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Revenue and Expenditube. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 266 2 8 Rations ... ... ... 185 8 10 Local bodies ... ... ... 145 16 8 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 5 4 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 100 0 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 36 12 11 Patients'payments ... ... 43 8 8 Fuel and light ... ... 23 19 3 Other sources ... ... 0 12 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 12 14 5 Furniture and earthenware ... 2 16 3 Salaries and wages ... ... 237 19 0 Funerals ... ... ... 6 0 0 Repairs ... ... ... 7 6 0 Additions to buildings ... ... 73 5 8 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 10 19 0 Interest ... ... ... 0 11 8 Insurance ... ... ... 3 15 0 Other expenses ... ... 22 15 1 Total ... ... £556 0 6 Total ... ... £629 7 7 Charleston Hospital, 18th October, 1893. This hospital, notwithstanding some serious drawbacks which I have already sufficiently indicated, continues to retain the confidence of the people. A new ward, containing room for four beds, has greatly added to its comfort and convenience. A new dispensary, lavatory, &c, have been built.

CHRISTGHUECH HOSPITAL. 'Number of patients on 31st March, 1893 ... ... ... 94 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 1,255 Total under treatment ... ... ... 1,349 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,160 Died 92 Eemaining on 31st March, 1894 ... ... ... ... 97 Sex. —B7o males, 479 females. Localities from which Patients came. — Christchurch and suburbs, 925; North Canterbury district, 270 ; Lyttelton, 68 ; Dunedin, 2 ; Kaikoura, 7 ; Napier, 2; Chathams, 2; Masterton, 1; no fixed home, 7-2. Country. —New Zealand, 501; England, 355; Ireland, 222; Scotland,- 115; Wales, 52 ; Australia, 45 ; Tasmania, 8; America, 10; Germany, 10; France, 4 ; Norway, 5 ; Denmark, 5 ; Austria, 2; Sweden, 4; Turkey, 3; Portugal, 2; Italy, 2; Finland, 1; aboriginal natives, 3. BeUgion. —Church of England, 613; Eoman Catholic, 310 ; Presbyterian, 208; other denominations, 218. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 39,960; individual average days' stay, 29-62. Daily average cost per head, 3s. 9d. ; less patients' payments, 3s. 6d. Outdoor Patients.— Individual cases, 970; attendances, 3,145. Revenue and Expendituke. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 4,430 19 10 Rations ... ... ... 1,785 18 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 3,737 2 8 Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 19119 7 Subscriptions and donations ... 100 . 0 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 790 14 0 Patients'payments ... ... 507 12 8 Fuel and light ... ... 646 1 2 Other sources ... ... 11 11 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 367 8 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 281 18 4 Salaries and wages ... ... 2,726 2 6 Funerals ... ... ... 21 4 0 Repairs ... ... ... 176 12 6 Additions to buildings... ... 10311 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 58 18 11 Interest ... .. ... 22 18 6 Insurance . . ... ... 54 7 6 Casual ward, Lyttelton ... 74 11 1 Other expenses ... ... 380 13 8 Total ... .. £8,787 6 2 Total ... ... £7,682 19 3 Christchureh Hospital. I have paid several visits to this hospital in the course of the year, and on every occasion I had reason to be satisfied with its working. The great drawback caused by the want of a nurses'