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Bevenue and Exfknditube. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 905 1 6 Eations ... ... ... 646 19 6 Local bodies ... ... ... 477 15 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c ... 43 11 2 Subscriptions and donations ... 360 18 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 179 1 9 Bequest ... ... ... 64 16 2 Fuel and light ... ... 113 13 2 Patients'payments ... ... 44 10 7 | Bedding and clothing ... ... 28 0 10 Other sources ... ... 16 9 0 ! Furniture and earthenware ... 7 19 3 Balance from last year... ... 168 811 j Salaries and wages ... ... 748 8 4 Funerals ... ... ... 170 Eepairs ... ... ... 38 6 4 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 80 0 3 Interest ... ... ... 0 8 0 Insurance ... ... ... 24 4 0 Commission ... ... ... 21 10 0 Other expenses ... ... 130 9 3 Total ... ... £2,037 19 2 Total ... ... £2,063 18 10 This hospital has a new doctor, whose acquaintance I have not yet made. The new matron, Miss MoEobbie, I have long known as a first-rate nurse at the Christchurch Hospital. On the date of my visit everything was clean and comfortable. The garden is neglected, and there is not a proper supply of vegetables. A new bath is very much needed for the female ward, and a supply of surgical instruments is a necessity. The whole building needs painting, though it was done about two years ago. This time the Trustees should buy their own material.

INVBECAEGILL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1896 ... ... ... 31 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 334 Total under treatment ... ... ... 365 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 313 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 Eemaining on 31st March, 1897 ... ... ... ... 23 Sex. —242 males, 123 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Southland County, Wallace County, Lake County, Stewart Island County. Country. —England, 72; Scotland, 67; Ireland, 57; New Zealand, 131; Tasmania, 5; Germany, 8; Victoria, 4; China, 10; India, 1; France, 2; Denmark, 3 ; Wales, 2; Switzerland, 1; West Indies, 1; Austria, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 103; Boinan Catholic, 70; Presbyterian, 143; Wesley an, 8; Salvationist, 8 ; Lutheran, 8 ; Baptist, 1; Confucian, 10 ; Plymouth Brethren, 2 ; Primitive Methodist, 1; Latter Day Saints, 4; Church of Christ, 5 ; Freethinker, 1; Jewish, 1. Total collective days' stay in hospital 12,858; individual average days' stay, 35-23. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 6Jd.; less patients' payments, 4s. 3£d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 813 ; attendances, 2,291. Bevenue and Expenditube. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,223 16 8 Eations ... ... .. 791 8 5 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,173 8 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 61 6 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 34 12 3 Surgery and dispensary ... 246 2 5 Eents ... ... ... 4 10 0 Fuel and light ... ... 215 4 3 Patients'payments ... .. 151 15 11 Bedding and clothing ... ... 120 2 3 Other sources ... ... 90 16 8 Furniture and earthenware ... 220 7 0 Washing and laundry ... ... 62 17 10 Salaries and wages ... ... 859 15 5 Water-supply ... ... 2 11 0 Funerals ... ... ... 25 17 0 Bepairs ... ~. ... 199 5 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ~. 38 19 3 Interest ~. ... ... 5 12 6 Insurance ... ... ... 13 4 6 Other expenses ... ... 47 15 9 Total ... ... £2,678 19 6 Total ... ... £2,910 9 1

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