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Bevenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 462 10 8 Bations ... ... ... 216 14 11 Local bodies ... ... ... 75 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 1110 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 307 19 4 Surgery and dispensary ... 74 10 10 Patient's payments ... ... 80 12 6 Fuel and light... ... ... 45 7 9 Balance from last year ... ... 157 16 10 Bedding and clothing ... ... 15 8 9 Washing and laundry ... ... 491 Salaries and wages ... ... 523 3 0 Funerals ... ... ... 7 5 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 32 12 8 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 21 13 6 Interest ... ... ... 064 Insurance ... .... ... 939 Commission ... ... ... 746 Telephone ... ... ... 51 15 10 Other expenses ... ... 44 10 3 Total ... ...£1,083 19 4 Total ... ...£1,065 16 2 Beefton. There has been a slight fall in the number of patients this year, as well as in the collective stay, and a marked increase of Is. 2d. in the daily average cost. In other respects the hospital continues to deserve the public confidence in every way. It is a model of cleanliness and comfort.

EIVEETON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1893 ... ... ... 11 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 98 Total under treatment ... ... ... 109 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 95 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Bemaining on 31st March, 1894 ... ... ... ... 8 Sex. —77 males, 32 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Wallace County. Country. —England, 18; Scotland, 28; Ireland, 15; New Zealand, 35; Tasmania, 1; Victoria, 3; Austria, 1; United States of America, 1; China, 2 ; aboriginal natives, 5. Religion. —No record. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 4,363; individual average days' stay, 40-03. Daily average cost per head, ss. 9Jd.; less patients' payments, ss. 3§-d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 123 ; attendances, 213. Be VENUE AND EXPENDITURE. Bevenuc. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 527 9 9 Bations ... ... ... 296 16 7 Local bodies ... ... ... 466 410 "Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 22 0 5 Subscriptions and donations ... 32 11 3 Surgery and dispensary ... 90 8 8 Patients'payments ... ... 102 19 6 Fuel and light ... ... 76 0 5 Other sources ... ... ... 030 Bedding and clothing ... ... 79 1 6 Balance from last year ... ... 232 17 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 67 8 7 Washing and laundry ... ... 1 15 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 547 17 6 Funerals ... ... ... 5 15 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 8 11 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 16 18 9 Insurance ... ... ... 7 12 6 Other expenses ... ... 38 18 11 Total ... ...£1,362 5 7 Total ... ...£1,259 410 Biverton Hospital, 22nd February, 1894. This is one of the cases in which the persistence of one or two local men succeeded in securing for their district a fine new hospital, well designed, and affording better accommodation than the Town of Invercargill. I did my best to prevent this spending of public money to provide for a future that is still remote, but failed. I had an interview with the Chairman, at which I discussed with him the internal economy of the institution, and made certain suggestions which will, I hope, have borne fruit by the time of my next visit.