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Revenue and Expendituee. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s.J d. From Government ... ... 446 16 5 Rations ... ... ... 162 10 6 Local bodies ... ... ... 180 18 4 Wines, spirits, ale, &c... ... 11 19 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 117 7 8 Surgery and dispensary ... 15 10 3 Rents ... ... ... 15 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 17 1 3 Patients'payments ... ... 27 9 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 7 3 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 6193 Salaries and wages ... ... 446 14*10 Funerals ... ... ... 10 0* 0 Repairs ... ... ... 23 1 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 27 3 0 Interest and exchange ... ... 548 Insurance ... ... ... 8 15 0 Other expenses ... ... 15 10 4 Total £787 11 5 Total £757 12 7 ■ I At the time of my visit, in the end of December, I found everything in this Hospital in a state of confusion. After careful inquiry I called together the trustees, and prevailed on the doctor to promise to hand in his resignation to the next ordinary meeting. This was done ; but, by what appears to me an unaccountable change of mind on the part of the trustees, they refused to accept the resignation when it was offered, and since then matters have drifted until the recent appointment of Dr. Miles, of Ross, whom I know to be a most suitable man. lam confident that the Hospital will rapidly, in his hands, deserve and command the confidence of the public.

LAWEBNCB HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1890 ... ~, ~. 12 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 144 Total under treatment ... ... ... 156 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 136 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 Remaining on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... ... 9 Sex.— l2l males, 35 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Tuapeka County. Country. —England, 27 ; Scotland, 27 ; Ireland, 39 ; New Zealand, 40 ; China, 10; Tasmania, 3 ; Victoria, 3 ; Germany, 2 ; Denmark, 2 ; South Australia, 1; New South Wales, 1; Italy, 1, Religion. —No record. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 5,192; individual average days' stay, 33-28. Daily verage cost per head, 4s. sfd. ; less patients' payme nts, Bs, sfd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 56. Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 233 0 0 Rations ... ... ... 362 3 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 515 18 6 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 46 0 0 Patients'payments ... ... 260 5 3 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 106 11 0 Other sources ... ... ... 15 16 4 Fuel and light ... ... ... 74 4 7 Balance from last year ... ... 385 18 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 34 19 1 Furniture and earthenware ... 12 6 3 Washing and laundry ... ... 250 Salaries and wages ... ... 434 10 6 Water-supply ... ... ... 10 0 0 Funerals ... ... 2 10 6 Repairs ... ... ... 15 16 2 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 415 6 Interest ... ... ... 060 Insurance ... ... ... 526 Other expenses... ... ... 50 19 0 Total ... £1,410 13 1 Total ... £1,162 9 9 This Hospital continues to .maintain the high character it has always deserved in Dr. Withers's hands, and the management of the trustees is careful and efficient. My inspection was made on the 15th of January, 1891.