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Sex. —75 males, 22 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Coromandel, 85; Auckland, 5; Whangarei, 1; Tairua, 1. Nationality. — England, 18; Ireland, 8; Scotland, 2; New Zealand, 53; Australia, 1; America, 1; Hanover, 5; Belgium, 1; France, 1; Austria, 1; Sweden, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,922 ; individual average days' stay, 30-12. Daily average cost per head, 7s. l|d. ; less patients' payments, 6s. 2Jd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 323 ; attendances, 422. Beceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ -s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 474 13 7 Bations ... ... ... 182 10 9 Local bodies... ... ... 200 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 9 15 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 243 2 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 86 10 8 Patients'payments ... ... 134 15 6 Fuel and light ... ... 58 19 7 Other sources ... ... 13 18 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 26174 Balance from last year ... 175 11 11 Salaries and wages ... ... 599 010 Bepairs ... ... ... 25 12 2 Additions to buildings... ... 83 3 5 Insurance .. ... ... 13 11 3 Printing, advertising, &c. ... 4 10 6 Other expenses ... ... 32 8 7 Total ... ... £1,242 1 8 Total ... ... £1,123 0 7 Visited 6th March.—Found the Hospital in excellent order in every respect.

CBOMWELL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1900 ... ... ... 0 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 58 Total under treatment ... ... ... 58 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Bemaining on 31st March, 1901 ... ... 1 Sex. —52 males, 6 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Bannockburn, 9 ; Cromwell, 23 ; Nevis, 5 ; Lowburn, 5 ; Wanaka Boad, 5 ; Kawarau, 6; Lake Wanaka, 5. Country. —England, 12; Scotland, 10; Ireland, 12 ; New Zealand, 15 ; Australia, 3 ; China, 6. Religion. —Boman Catholic, 17; Church of England, 15; Presbyterian, 18; Wesleyan, 1; Baptist, 1 ; Confucian, 6. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 973; individual average days' stay, 16-77. Daily average cost per head, 16s. o|d.; less patients' payments, 13s. 2d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 31; attendances, 42. Beceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 591 15 3 Bations ... ... ... 105 3 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 406 19 4 Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 8 6 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 246 7 5 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 53 811 Patients'payments ... ... 139 10 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 19 17 9 Balance from last year ... ... 319 7 2 Bedding and clothing, &c. ... 32 13 9 Salaries and wages '. .. ... 422 7 5 Water-supply ... ... ... 20 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 8 0 0 Bepairs .. ... ' ... 35 12 7 Additions to buildings ... ... 265 0 0 Printing, advertising, &c. ... 20 18 3 Insurance ... ... ... 8 12 6 Commission ... ... ... 0 10 0 Other expenses... ... ... 44 11 5 Total ... £1,703 19 2 Total ... £1,0451 7 Visited Ist January.—Three male patients. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews are attentive to their duties, and the Hospital is homely and clean. 2—H. 22.