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Table XVI.—Showing the Admissions, Readmissions, Discharges, and Deaths from the 1st January, 1876, to the 31st December, 1896.

Table XVII.—Summary of Total Admissions. Percentage of Cases since the Year 1876.

Table XVIII. —Expenditure, out of Immigration and Public Works Loan, on Asylum Buildings during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1897, and Liabilities for the same.

Table XIX. —Total Expenditure, out of Immigration and Public Works Loan, for Repairs and Buildings at each Asylum from 1st July, 1877, to 31st March, 1897.

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Persons admitted during period from 1st January, 1876, to 31st December, 1896 .. Beadmissions M. F. T. M. F. T. 4,463 2,785 7,248 896 692 1,588 Total cases admitted Discharged cases— Recovered ■ Relieved Not improved Died 5,359 3,477 8,836 2,158 1,537 3,695 497 379 876 406 366 772 1,390 527 1,917 4,451 2,809 7,260 Total cases discharged and died since January, 1876 Remaining in asylums, January 1st, 1876 ., 482 254 736 Remaining in asylums, January 1st, 1897 1,390 925 2,315 Average numbers resident since January, 1876 941 559 1,500

Males. Females. Both Sexes, Recovered Relieved .. Not improved Died " .. Remaining 40-27 9-27 7-58 25-94 16-94 44-20 10-90 10-53 15-16 19-21 41-82 9-91 8-74 21-69 17-84 100-00 100-00 100-00

Asylums. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1897. Liabilities on 31st March, 1897. Auckland Wellington Porirua Christchureh Dunedin (Seacliff) .. Nelson Hokitika £ s. d. 9,565 4 4 175 10 0 4,873 16 10 1,169 11 1 280 11 0 338 17 3 £ s. d. 2,675 3 6 140 10 0 2,872 16 1 1,160 5 5 331 1 9 8 18 1 Totals 16,403 10 6 7,188 14 10

Asylums. 1877-89. 1889-90. 1890-91. 1891-92. 1892-93. Auckland Wellington Wellington (Porirua) Christchurch Dunedin (Seacliff) Napier Hokitika.. Nelson £ s. a. 66,470 0 8 19,875 2 6 5,597 9 7 72,304 12 6 108,356 17 7 147 0 0 1,059 10 7 3,282 13 7* £ s. d. 90 19 6 10,962*'18 11 4,400 13 7 £ s. d. 1,663 8 9 83 16 1 5,390 10 4 1,387 11 9 £ s. d. 1,411 7 8 12,474 18 0 2,014 5 3 500 0 0 £ s. d. 1,076 4 10 5,981 8 11 2,990 6 7 1,310 13 10 62' 0 0 200 0 0 43 9 1 361 1 9 514*16 3 528' 9 8 Totals .. 277,093 7 0 15,716 12 0 8,929 17 16,915 7 2 11,886 18 10 Asylums. 1893-94. 1894-95. 1895-96, 1896-97. Total let Expenditure, 1st July, 1877, > 31st March, 1897. Luckland Vellington Vellington (Porirua) Ihristchurch )unedin (Seaclifi) Tapier lokitika.. felson £ s. a. 1,033 19 3 15,272 2 3 545 4 5 1,881 19 3 £ S. d. 505 10 7 880 11 1 8,007 10 2 2,159 0 9 1,879 17 8 £ s. d. 2,994 10 4 275 4 0 768 15 5 4,863 10 1 1,810 11 2 £ s. d. 9,565 4 4 175 10 0 4,873 16 10 1,169 11 1 280 11 0 £ s. d. 84,811 5 11 21,2'J0 3 8 52,975 16 2 102,399 19 11 121,808 15 10 147 0 0 1,187 5 4 5,849 6 7 223 8 1 200 0 0 22* 5 8 200 0 0 338*17 3 Totals .. 18,956 13 3 13,632 10 3 10,934 16 8 16,403 10 6 390,469 13 5 • Includes £200 charged as unauthorised.