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Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 337 14 2 Bations ... ... ... 163 16 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 324 1 1 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 2 5 0 Bequests ... ... ... 20 0 0 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 63 17 5 Patients' payments ... ... 107 1 3 Fuel and light ... ... ... 24 4 9 Balance from last year ... ... 276 13 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 30 10 4 Furniture and earthenware ... 2716 1 Salaries and wages ... ... 274 13 6 Funerals ... ... ... 6 0 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 9 16 6 Additions to buildings ... ... 275 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 25 1 4 Interest ... ... ... 0 7 3 Insurance ... ... ... 19 2 6 Commission ... ... ... 28 6 2 Other expenses ... ... ... 7 5 3 Total ... ... £1,065 9 6 Total ... ... £958 2 1 Masterton, 16th September, 1892. Considerable improvements have been effected in this building during the year. A new ward, containing five beds, a new consultation-room, and a passage, doing away with the necessity of passing through the wards, have been provided. The institution keeps up its well-deserved reputation, and very great interest is taken by the public in its efficient management.

NAPIEB HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 23 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 322 Total under treatment ... ... ... 345 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 299 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 Bemaining on 31st March, 1893... ... ... ... 20 Sex. —247 males, 98 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Hawke's Bay and adjoining districts. Country. —England, 101; Scotland, 39 ; Ireland, 50 ; New Zealand, 115 ; Australia, 14; Tasmania, 4 ; Germany, 5: Bussia, 1; India, 1; Norway, 5 ; China, 1 ; America, 6; Fiji, 1; Wales, 2. Beligion. —Church of England, 126; Boman Catholic, 86 ; Presbyterian, 87 ; Wesleyan, 18 ; Lutheran, 5 ; Salvation Army, 3 ; Baptist, 6 ; Adventists, 4 ; undenominational, 6 ; no religion, 4. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 8,478; individual average days' stay, 24-57. Daily average cost per head, ss. lOfd.; less patients' payments, 4s. lid. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 1,010. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 651 10 8 Bations ... ... ... 547 510 Local bodies ... ... ... 125 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 24 2 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 463 17 1 Surgery and dispensary... ... 278 13 10 Bequest ... ... ... 280 7 9 Fuel and light... ... ... 227 6 4 Bents ... ... ... 80 5 6 Bedding and clothing, furniture and Patients'payments ... ..: 403 2 3 earthenware... ... ... 140 11 7 Other sources ... ... ... 35 0 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 896 1 0 Balance from last year ... ... 1,116 8 3 Water-supply ... ... ... 23 5 0 Funerals ... ... ... 17 1 3 Bepairs ... ... ... 97 5 2 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 31 10 0 Insurance ... ... ... 48 8 3 Commission ... ... ... 15 13 0 Other expenses ... ... 154 8 0 Total ... ...£3,155 11 6 Total ... ...£2,501 11 9 Napier Hospital, 26th April, 1893. I made a careful inspection of this hospital, and found no falling-off in any of its departments, a fact which is, in the circumstances, a strong testimony to the devotion of Dr. Menzies and his staff.