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Bevenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,112 19 9 Eations ... ... ... 424 1 9 Local bodies ... ... ... 9791210 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 34 13 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 716 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 332 14 2 Eents ... ... ••• 30 1 0 Fuel and light ... ... 12502 Patients'payments ... ... 467 12 9 Bedding and clothing ... ... 39 13 9 Other sources ... ... 53 18 4 Furniture and earthenware ... 49 12 5 Washing and laundry ... ... 7596 Salaries and wages ... ... 775 3 4 Water-supply ■ ... ... 10 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 15 18 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 56 11 3 Doctor's residence ... ... 559 5 7 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 40 7 0 Insurance ... ... ... 5 10 0 Other expenses ... ... 108 0 9 Total ... ..£2,652 0 8 Total ... ...£2,652 0 8 Waikato Hospital, Ist January, 1894. On the day of my visit this institution contained one female and ten male patients. The nurses number six, a head nurse and five subordinates, all of whom are most carefully trained by means of lectures and demonstrations. The number of nurses appears to be excessive, but is oxplained by the fact that they work only eight hours a day, and the result is seen in the comparatively large cost of 7s. 9Jd. per patient per day. It looks as if the example of this hospital will soon 'be 'followed elsewhere, with, of course, a considerable increase of the rates. The hospital is admirably managed in every respect. The Medical Officer gets £400 and a house, without private practice. This arrangement works admirably so far as the hospital is concerned, but it is rather expensive, and has a tendency, which must be carefully guarded against, to make the hospital too attractive, and admission easy, for persons who ought to be treated outside.

WAIMATB HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1898 ... Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 93 Total under treatment ... ... ... 100 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Kemaining on 31st March, 1894 ... ... ... ... 11 Sex. —78 males, 22 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Waimate County. Country. —England, 13; Scotland, 12 ; Ireland, 23 ; New Zealand, 35 ; Germany, 1; Australia, 13 ; Canada, 2 ; China, 1. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 2,515 ; individual average days' stay, 25-15. Daily average cost per head, 7s. 7d.; less patients' payments, 7s. ljd. Eevenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 504 9 6 Eations ... ... ... 147 2 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 443 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 514 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 24 19 9 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 44 711 Patients' payments ... .... 59 411 Fuel and light ... ... ... 50 4 8 Other sources ... ... ... 14 9 6 Bedding and clothing ... . ... 213 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 494 16 6 Water-supply ... .... ... 47 5 0 Funerals ... ... ... 3 10 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 36 14 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 986 Interest ... ... ... 0 2 8 Insurance ... ... - ... 11 17 0 Consultation fees ... ... 16 16 0 Other expenses ... ... ... 82 610 Total ... £1,046 3 8 Total ... ... £952 19 4 Waimate Hospital, 14th March, 1894. This hospital is extremely comfortable, and well managed. The doctor is attentive, and the nursing is good. There were fifteen patients on the day of my inspection, two of thorn suffering from typhoid.