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Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 916 0 7 Bations ... ... .... 529 8 5 Local bodies ... ... ... 854 15 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 31 13 4 Subscriptions and donations ... 37 9 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 167 17 3 Bequests ... ... ... • 7 10 0 Fuel and light ... ... 158 6 7 Bents ... ... ... 3 10 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 92 7 11 Patients'payments ... ... 167 9 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 61 17 11 Gaol attendance and medicine ... 50 0 0 Washing and laundry ... ... 42 7 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 770 3 7 Water-supply ... ... 2 15 0 Funerals ... ... ... 22 2 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 11l 14 9 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 38 13 2 Interest ... ... ... 25 11 6 Insurance ... ... ... 946 Other expenses ... ... 20 10 6 Total ... ... £2,036 13 7 Total ... ... £2,084 13 5 Invercargill Hospital, 23rd December, 1892. I have already more than once commented on the unsuitability of this building for a modern hospital. I find, however, that the utmost care is being exercised to make the best of it, pending the time when the district can afford a modern building. The management in all departments is good.

KUMABA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 10 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 82 Total under treatment ... ... ... 92 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 Died 8 Bemaining on 31st March, 1893 ... ... ... ... 9 Sex. —7B males, 14 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Kumara, 59; Christchurch Boad, 8 ; Nelson Creek, 1; Greenstone, 4 ; Greymouth, 2 ; Waimea, 2 ; Paroa, 1; Taipo, 2 ; Cape Terrace, 1 ; Brunnerton, 1 ; Marsden, 1 ; Westbrook, 2 ; Hokitika, 3 ; Canterbury, 3 ; Kapitea, 2. Nationality. —English, 20; Irish, 25; Scotch, 7; New Zealand, 24; Austrian, 1; Swiss, 1; Australian, 6 ; Tasmanian, 1; Manx, 1 ; Norwegian, 2 ; Welsh, 2 ; Cape Colonist, 1; Chinese, 1. Beligion. —No record. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 3,269 ; individual average days' stay, 35-53. Daily average cost per head, ss. 3d.; less patients' payments, 4s. 6Jd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 48 ; attendances, 146. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 363 9 4 Bations ... ... ... 223 4 7 Local bodies ... ... ... 216 14 2 Wines, spirits, ale, &c... ... 32 13 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 179 11 8 Surgery and dispensary ... 34 17 9 Bents ... ... ... 500 Fuel and light ... ... 4246 Patients'payments ... .... 114 13 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 317 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 19 11 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 408 14 0 Funerals ... ... ... 10 5 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 11 15 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 20 2 3 Bent ... ... ... 2 10 0 Interest ... ... ... 6 19 0 Insurance ... ... ... 8150 Consultations... ... ... 21 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 10 12 6 Total ... ... £879 8 2 Total ... ... £857 2 1 Kumara Hospital, 27th November, 1892. This institution is still growing in popularity, but there is some smouldering discontent about the nursing, surviving from the time of the former doctor,