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Sex. —77o males, 429 females. Localities from which Patients came. — Christchurch and suburbs, 814; North Canterbury District, 310 , Lyttelton, 61; Dunedin, 3 ; Akaroa, 6 ; Ashburton, 5. Country. —New Zealand, 525 ; England, 340; Ireland, 152 ; Scotland, 85 ; Wales, 15 ; Australia, 24; Tasmania, 1; America, 8 ; Germany, 18 ; Switzerland, 3; France, 5 ; Norway, 6 ; Denmark, 2; Austria, 4; Sweden, 6; Bussia, 2; Turkey, 2; Greece, 1. Beligion. —Church of England, 620; Boman Catholic, 193 ; other denominations, 386. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 39,946; individual average days' stay, 33-31. Daily average cost per head, 3s. IOJd.; less patients' payments, 3s. 6d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 890; attendances, 2,730. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 3,421 9 6 Bations ... ... ... 1,745 4 7 Local bodies ... ... ... 3,821 0 6 -Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 290 1 2 Subscriptions and donations ... 19 6 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 818 11 4 Patients'payments ... ... 674 9 6 Fuel and light ... ... 760 1 7 Other sources ... ... 15 7 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 237 9 3 Balance from last year ... 163 13 7 Furniture and earthenware ... 191 10 1 Salaries and wages ... ... 2,777 14 1 Funerals ... ... ... 20 5 6 Bepairs ... ... ... 437 14 7 Additions to buildings ... ... 454 10 2 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 90 6 4 Interest ... ... ... 40 1 6 Insurance ... ... ... 54 7 6 Casual ward, Lyttelton ... 115 18 8 Other expenses ... ... 214 4 5 Total ... .. £8,115 6 1 Total ... ... £8,248 0 9 Christchurch Hospital, 27th May, 1893. The agitation which prevailed some months ago about the insanitary condition of some of the old portions of this building seems to have died away. At any rate, at my last visit, I found wards No. 1 and No. 2 quite fresh and well ventilated. The new nurses' home will, I hope, soon be put in hand, and the nursing system, which has for long been the weak spot of this hospital, will then be reorganized and improved. The Akaroa hospital is managed as a branch of this institution. * Details of wines, spirits, &o.: Brandy, £34 13s. 7d.; whiskey, £20 ; gin, £3 15s. ; port wine, £99 Bs. 9d. ; claret, £1 10s.; champagne, £51 14s. 7d.; bottled ale and stout (English), £13 15s. 3d.; ditto (colonial), £26 6s ; mineralwaters, £38 18s.: total, £290 Is. 2d. This expenditure dates from 10th December, 1891.

Akaeoa Hospital. Number of patients on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 2 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 24 Total under treatment ... ... ... 26 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Bemaining on 31st March, 1893 ... ... ' ... ... 4 Sex. —lB males, 8 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Akaroa County. Country. —England, 9; New Zealand, 10; Scotland, 2; Ireland, 1; Finland, 2; Denmark, 1; France, 1. Beligion. —Church of England, 16; Presbyterian, 6; Boman Catholic, 2; Lutheran, 2. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 926; individual average days' stay, 35-62. Daily average cost per head, Bs. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 18 ; attendances, 86. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 185 11 4 Bations ... ... ... 109 1 8 Derived from North Canterbury Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 840 Hospital Board, of which it is a Surgery and dispensary ... ... 26 3 6 branch hospital ... .. 185 11 5 Fuel and light ... ... ... 24 6 3 Salaries and wages ... ... 150 0 0 Other expenses ... ... ... 53 7 4 Total ... ... £371 2 9 Total ... ... £371 2 9