home,' being a charitfclj'f charge' transferred from the : Hos pi tal (£1850), the: gross s 2 r nn Oh ? ri * able * id .<wfture • ■ M°°>" loss recoveries and re- . « cnantable aid; expenditure £12,500. sub-district the estimated total expenditure was £5950'. I ° xp , endlture for Miramar,: Karori and Onslow was:£7so, making the gross expenditure £6200, against which ™e receipts were estimated at ■ £5300: • The •*S ua ? ted w , a . m ,°! l nb3 required, for the ■other, sub-districts were aa follow:— ?<?m '•■•• £ °00; Johnsonville, £200; Butt County, £150; Hor* whenua, £350; total, £1200 ■

'total cost of the board's adminjaration was.6et down-at.£looo.. EXPENDITURE. ■Estimated capital expenditure for the' year was'as follows:-- ■... ' - ; .Hospitals-Wellington (General) Hospital : Additions : destractor chimney and lavatories, £1000; ■ surveys and plans )f £2s: repayment of loan on tho f^ fc , of Nurses' Home, £1500; total,. £2025. , ~, . ' • . Otaki Hospital and Sanatorium: Exteflon, of engine and power plant, £250; material, fencing, and farm equipment, £125; total, £375. ■:. Wellington Infectious Diseases Hospital, £13,000. . ' ..- -.■•■. ■.■.-.■ : . Charitable aid, nil.. • Grand ; total, £15,900. • 32stimated receipts on account of capital expenditurejor the year ending March 31, 1911—Hospitals: Welling.ton ;■ Infectious: Diseases Hospital £13,000; charitable aid, nil; total' £13,000. '' . ■ ' Estimated expenditure other than capital expenditure for tho year:— ' ■Hospitals — Wellington (General) Hospital, £22,628; Otaki Hospital and faanatonura, , £4375; contingencies, -£272;;t0ta1, £27,275. . ■ ' Charitable 'Aid—Wellington:sub-dis-£6100 ; other sub-districts, £1200 • children's ' £4500; contingencies, £550; liabilities to close the year ending March- 31, 1910, £1830 • total, £14,180. ■' .... -. ... '~"■• ' Administration expenses, £1000. Grand total, £42,455. -Estimated receipts on. account ni other expenditure for tho year ending March, 1911—Hospitals: M 7 e]lington (General) Hospital, £7975; Otaki Hospital, and Sanatorium, £500; balances in hand April 1, 1910, £5499 4s. Bd,; total, £13,974 4s. Sd. ■ Uharitabiu Aid—Children's Maintenance;. £900; Sub-District No.. 1,£800; balances in hand April 1, 1910, £2000 15s. 4d.; total, £3700 15s. 4d. '-. „■' \ Grand total. £17,675.

Two Yoars' Apportionments. .■ lhfl. foJlowitig table shows the apportionments for the yeara 1909-10 and

Last year's levies 011 local bodies included an amount, of £2000, being half the amount l of £4000 unexpended. at the.; Wellington 'Hospital, therefore the levy should have been reduced by Jjhat amount, taking that levy into cbnsid-.

eration this year's levies are £348,1e5s than last-year (no reference to Infec-; tious Diseases Hosptial levy). :'■■' Summary of Recelpts-and Expenditure. : receipts and. expenditure'-rfor., the;.year ,19x0-11.:— ~ ■.:.,.. ■::.■.■■"■.■ /■;;;, .... Expenditure—Hospitals, £43,175; charitable aid. £14,180; administration;. £1000 ;■ total;; £68,355. >> ■■-■■'• ••,• ■ ■Receipts—Hospitals,- £13,974 4s. Bd.; charitable aid, £3700 15s. 4d.; total, £17,675. ■ . -■■• ■■;'■ ■'■ ... Total nett amount'required, £40,680. y Apportionment and Subsidy. V ; The following' shows the .apportionment: and subsidy for 1910-11:— ; : . . ■.Hospitals and .charitable aid (general), due . from .local. authorities, £13;840; due from Government, 13,840; total, ■'■ £27,680. .Wellington Infectious Diseases Hospital; Duo from local authorities, £6500; duefrom Government, £6500; total, £13,000; . grand total, £40,680. •■;.;.:..:;.■ ■; "',..■. ; The estimates were .adopted.'■;■;. . :

1909-10 1010-11 IV ii-' i. ' £ S: .. £ 8. Wellington City -Council ... 10,196 - 3 8,782 18 Hoiwhcnua County Council 1,6 tO 10 1,272 16 H«tt .015 11 795:4 Alakara ■... ... 430' -7 • 370 15 i«nvcr Hutt Borough Council ... 346 0 716 1 1 etone 705 18 600 12 Aliramar ... ' .... 460 16 ' 406 17 ifarori .... . ... 310 17 259 12 Onslow ... ... 249 3 218 12 *^ evln ; 152 0 119 3 Eastbourne .... 97 IS 84 7 JohnsonviJIe Towu Hoard ... . ... . 89 17 ; 111 8 tipper Hutt 113 17 ' 101 15 - . 1 . . £16,188 17 £13,840 0