BIG SAVING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12533, 20 April 1935, Page 2

BIG SAVING

COOK HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE TOTAL OE £29,049 IN FIVE r ' YEARS - Maintenance expenditure by Cook Hospital Board during the five years ended on March 31 last showed the very substantial decrease of £29,049 as compared with the total in the previous five-yearly period. This point was made clear by comparative figures placed -before the board at Thursday’s meeting by the managing secretary, Mr C. A. Harriot, who was warmly complimented hv members on the remarkable improvement in finances, without loss oif efficiency. Mr Harries intimated that a cash comparison of maintenance over the past ten years shewed the following figures (in each case for the financial year ending at March 31): —

Total for 5 years, £163,417.

Total for five yeain, £137,319-. The comparison of flic two fiveycarlv periods gives a nett decrease of £26,098, to which, moreover, must be added the nett cost of the maternity home (£2951), included in the last two years’ expenditure, bringing the actual reduction for the past five years to £29,049. Dealing with the year just concluded, Mr Harries stated that the capital receipts totalled £2523 and expenditure £2129', leaving £394 unexpended at the end of the year. Maintenance expenditure for the same period amounted to £37,923, an-J receipts to £36,656, leaving an excess of expenditure of £1267. The actual amounts claimed on local authorities and Government subsidy .for maintenance only, was given by Mr Harries as follows: 1927, £28,416; 1928, £37,563; 1929. £28,544; 1930, £35.562; 1931, £35,519; 1312, £23,768; 1933. £26,904: 1934, £29,042; 193-5, £23,975; 1936 (proposed) £31,431.

Year. Exp. Receipts Total reas ■■ .... 31,691 6718 24,«5>3 1927 •• .... 39,842 7832 32,010 1928 - .... 45,452 10,577 34,875 1929 •• .... 45,991 9904 36,087 1939 •• 45,466 960435,562

1931 •• .... 39,260 9101 30,165 1932 37,420 8747 28,673 1933 •• .... 33,662 8673 24,989 VoYA .... 34,051 8802 25,249 1935 •• .... 37,923 9680 23,243