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WAIMATE HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1900 ... ... ... 9 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 124 Total under treatment ... ... ... 133 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 118 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Bemaining on 31st March, 1901 - ... ... .. ... 6 Sex.—ll males, 56 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Waimate County. Country. —England, 13 ; Scotland, 13 ; Ireland, 21 ; New Zealand, 73 ; Wales, 3 ; Nova Scotia, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 3,141 ; individual average days' stay, 23-6. Daily average cost per head, 7s. 3fd.; less patients' payments, 6s. 4-J-d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 61; attendances, 189. Beceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 529 17 5 Bations ... ... ... 150 17 10 Local bodies ... ... ... 510 4 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 21 11 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 23 15 6 Surgery and dispensary ... ...' 11l 9 9 Patients'payments ... ... 136 12 3 Fuel and light ... ... ... 75 11 7 Other sources ... ... ... 806 Bedding and clothing ... ... 60 010 Balance from last year ... ... 3 7 1 Furniture and earthenware ... 33 16 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 504 14 9 Funerals ... ... ... 150 Bepairs ... ... ... 41 9 0 Additions ... ... ... 12 4 9 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 18 8 1 Interest ... ... ... 0 14 0 Insurance ... .. ... 13 9 0 Other expenses... ... ... 103 3 9 Total ... £1,211 16 9 Total ... £1,148 15 10 Visited 11th March, 1901.—This Hospital is a model of comfort and kindly treatment of the patients by doctor, Matron, and nurses.

WAIPAWA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1900 ... ... ... 28 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 243 Total under treatment ... ... ... 271 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 234 Died... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 Bemaining on 31st March, 1901 ... ... ... ... 26 Sex. —l 97 males, 74 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Dannevirke, 24; Woodville, 4; Bush, 123; Hastings, 7; Patangata and Coast, 38 ; Waipawa, 24 ; Waipukurau, 24; Te Aute, 9; Wanganui, 1; Canterbury, 1; Wellington, 2 ; Makaretu, 10; Wairarapa, 1; Napier, 1; Palmerston, 2. Country. —New Zealand, 109; Ireland, 41; England, 65 ; Scotland, 14 ; Australia, 8; Denmark, 7; Norway, 11; Sweden, 1; Canada, 2; India, 3 ; Wales, 1; Germany, 3; Finland, 1; Tasmania, 1 ; Channel Islands, 1; Cyprus, 1; Bohemia, 1 ; born at sea, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 145; Presbyterian, 31 ; Boman Catholic, 50; Wesleyan, 13 ; Spiritualists, 2; Lutheran, 16 ; Plymouth Brethren, 4 ; Salvationist, 4 ; Jews, 3 ; Seventh-day Adventist, 1; Mormon, 1; no religion, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 8,696 ; individual average days' stay, 32-06. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 3Jd. ; less patients' payments, 3s. lOd,