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GBEY BIVEB HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1900 ... ... 46 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 170 Total under treatment ... ... ... 216 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 144 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 Bemaining on 31st March, 1901 ... ... 50 Sex. —181 males, 35 females. - Localities from ivhich Patients came. — Greymouth, 36; Grey County, 158; Beefton, 2 ; Westland, 2 ; Brunnerton, 14; Wellington, 1; New South Wales, 1; shipping, 2. Country. —England, 35 ; Ireland, 65 ; Scotland, 37 ; New Zealand, 39 ; Scandinavia, 2 ; America, 7; China, 15; Germany, 11; Australia, 4; Switzerland, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 52 ; Boman Catholic, 78 ; Presbyterian, 52 ; Lutheran, 9 ; Salvation Army, 2 ; Baptist, 4 ; Confucian, 15 ; Wesleyan, 4. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 18,509; individual average days' stay, 85-69. Daily average cost per head, 2s. lOjd ; less patients' payments, 2s. 3d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 210 ; attendances, 315. Beceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... .. 1,026 14 3 Bations. ... ... ... 852 5 9 Local bodies ... ... 595 6 8 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 61 19 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 296 19 6 Surgery and dispensary ... 68 14 5 Patients'payments ... ... 541 8 8 Fuel and light ... ... 151 5 0 Bequests ... ... ... 10 0 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 137 3 11 Other sources ... ... 2 15 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 191 19 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 886 13 8 Funerals ... ... ... 850 Bepairs ... ... ... 82 1 8 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 69 5 6 Interest ... ... ... 34 3 6 Insurance ... ... ... 30 0 0 Commission ... ... ... 0 10 0 Other expenses ... ... 62 14 6 Total ... ... £2,473 4 1 Total ... ... £2,637 1 4 Visited 17th August and 2nd May. —Forty-one men and four women patients. Miss Barclay (Dunedin certificate) is the new Matron, and should prove a capable assistant to Dr. Morice. Some of the defects in the plastering of the new walls have been remedied, but the wards were not yet occupied on 2nd May. The garden is most creditable.

HAWEBA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1900 ... ... ... 6 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 131 * Total under treatment ... ... ... 137 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 116 Died ... 11 Bemaining on 31st March, 1901 ... ... 10 Sex. —93 males, 44 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Hawera, 129; Foxton, 1; Taranaki, 3; New Plymouth, 1; Auckland, 2 ; Dunedin, 1 Nationality. —English, 35 ; Irish, 19 ; Scotch, 9 ; Colonial, 69 ; Swede, 1; Dane, 1; African, 2 ; Channel Islands, 1. Religion. —No record. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,718; individual average days' stay, 19-83. Daily average cost per head, Bs. lOd. ; less patients' payments, 7s. Bd. Outdoor Patients. —No record.