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Beceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 708 9 10 Bations ... ... ... 197 8 5 Local bodies ... ... ... 708 9 10 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 17 7 0 Patients'payments ... ... 159 19 9 Surgery and dispensary ... 149 15 8 Fuel and light ... ... 98 2 4 Bedding and clothing ... ... 19 11 11 Furniture and earthenware ... 155 14 10 Washing and laundry ... ... 4 10 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 409 18 8 Bepairs ... ... ... 36 5 8 Additions ... ... ... 375 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 12 7 8 Interest ... ... ... 2 19 1 Insurance ... .. ... 7 17 0 Commission ... ... ... 25 1 0 Other expenses ... ... 65 0 2 Total ... £1,576 19 5 Total ... ...£1,576 19 5 Visited 7th March, 1901. —Considerable improvements have been made in this Hospital. A fine operating-room, a new dispensary, and suitable nurses' bedroom, with good bathroom. The condition of the wards and the treatment of the patients are satisfactory. The grounds have a desolate, neglected look. Shelter trees ought to be provided.

HOKITIKA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1900 ... ... ... 21 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 137 Total under treatment ... ... ... 158 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 125 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 Bemaining on 31st March, 1901 ... ... 22 Sex. —119 males, 39 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Westland. Country. —England, 37 ; Scotland, 21 ; Ireland, 25; Germany, 10; Italy, 2; Colonies, 48; Austria, 3 ; Canada, 4 ; Switzerland, 5 ; Finland, 1; Norway, 2. Religion. —Church of England, 60; Presbyterian, 22; Boman Catholic, 65; Lutheran, 4; Wesleyan, 7. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 9,506 ; individual average days' stay, 60-16 Daily average cost per head, 4s. lOfd.; less patients' payments, 4s. 7d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 265 ; attendances, 578. Beceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,098 15 10 Bations ... ... ... 613 7 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 642 19 2 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 50 1 11 Subscriptions and donations ... 396 2 10 Surgery and dispensary ... 138 14 11 Bequests ... ... ... 25 8 0 Fuel and light ... ... 97 7 2 Bents ... ... ... 200 Bedding and clothing ... ... 26197 Patients'payments ... ... 143 19 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 37 18 0 Other sources ... ... 3296 Salaries and wages ... ... 869 1 8 Balance from last year ... 2 9 7 Funerals ... ... ... 11 15 0 Bepairs and additions ... ... 326 5 4 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 30 18 10 Interest ... ... ... 026 Insurance ... ... ... 29 0 11 Commission ... ... ... 19 3 6 Other expenses ... ... 77 0 5 Total ... ... £2,344 4 2 Total ... ... £2,327 16 9 Visited 18th August and 29th April.—Twenty men and five women patients. Miss Keach (Dunedin certificate) has succeeded Miss Mcßobbie as Matron. Dr. Teichelmann shows keen interest in his hospital-work, and has in hand a scheme for better drainage.