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Revenue and Expenditube. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 890 6 9 Eations ... ... ... 439 5 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,02917 6 Wines, spirits, ale, &c... ... 21 1 3 Eents ... ... ... 24 18 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 128 0 7 Patients'payments ... ... 192 7 6 Fuel and light ... ... 129 1 2 Other sources ... ... 1 10 6 Bedding, clothing, furniture, and earthenware ... ... 214 13 11 Salaries and wages ... ... 741 111 Water-supply... ... ... 30 17 0 Funerals ... ... ... 500 Eepairs ... ... ... 97 11 0 Additions to buildings ... ... 263 11 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 25 0 0 Insurance ... ... ... 12 15 3 Other expenses ... ... 31 1 5 Total ... ... £2,139 0 3 Total ... ... 2,139 0 3 I inspected this hospital on the 10th February, and found everything in the usual satisfactory condition. Dr. Cleghorn is maintaining and extending the reputation of this institution, so that patients come from great distances to get the benefit of his skill. A small but suitable nurses' home has been built, and now all the nurses can live at the hospital.

CHAELESTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1896 ... ... ... 4 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... ... 18 Total under treatment ... ... ... 22 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Eemaining on 31st March, 1897 ... ... ... ... 5 Sex. —22 males. Locality from which Patients came. —Brighton to Westport. Nationality. —lrish, 8 ; Scotch, 5; English, 3 ; New Zealand, 4 ; Welsh, 1; Orkney Islands, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 4; Presbyterian, 6 ; Roman Catholic, 12. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 1,382; individual average days' stay, 62-82. Daily average cost per head, 7s. 7-Jd.; less patients' payments, 6s. lid. Eevenue and Expenditube. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Prom Government ... ... 270 10 10 Eations ... ... ... 136 16 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 150 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c... ... 2 15 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 100 9 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 43 2 7 Patients'payments ... ... 49 7 10 Fuel and light ... .. 21 13 4 Other sources ... ... 0 8 9 Bedding and clothing ... ... 28 4 4 Furniture and earthenware ... 1 15 3 Salaries and wages ... ... 235 0 4 Funerals ... ... ... 6 0 0 Repairs ... ... ... 27 14 10 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 11 17 3 Other expenses ... ... 11 16 5 Total ... ... £570 16 5 Total ... ... £526 15 11 Visited the 11th December, 1896. Like all the West Coast hospitals, this largely partakes of the character of a diggers' refuge. All the inmates are very comfortable. The doctor is very kind and attentive. The large male ward needs to be repainted and papered. The cooking arrangements are very defective, and very trying to work with. There were three male patients on the day of my visit.

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