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Revenue and Expendituee. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 506 16 2 Rations ... ... ... 241 1 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 350 11 8 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 28 2 4 Subscriptions and donations ... 130 19 11 Surgery and dispensary ... 81 8 3 Patients' payments ... ... 404 3 1 Fuel and light ... ... 60 5 6 Other sources... ... ... 26183 Bedding and clothing ... ... 10 10 4 Balance from last year... ... 221 10 8 Furniture and earthenware ... 75 1 4 Washing and laundry ... ... 491 Salaries and wages ... ... 530 0 6 Water-supply... ... ... 800 Funerals ... ... ... 4 12 6 Repairs and additions ... ... 162 18 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 14 2 11 Interest ... ... ... 0 10 0 Commission ... ... ... 11 15 0 Other expenses ... ... 30 5 2 Total ... . £1,640 19 9 Total ... ...£1,263 2 0 My praises of this Hospital have become monotonous. Now, I will only say that it continues to deserve all that I have said of it in the past. Two new rooms for the staff have been added in a lean-to behind, involving the shifting of the female bathroom. For this work, together with a little painting and papering, a sum of £116 10s. was expended. The timber was green, and is already much cracked.

NELSON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1898 ... ... ... 24 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 166 Total under treatment .. ... ... 190 Discharged . ... ... ... ... ... ... 145 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 Remaining on 31st March, 1899 ... ... ... ... 21 Sex. —l2o males, 70 females. Localities from which Patients came. —County of Waimea and City of Nelson, 185; Wellington, 1; Auckland, 1; New Plymouth, 1; Westport, 1; Kumara, 1. Country.—New Zealand, 92; England, 60; Scotland, 14; Ireland, 8; Germany, 4; Victoria, 2 ; Italy, 2; Austria, 1; France, 2 ; Australia, 2 ; Switzerland, 2 ; India, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 82 ; Roman Catholic, 31; Presbyterian, 22; Lutheran, 7; Wesleyan, 20; Baptist, 13 ; Plymouth Brethren, 6; Salvationist, 4; Church of Christ, 5. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 8,421; individual average days' stay, 44-32. Daily average cost per head, ss. ljd.; less patients' payments, 4s. 4Jd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 487 ; attendances, 2,301. Bevenue and Expendituee. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,212 16 10 Rations ... ... ... 377 16 10 Local bodies ... .. ... 950 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 12 6 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 143 11 9 Surgery and dispensary ... 239 410 Rents ... ... ... 209 10 0 Fuel and light ... ... 174 17 6 Patients'payments ... ... 315 19 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 6 2 3 Other sources... ... ... 4 3 4 Furniture and earthenware ... 82 11 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 993 9 9 Water-supply... ... ... 17 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 15 12 0 Repairs ... ... ... 75 19 9 Additions to buildings ... ... 55 15 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 13 9 9 Insurance ... ... ... 25 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 63 2 5 Total ... ...£2,836 1 5 Total . ...£2,152 8 7 This is a spacious, well-designed hospital building, with a small population, considering its capacity and equipments. It is admirably conducted by Dr. Talbot, and I have nothing but approval for the condition in which I found it on each of the occasions on which I visited it during the year.