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Eevenue and Expendituke. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 2,901 7 7 Eations ... ... ... 1,776 9 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 2,54114 1 Wines, spirits, ale, &c... ... 108 2 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 227 14 1 Surgery and dispensary ... 738 13 11 Patients'payments ... ... 1,175 8 11 Fuel and light ... ... 825 2 10 Other sources ... ... 306 14 7 Bedding and clothing ... ... 36 3 7 Balance from last year ... 191 110 Furniture, earthenware, &c. ... 212 111 Salaries and wages ... ... 2,205 710 Water-supply ... ... 125 2 3 Funerals ... ... ... 23 12 6 Eepairs ... ... ... 493 1 7 Additions to buildings ... ... 657 1 9 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 79 5 2 Interest ... ... ... 0 4 0 Insurance ... ... ... 41 3 9 Commission ... ... ... 13 9 6 Honorary medical staff—student's fees ... ... ... 87 3 6 Other expenses ... ... 304 1 11 Total ... ... £7,344 1 1 Total ... ... £7,726 7 7 Dunedin Hospital. Four visits of inspection have been made by Mrs. Neill and myself during the year. On each occasion everything was found in good order. The management as a whole, and the nursing organization are very satisfactory. Various minor nursing details were pointed out and remedied. A new laundry has been provided at a cost of £2,500. The kitchen arrangements are still in the old unsatisfactory position, and it is a matter of some difficulty to find a remedy. The proposal to build a new operating theatre, and take the existing theatre for kitchen purposes seems a very costly scheme, when it is remembered that only a few years ago the theatre was built in the wrong place at a cost of over £1,500. The thriving medical school gives this institution an interest and importance peculiarly its own, and it is very gratifying to find that it is so efficient in all its departments.

DUNSTAN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1895 ... ... ... 4 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 42 Total under treatment ... ... ... 46 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Eemaining on 31st March, 1896 ... ... ... ... 3 Sex. —33 males, 13 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Clyde, 11; Alexandra, 10; Matakanui, 6; Baldhill Flat, 3 ; Moutere, 1; Ida Valley, 2 ; Earnscleugh, 3; Blacks, 4;. Nevis, 1; Lawrence, 2 ; Southland, 1; St. Bathans, 1; Hawea Flat, 1. Country. —England, 18; Ireland, 9 ; Scotland, 11; New Zealand, 8. Religion. —Church of England, 14 ; Soman Catholic, 13 ; Presbyterian, 19. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 1,483; individual average days' stay, 3224. Daily average cost per head, Bs. 9d.; less patients' payments, 7s. 7fd. Outdoor Patients. —46 ; attendances, 230. Be venue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 347 7 7 Eations ... ... ... 107 16 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 240 10 7 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 15 2 4 Subscriptions and donations ... 84 7 6 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 39 10 11 Patients'payments ... ... 81 17 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 31 13 3 Other sources ... ... ... 11 16 3 Bedding and clothing .:. ... 415 7 Balance from last year ... ... 168 0 0 Furniture and earthenware 5 5 2 Salaries and wages ... ... 373 19 5 Water-supply ... ... ... 8 15 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 18 11 6 Additions to buildings ... ... 277 15 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 12 18 0 Interest ... ... ... 0 10 0 Insurance ... ... ... 12 19 6 Commission ... ... 8 3 3 Other expenses ... ... 8 15 6 Total ... ... £933 18 11 Total ... ... £926 11 1