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Receipts and Expendituee. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 517 19 8 Eations ~. ... ... 210 12 10 Local bodies ... ... ... 517 19 9 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. - ... 13 18 6 Patients'payments ... ... 140 16 9 Surgery and dispensary ... 124 8 10 Fuel and light ... ... 119 18 11 Bedding and clothing ... ... 38 8 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 33 18 3 Washing and laundry ... ... 16 8 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 445 -18 7 Water-supply ... ... 17 2 9 Additions ... ... ... 11 4 7 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 18 8 10 Interest ... ... ... 35 0 1 Insurance ... ... ... 14 5 0 Other expenses ... ... 77 2 9 Total ... ...£1,176 16 2 Total ... ...£1,176 16 2 Visited 6th August and 21st June. —Eight men and four women patients. A good sum of money has been recently raised in Hawera for the improvement of the Hospital grounds. More accommodation should be provided for the nursing-staff and the gardener.

HOKITIKA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1901 ... ... ... 22 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 138 Total under treatment ... ... ... 160 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Eemaining on 31st March, 1902 ... ... 34 Sex. —ll9 males, 41 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Westland. Country. —England, 36; Scotland, 20; Ireland, 23; Germany, 11; Italy, 5; Colonies, 56; Austria, 1; Canada, 4 ; Finland, 1; Norway, 3. Beligion. —Church of England, 54 ; Presbyterian, 36; Soman Catholic, 55; Lutheran, 7; Wesleyan, 7 ; Jewish, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 11,850; individual average days' stay, 74-06 Daily average cost per head, 3s. 9Jd.; less patients' payments, 3s. sd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 231; attendances, 616. Receipts and Expendituee. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d From Government ... ... 1,321 4 8 Eations ... ... ... 763 1 2 Local bodies ... ... ... 627 9 2 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 65 8 5 Subscriptions and donations ... 423 10 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 164 11 11 Eents ... ... ... 2 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 121 6 10 Patients' payments ... ... 216 1 4 Bedding and clothing ... ... 46 19 7 Other sources ... ... 23 18 8 Furniture and earthenware ... 18 16 6 Balance from last year ... 16 7 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 719 11 8 Funerals ... ... ... 30 15 0 Eepairs and additions ... ... 137 0 4 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 41 4 8 Insurance ... ... ... 26 18 3 Commission ... ... ... 18 4 6 Other expenses ... ... 86 18 3 Total ... ' ... £2,630 11 3 Total ... ... £2,240 17 1 Visited 26th December. —Forty-six men and four women patients. A corridor is to be built connecting the Hospital with an Old Men's Home that was erected some years ago by the Benevolent Society, but has never been used. Dr. Teichelmann has now got the drainage improved, and the whole Hospital is in good working-order.