H.—7.

Sleeping- accommodation in Asylums.

Single Rooms.

355 patients in excess. 600 cubic feet space required by Act. 213,000 cubic feet deficient.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB97.

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Asylum. Number of Patients, August, 1897. Number of Patients Number of to be Single Rooms, accommodated, in Common Dormitories. Common Dormitory Accommodation : Cubic Feet. Statutory Accommodation in Common Dormitories: Number of Patients. Number of Patients in Excess of Statutory Accommodation. Auckland Christchurch Seacliff ... Hokitika ... Nelson Porirua* ... Wellington 425 494 582 116 136 259 317 57 81 139 18 29 7 67 368 413 443 98 107 252 250 211,335 197,716 189,617 57,263 39,262 167,016 100,173 352 329 316 95 65 278 167 16 84 127 3 42 83 Totals 2,329 398 1,931 962,382 1,602 355 * It will be noticed that at Porirua accommodated. The floor-space, howeve: gives a larger number of cubic feet space there is apparently room for r, is not sufficient for more th for each patient than the stati : twenty-six mo ian 252. The g; utory requireme ire patients thi reat height of snts. an the number the dormitories

Asylum. Number of Single Rooms. Total Space: Cubic Feet. Cubic Feet for each Room. Luckland Jhristchurch... ieacliff lokitika lelson 'orirua Vellington ... 57 81 139 18 29 7 67 52,296 69,651 105,885 12,301 25,723 6,168 60,867 917 860 762 684 887 880 908 Totals 398 332,891 836