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Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,570 6 4 Eations and light ... ... 361 13 7 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,492 13 4 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 17 8 6 Subscriptions and donations .. 17 6 Surgery and dispensary.. ... 77 16 6 Patients'payments ... ... 171 211 Fuel ... ... ... 73 16 9 Other sources... ... ... 61 13 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 17 1 8 Salaries and wages ... ... 581 6 6 Funerals ... ... ... 2 0 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 10 11 1 Additions to buildings ... ... 1,696 13 2 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 10 8 6 Interest ... ... ... 2 10 0 Insurance ... ... ... 56 16 0 Other expenses ... ... 1371810 Total ... £3,297 3 7 Total .. £3,046 1 1 Visited 25th October and 30th May. —Improvements and extensions have been carried out during the past year, and there are now thirty-five beds available.

AUCKLAND HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 203 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 1,895 Total under treatment ... ... ... 2,098 Discharged ... ... ... ... - ... ... 1,717 Died... ... ... ... ... ... ... 232 Eemaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 149 Sex. —l,3Bl males, 717 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Auckland City and suburbs, 1,406; District of Auckland, 437 ; North Auckland, 90 ; south of Auckland, 106; shipping, 59. Nationality. —English, 433; Scotch, 104; Irish, 187; New Zealand, 1,147; Australian, 81; Canadian, 5; American, 13; German, 19; French, 3;-Austrian, 19; Danish, 6; Indian, 6; Norwegian and Swedish, 31; Finnish, 8; Chinese, 2; Maltese, 2; South Sea Islanders, 7; Eussian, 3; Newfoundland, 4 ; Italian, 7 ; Channel Islanders, 11. Religion. —Church of England, 1,109; Presbyterian, 271; Eoman Catholic, 443; Wesleyan, 135; Church of Christ, 12 ; Hebrew, 7 ; Greek, 1; Salvationist, 21; Baptist, 35; Congregational, 15 ; Lutheran, 17; Plymouth Brethren, 11; Unitarian, 3; Nonconformist, 1; Hindoo, 2; Missions, 4; Freethinker, 3 ; no religion, 8. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 69,424; individual average days' stay, 3309. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 7fd.; less patients' payments, 3s. sfd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 1,440 ; attendances, 9,579. Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expendihire. £ s. dFrom Government ... ... 6,09115 10 Eations ... ... ... 3,577 17 10 Local bodies... ... ... 6,091 15 11 Nurses' Home, maintenance ... 1,430 7 5 Subscriptions and donations ... 96 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 314 8 8 Bequests (interest 0n)... ... 60 3 7 Surgery and dispensary ... 2,317 4 1 Eents ... ... ... 198 13 2 Fuel and light ... ... 1,204 2 7 Patients'payments ... ... 4,091 16 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 716 3 10 Bertram's bequest ... ... 279 17 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 279 6 11 Government subsidy on same ... 139 18 9 Washing and laundry ... ... 464 19 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 4,066 14 11 Water-supply ... ... 223 10 0 Funerals ... ... ... 36 3 0 Maintenance of grounds ... 133 19 1 Eepairs ... ... ... 671 17 11 New buildings ... ... 117 4 2 Drains ... ... ... 389 2 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 81 14 11 Legal expenses ... ... 12 17 6 Insurance ... ... ... 38 9 9 Proportion of office expenses ... 462 15 7 Other expenses ... ... 91 5 S Total ... ...£17,050 1 5 Total ... ...£16,630 5 2