HOSPITAL ESTIMATES

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 110, 9 April 1926, Page 4

HOSPITAL ESTIMATES

GENERAL INCREASE. THE DETAILED LIST. Tho Palmerston North Hospital Board’s estimates for 1926-27, as approved at the annual meeting yesterday, will bo confirmed at the next ordinary meeting on April 15. They provide for a general increase both in respect to maintenance and capital expenditure, tho latter embracing a £40,000 loan proposal as decided upon at the February meeting. AIAINTENANCE RECEIPTS. The schedule of maintenance receipts, giving tho estimated receipts for 1925-26, tho actual receipts, and tho estimates for 1926-27 is as follows : Cash in hand, £IOO, £IOO, £IOO. • Alaintenance levies outstanding, —, —, £37 9s lOd. Subsidy on maintenance levies outstanding, —, —, £26 4s lOd. Voluntary contributions and bequests, £2OO, £3lB 14s 6d, ,£3OO. _ Subsidv on voluntary contributions and bequests, £2OO, £295 2s Bd, £3OO. Patients’ payments, £6500, £7404 19s sd, £9OOO.

Charitable aid recoveries, £1250, £1892 0s lid, £I4OO. Alangahao Aledical Association, £4OO, £560 6s Bd, £6OO. Patients’ property, £750, £ll3l -8s 6d, £750. Bacteriological laboratory and sales of sera, £450, £970 193 7d, £SOO. Farm receipts and sundrios, £250, £474 13s lid, £l7B 7s Id. Overdraft, —, £478 7s Id, —. , Repayment frdm capital account, £1957 5s 3d, £1957 5s 3d, —. . Loan from capital account, —, £349 18s Bd. —. Sub total. £12,0.57 5s 3d, £16,433 17s 2d, £12,192 Is 9d. Alaintenance levy',,, £13,521 lis 2d, £13,484 7s 4d, £10,553 18s 6d. Alaintenance subsidy, £9465 6s, £9439 Is 2d, £13,187 9s 2d. Totals, £35,044 8s sd. £39,357 5s Bd, £42,933 9s sd.

MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS. The schedule of maintenance set out in the same fashion, is as follows: Ovedraft, —, —, £478 7s Id. Palmerston North hospital maintenance, £20,000, £22,001 9s 9d, £20,500 Is. Awapuni Old People s Home maintenance, £IBOO, £1720 Is lid, £2OOO. Charitable aid (outdoor), £2oUU, £2623 2s 7d, £2600. . Mangahao medical officer, £4OO, £556 6s Bd. £6OO. District Nursing, £4OO, £OO6, los Administration, £IBOO, £I9OO 4s Sd, £2OOO. . L . _ Maintenance of patients in government institutions and by other boards £3OOO, £382/ 19s lid, £4ooo. Interest, £2550, £2821 19s, £3300 Awapuni farm maintenance, £9OU, £746 4s Sd, £BOO. Refund to public account to adjust subsidy, £744 8s sd, £/44 8s sd, £BO4 18s 9d. _ , o—nn Patients’ property refunds, £'UO, £1209 19s, £750. Miscellaneous payments, £2oU, ±.o*x 13s lOd, £l5O 4s lid. Repayment to capital account, , —, £Bi9 18s Bd. Cash in hand, —, £IOO. _ Totals. £35,041 8s sd, £39,35/ os Bd, £42,933 9s sd. CAPITAL RECEIPTS. The estimate of capital receipts foi 1926-27 was as follows: Proposed loan 40,000 0 0 Refund from maintenance account ° Proposed levy 2,/01 10 8 Proposed subsidy 2,/01 10 8 Total £46,252 0 0 CAPITAL PAYMENTS. Estimated capital payments for the same period are as_ follow: Repayment of principal & loan, £ sinking fund instalments ... 4,56 b Two additional wards 20,000 Additions to nurses’ home ... 8,500 Bulk store and men’s quarters 2,500 Electric elevator and children’s ward. 1,100 Ambulance 1,100 Additions to annexe 900 Hot water and radiator service, nurses’ home ... 500 Hot water service and new pipe

lines, hospital 500 Operation theatre, alterations 500 Steam jacketed fans and ovens 350 Laundry machinery 400 X-ray equipment 400 Paths and roadways 600 Furniture & equipment annexe 150 Heating Ward IV 125 improvements to McHai'dy Ward 250

Operating table 125 Plant for engineers’ shop ... 125 Improvements, Awapauni farm 300 Coal store, Awapuni Home ... 200 Passage way and alterations, Awapuni Home 250 Improvements to coal store at Hospital 250 Screens and lockers for wards 250 Apparatus for ultra violet ray treatment 100 Fittings for bacteriological laboratory 60 Ironing, drying and finishing machine ... 500 Miscellaneous ... : :: 1,650 Total £46,253