H.—22.

Table II. —Decisions in Cases of Applicants for Relief.

Table III.—Number of Rations issued, etc., Year ending 31st March, 1897.

Description of Daily Bation, Auckland : Bread, 1 lb. ; tea, J oz.; sugar, 3 oz.; rice, 2 oz.; oatmeal, 2 oz. :to the sick and to persons over sixty years, Jib. meat. Wellington: Bread, 8 oz.; tea, Joz.; sugar, ljoz.; rice, 20z.; oatmeal, 2 oz.; potatoes, 8 oz.; meat, 8 oz. Christchurch : Nil. Dunedin: Nil. Amount expended through Goveenment Subsidy and Local Bates on behalf of Hospitals, Chaeitable Aid, and Lunatic Asylums. (Population of New Zealand, 703,000.) 1895-96, Hospitals—Government subsidy, £39,937; local rates, £29,412: total, £69,349. Cost to population per head, Is. 11-Jd. Cost for hospital buildings alone, £11,358; per head, 3fd. Charitable aid—Government subsidy, £51,213; local rates, £38,907 : total, £90,120. Cost to population per head, 2s. 6fd. Lunatic asylums—Net expenditure, £48,116. Cost per head population, Is. 4Jd. Total amount expended by Government and local rates for year 1895-96, £207,585. Cost per head population, ss. IOJd.

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§•. si §« Q 4M a i—i S.2 P EH II £3 .£ u o o ■ ;-; I P3 hi O O -w o I S o 1 a S+3 tW OS 3) H CO Auckland Charitable Aid Board... Wellington Benevolent Trust North Canterbury and Ashburton Charitable Aid Board \ Dunedin Benevolent Society! ... Greymouth Benevolent Society ... Waipawa and Hawke's Bay Charitable Aid Board... Westland Charitable Aid Board... Hokitika Benevolent Society 603 195 171 87 718 692! 169 314 216 1,234 563 56 Nil 87 74 1,548 1,453 i , 52 135 15 36 18 98 8 i 15 • • • , 4 167 22 : 120 108 280 20 1 4 26 ... 187 400 49 73 I * Kelief for more than two years. t North Cantorbu: ienevolent Society are unable to fill in this return. :y and Ashburton Charitable Aid B< iard and Dunedin

■S«.2S ' a o -u " J 11 Amount given in Cash. Value of Single Ration. t-t • o m 2 H &1 Eemarks. .uckland Charitable Aid Board 279,706 £ s. d. 1,224 8 6 Prom 8j%d. to 2j$5<f. 3^d. 1,548 Also orders on country stores, value £346. Wellington Benevolent Trust forth Canterbury and Ashburton Charitable Aid Board )unedin Benevolent Society' 1 ' treymouth Benevolent Society 1182,378 1263,399 3,128 4 9 3,377 13 2 2,578 2,468 Belief given by orders on storekeepers. Vaipawa and Hawke's Bay Charitable Aid Board Vestland Charitable Aid Board : 74,735 111 6 10 8fd. 400 [okitika Benevolent Society 169 11 0 73 Belief given by orders on storekeepers. Value of total rations, £453. • The Dunedin Benevolent Society is unable to fill in this return.