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Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 3,331 9 7 Rations ... ... ... 266 9 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 418 0 7 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 32 13 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 2,456 13 0 Surgery and dispensary... ... 179 19 1 Rents ... ... ... 662 12 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 106 4 3 Patients'payments ... ... 159 14 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 16 6 9 Other sources ... ... 2 10 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 14 16 6 Washing and laundry ... ... 40 15 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 681 7 1 Water-supply ... ... ... 25 3 4 Funerals ... ... ... 5 0 0 Repairs ... ... ... 14 1 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 25 9 11 Interest re new hospital loan ... 325 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 57 18 1 New hospital building ... ...4,080 17 9 Total ... ...£7,030 19 10 Total £5,872 2 0 This hospital as a whole is the most up-to-date hospital in the colony. It has been designed by Mr. Atkins, and he has worked out all the details with the utmost care and skill. The only defect I could find was that the provision for the supply of hot water was barely sufficient, and the remedy for this by means of coils had already been considered. The staff consists of Drs. Conolly and Saunders, each of whom receives a honorarium of £100. The matron has four trained nurses and five probationers. They work for twelve hours one day and eight the next. There were fifteen male and six female patients on the day of my last visit.

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1896 ... ... 160 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 1,467 Total under treatment ... ... ... 1,627 Discharged... ... ... ... ... ... 1,348 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 109 Remaining on 31st March, 1897 ... ... ... 170 Sex.— 93o males, 697 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Wellington, 1,139; suburbs, 166; New Plymouth, 14 ; Gladstone, 2 ; Nelson, 3 ; Featherston, 12 ; Carterton, 9 ; Feilding, 5 ; Greymouth, 8 ; Shannon, 4; Gisborne, 1 ; Hawke's Bay, 6; Pahautanui, 2 ; Levin, 3 ; Manukau, 2 ; Opiti, 2 ; Paramata, 1; Martinborough, 7 ; Lower Hutt, 35 ; Upper JHutt, 12 ; Pahiatua, 3 ; Wanganui, 15 ; Dunedin, 6 Christchurch, 5 ; Eltham, 2 ; ships, 31 ; Palmerston, 19; Kaitoke, 2 ; Tokomaru, 2 ; Otaki, 14 ; Sydney, 1; Tawa Flat, 1; Westport, 5; Napier, 4; Masterton, 15; Ashurst, 2; Kaikora, 1 Mauriceville, 2 ; Woodville, 2 ; Mangamahoe, 3 ; Eketahuna, C ; Mangatainoka, 2 ; Hokitika, 1 Tenui, 1; Paikakariki, 1; Foxton, 2 ; Mungaroa, 1; Greytown, 3 ; Kaitangata, 1; Picton, 2; London, 1; Tutaekara, 1; Beefton, 2 ; Havelock, 1; Ohingaiti, 1; Kereru, 1; Hastings, 2; Patea, 2 ; Eotorua, 1; Waverley, 1 ; Halcombe, 1 ; Hunterville, 3; Ohau, 3; Turakina, 1; Plimmerton, 1; Waipawa, 1 ; Wairarapa, 1 ; Bull's, 1 ; Timaru, 1 ; Inglewood, 1; Pohangina, 1. Nationality.— English, 418 ; Irish, 193 ; Scotch, 132 ; Colonial, 775 ; Welsh, 7 ; Chinese, 10 ; Assyrians, 11; Danish, 11; Italian, 3 ; Swedish, 15 ; French, 5 ; German, 14 ; Indian, 3 ; American, 8; Scandinavian, 1; Norwegian, 11 , African, 1; Japanese, 1 ; Greek, 1 ; Russian, 2; Swiss, 1; Austrian, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 816; Roman Catholic, 306; Wesleyan, 140; Presbyterian, 205; Baptist, 26 ; Confucian, 3 ; Lutheran, 20; Salvation Army, 21; Hebrew, 9 ; Plymouth Brethren, 12 ; Congregational, 4; Friends, 1 ; Church of Christ, 6 ; Agnostic, 1 ; Methodist, 17 ; none, 40. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 57,341; individual average days' stay, 35-24. Daily average cost per head, 3s. 6Jd.; less patients' payments, 2s. lljd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 2,807 ; attendances, 13,291,

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