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Localities from which Patients came. —Arrowtown, 16; Oardrona, 10; Macetown, 7; Arrow Eiver, 7; Pembroke, 5; Kawarau, 4; Lake Hayes, 3; Victoria Bridge, 2; Miller's Flat, 2; Arthur's Point, 1; Shotover, 2. Country. —England, 11; Scotland, 13 : Ireland, 10 ; Wales, 3 : New Zealand, 11; Victoria, 5 ; Denmark, 4; China, 2. Religion. —Church of England, 17; Eoman Catholic, 15; Presbyterian, 23; Freethinkers, 2; Confucian, 2. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 1,548; individual average clays' stay, 26-24. Dailyaverage cost per head, Bs. &Jd; less patients' payments, 7s. 3d. Outdoor Patients, 4 ; attendances, 4. Eevenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 238 1 10 Eations, and fuel and light ... 170 17 5 Local bodies ... ... ... 157 11 11 ! Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 5 6 7 Subscriptions and donations ... 103 14 10 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 27 18 11 Patients'payments ... ... 112 13 6 Salaries and wages ... ... '382 9 10 \ Funerals ... ... ... 9 0 0 Repairs and additions to 38 1 8 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 376 Interest ... ... ... 2 4 0 Insurance ... ... ... 3 15 0 Other expenses... ... ... 31 9 4 Total ... ... £612 2 1 j Total ... ...£674 10 3 Inspected the 11th January, 1891. Found everything in first-rate order. There were only three patients on the date of my visit. All spoke well of the treatment and attention they received. Here, as in most of the smaller hospitals, I found two or three chronics, who are admitted and discharged more than once during the year, probably with an eye to the annual statistics. This iustitution, like so many in New Zealand, owed its origin to a fluctuating population, and might quite well have been done without. It is but right, however, to say its management is admirable. An abundant supply of spring water has been brought in from the gully behind by means of a ram, to work which a new concrete reservoir has been built. The total number of cases treated during the year was fifty-nine.

ASHBUETON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... 4 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 142 Total under treatment ... ... ... 146 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 125 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Bemaining on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... ... 15 Sex. —ll3 males, 33 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Ashburton County. Nationality. —English, 53; Irish, 34; New Zealand, 25; Scotch, 18; Australians, 7; Americans, 4; Bast Indians, 2; Tasmanian, 1; Dane, 1; Swede, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 74; Eoman Catholic, 30; Presbyterian, 21; Wesleyan, 7; Baptist, 6; Primitive Methodist, 2; Salvation Army, 1; Evangelist, 1 ; Plymouth Brethren, 1 ; Lutheran, 1; Unitarian, 1; New Connection, 1. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 3,701; individual average days' stay, 25-35. Daily average cost per head, 7s. 4fd.; less patients' payments, 6s. 7-Jd. Bevenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Prom Government ... ... 455 0 9 Eations and light ... ... 376 16 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 510 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, etc. ... ... 28 9 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 2 2 0 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 80 12 9 Patients'payments ... ... 145 1 2 Fuel '... ... ... ... 63 18 0 Balance from last year ... ... 710 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 149 8 8 Furniture, earthenware, ironmongery 64 7 6 Washing and laundry ... ... 3550 Salaries and wages ... ... 386 13 10 Funerals ... ... ... 7 10 0 Repairs ... ... ... 88 0 1 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 419 0 Interest ... ... ... 930 Insurance ... ... ... 10 10 0 Other expenses... ... ... 04 14 8 Total ... £1,119 13 11 Total ... £1,370 7 6