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Eeceipts and Expendituee. Beceipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 550 1 1 Eations ... ... ... 331 7 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 285 11 9 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 917 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 138 1 1 Surgery and dispensary ... 164 8 3 Bequests ... ... ... 30 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 73 1 5 Patients'payments ... ... 438 19 7 Bedding and clothing ... ... 33 19 6 Other sources... ... ... 43 18 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 11l 0 6 Balance from last year... ... 259 7 1 Washing and laundry ... ... 614 Salaries and wages ... ... 552 16 11 Water-supply... ... ... 8 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 15 0 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 31 15 5 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 17 6 2 Insurance ... ... ... 4 11 0 Other expenses ... ... 37 3 2 Total ... . £1,745 18 7 Total ... ...£1,396 8 5 Visited 23rd April. —Five men and two women patients. This Hospital is doing good work. Dr. Church has a capable coadjutor in the Matron, Mrs. Harris. Much has been done to improve Naseby Hospital of late years, and the chief thing now needed is a better laundry.

NELSON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1901 ... ... ... 24 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 204 Total under treatment ... ... ... 228 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 189 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Eemaining on 31st March, 1902 ... ... 23 Sex. —l3s males, 93 females. Localities from which Patients came. —County of Waimea and City of Nelson, 212; Wellington, 2 ; Buller, 5 ; Greymouth, 2 ; Westport, 5 ; South Africa, 2. Country. —England, 61; Scotland, 15; Germany, 3; New Zealand, 115; Ireland, 16; France, 1; Queensland, 1 ; Tasmania, 1 ; Sweden, 2; Gippsland, 1 ; China, 1 ; Syria, 1; Cape of Good Hope, 1 ; Australia, 3; Ceylon, 1 ; Greece, 1 ; Wales, 1; America, 2 ; Switzerland, 1. Beligion. —Church of England, 118 ; Soman Catholic, 28 ; Presbyterian, 25 ; Lutheran, 4 ; Wesleyan, 18; Baptist, 9; Plymouth Brethren, 7; Salvationist, 6; Church of Christ, 4; Methodist, 2 ; Congregatioualist, 2 ; Hebrew, 1; Greek Church, 1; Freethinkers, 3. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 9,349; individual average days' stay, 41-0. Daily average cost per head, ss. 4-fd. ; less patients' payments, 4s. 4|-d. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 625; attendances, 2,190. Eeceipts and Expendituee. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 883 7 6 Eations ... ... ... 464 11 2 Local bodies ... • .. ... 900 5 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 15 14 2 Subscriptions and donations ... 87 1 2 Surgery and dispensary ... 323 18 9 Eents ... ... ... 175 16 6 Fuel and light ... ... 164 0 3 Patients'payments ... ... 478 12 1 Bedding and clothing ... ... 61 9 8 Other sources ... ... ... 18 2 0 Furniture, earthenware, &c. ... 130 7 1 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,047 14 2 Water-supply... ... ... 17 0 0 Funerals ... ... .;. 15 13 6 Eepairs ... ... ... 104 2 4 Additions to buildings ... ... 895 13 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 18 2 7 Insurance ... ... ... 28 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 132 7 5 Total ... ...£2,543 4 3 Total .. ...£3,418 14 7 Visited 16th December and 11th June.—Twenty men and twelve women patients. A cheerful and bright Hospital, and Miss Watkins, the Matron, has it well kept and clean throughout. Dr. Mackie has had a small destructor built, at a cost of less than £20, that apparently answers admirably for sanitary purposes. The nurses' quarters are now upstairs in the main building, and their sitting-room furniture was generously presented by Mr. Kirkpatrick.

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