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Localities from which Patients came. —Hawke's Bay County, 254 ; other parts of New Zealand, 43 ; England, 2 ; Australia, 4. Sex.—226 males, 77 females. Country. —England, 91; Ireland, 65 ; Scotland, 67 ; Scandinavia, 23 ; Colonies, 47. The total collective days' stay in hospital was 8,355; the individual average stay was 275 days. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 2Jd. ; less patients' payments, 4s. 9d. Out-patients, 113 ; attendances, 637. Revenue and Expenditure. Bevenue. & s. d. ; Expenditure. £ s. d. Contributed by Government .. 525 0 Of Rations ... ... "... 551 18 2 Local authorities ... ... 525 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 67 15 2 Subscriptions and donations ... 489 3 3 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 107 10 3 Bequests ... ... ... 2 0 0 j Fuel and light ... ... ... 143 7*lo Rents... ... ... ... 50 8 6 | Bedding and clothing ... ... 58 9 2 Patients' payments ... ... 198 1 0 j Furniture and earthenware ... 52 4 0 Other sources ... ... ... '39 9 0 i Salaries and wages ... .1,005 3- 0 Balance, 31st March, 1888 ...1,235 12 2 I Water ... ... ... 42 2 6 Funerals ... ... ... 7 10 ' 0 Repairs, and erection of new wards 424 17 - 9 Printing, advertising, stationery, &c. 47 11 6 Interest ... ... ... 3 17 0 Insurance ... ... ... 48 8 3 Commission ... ... ... 25 0 6 Total ... £3,064 13 11! Total ... £2,585 15 1 Inspection. On the date of my inspection (15th March, 1889) this hospital was found to be in perfect order throughout. It contained fifteen male and eight female patients, all of whom testified to their kind treatment by the nurses and the doctor. The large size of the hospital as compared with the average number of patients necessitates a somewhat costly staff. The doctor gets £450 and a house, the head nurse gets £52, night nurse £45, assistant nurse £30, and fever nurse £36. Besides these, there are a cook, a laundress, two housemaids, a scullery-maid, and gardener. The porter is an old man, who gets Is. per day.

HOKITIKA HOSPITAL. Number of patients, 31st March, 1888 ... ... ... 30 Admitted during the year ... .... ... ... 249 Total under treatment ... ... ... 279 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 240 Died 19 Remaining, 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... ... 20 The total collective days' stay in hospital was 13,608; individual average stay, 48-77 days. Average daily cost per head, 4s. OJd.; less patients' payments, 3s. lOfd. Out-patients, 322; attendances, 567. Revenue and Expenditube. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Amount received from Government 1,667 15 5 Eations ... ... ... 699 7 3 From local bodies ... ...1,003 6 8 Wines, &c. ... ... ... 105 0 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 382 18 6 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 225 7 10 Patients'payments ... ... 108 15 9 Fuel and light ... ... ... 163 3 6 Other sources ... ... ... 27 9 9 Bedding and clothing ... ... 77 11 4 Furniture and earthenware ... 20 19 0 Washing ... ... ... 12 0 0 Salaries and wages ... ...1,193 8 4 Funerals ... ... ... 40 0 0 Repairs ... ... ... 73 7 1 Printing, stationery, &c. ... ... 37 4 9 Interest ... ... ... 6 17 6 Insurance ... ... -„- 35 7 6 Other expenses ... ... ... 67 12 0 « 2,757 6 7 Overdraft, 31st March, 1888 ... 229 15 5 Credit, 31st March, 1889... ... 203 4 1 Total ... ...£3,190 6 1 Total ... £3,190 6 1

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