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Eeceipts and Expendituee. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 445 1 4 Eations ... ... ... 348 15 11 Local bodies... 270 7 11 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 22 12 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 145 16 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 11l 10 6 Eents ... ... ... 5 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 56 14 9 Patients' payments ... ... 151 8 6 Bedding, clothing, furniture, &c. 120 10 5 Balance from last year ... 137 3 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 356 12 6 Funerals ... ... ... 20 0 0 Additions to buildings ... 33 15 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 1390 Interest ... ... ... 210 Insurance ... ... ... 690 Other expenses ... ... 1 11 0 Total .". ... £1,1-54 17 3 Total ... .. £1,094 11 4 Visited 29th December.—Seventeen men and one woman patient. A good cleaning, repainting, and general overhauling is required here, not forgetting the cottages used by the old men.

LAWEENCE HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1901 ... .<. ... 5 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 112 Total under treatment ... ... ... 117 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 Died 12 Eemaining on 31st March, 1902 ... ... 7 Sex. —80 males, 37 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Tuapeka County. Country. —New Zealand, 54; England, 16 ; Scotland, 14; Ireland, 24 ; Germany, 1; Vie-, toria, 1; China, 3 ; Sweden, 1; Holland, 3. Beligion. —No record. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,706; individual average days' stay, 23-12. Daily average cost per head, ss. 9d.; less patients' payments, 4s, 9d. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 56. Eeceipts and Expendituee. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 273 6 6 Eations ... ... ... 234 7 7 Local bodies ... ... ... 260 2 6 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 39 12 1 Subscriptions and donations ... 11 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 20 4 2 Patients' payments ... ... 136 2 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 339 Balance from last year ... ... 311 10 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 368 6 8 Funerals ... .... ... 400 Eepairs ... ... ... 32 16 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 10 14 6 Commission ... ... ... 226 Insurance ... ... ... 740 Other expenses... ... ... 57 13 7 Total ... £992 1 0 Total ... ~. £780 5 4 Visited 28th August.—Seven men and two women patients. Dr. Newell had everything in excellent order, and the Hospital looked clean, bright, and comfortable.

MASTEETON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1901 ... ... ... 12 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 81 Total under treatment ... ... ... 93 Discharged ... ... ... . . ... ... 73 Died ... 9 Eemaining on 31st March, 1902 ... ... 11 Sex. —70 males, 23 females. Localities from ivhich Patients came. —Masterton, 37 ; Suburbs, 6; East Coast, 10; Eketahuna, 9 ; Mauriceville, 7 ; Pahiatua, 7 ; Alfredton, 4 ; Blairlogie, 4; Lower Valley, 3 ; Wellington, 2; Brancepeth, 1; Hunterville, 1; Waipawa, 1; Wanganui, 1.

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