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Akaroa Hospital. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 1 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 31 Total under treatment ... ... ... 32 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Remaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 1 Sex. — 21 males, 11 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Akaroa County, 27; Lyttelton, 1; Christchurch, 3; Australia, 1. Country. —New Zealand, 21 ; England, 4 ; Scotland, 3; Denmark, 2 ; Sweden, 2. Religion. —Church of England, 16 ; Presbyterian, 10 ; Roman Catholic, 4 ; Lutheran, 2. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 707 ; individual average days' stay, 22-10. Daily average cost per head, Bs. 6d. ; less patients' payments, 7s. 7fd. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 134 15 0 Rations ... ... 88 5 8 Derived from North Canterbury Wines, &c. ... ... ... 3 15 0 Hospital Board, of which it is a , Surgery and dispensary ... ... 13 15 1 branch hospital ... ... 134 15 7 I Fuel and light ... ... ... 26 16 1 Patients'payments ... ... 30 10 0 : Salaries and wages ... ... 150 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 17 8 9 Total ... ... £300 0 7 Total ... ... £300 0 7 Visited 3rd June.—There were two patients on day of visit. The matron in charge keeps small hospital clean and in good order.

COROMANDEL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 8 Admitted during the year ... ... ... 117 Total under treatment ... ... ... 125 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 105 Died ... ... ... .. ... ... ... 14 Eemaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 6 Sex. —B9 males, 36 females. Localities from ivhich Patients came. —Coromandel County, 109 ; Auckland, 3 ; Thames, 1; Hamilton, 1; Bombay, 1; Puhoi, 1 ; Whangarei, 1. Country. — England, 26 ; Ireland, 15 ; Scotland, 1; New Zealand, 66 ; Australia, 3 ; Austria, 2 ; Sweden, 1 ; Norway, 2 ; unknown, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,832 ; individual average days' stay, 22-65. Daily average cost per head, 7s. Bd. ; less patients' payments, 7s. Ofd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 166; attendances, 307. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 483 16 6 Rations ... ... ... 154 6 4 Local bodies... ... ... 100 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 5 18 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 198 16 6 ; Surgery and dispensary ... 74 16 6 Patients'payments ... ... 87 5 0 Fuel and light ... ... 58 10 2 Other sources ... ... 254 10 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 31 2 9 Balance from last year ... 102 14 9 Salaries and wages ... ... 646 15 4 Funerals ... ... ... 3 11 6 Repairs ... ... ... 53 7 0 Printing, advertising, &c. ... 11 8 3 Insurance and commission ... 18 17 0 Other expenses ... ... 28 11 6 Total ... ... £1,227 2 9 Total ... ... £1,087 4 4 Visited 25th March.—The sisters, trained nurses from St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, who have had the charge of this hospital since its opening have left, as their services were required elsewhere. They have done admirable work here under Drs. Bull and Cheesman, and I only hope that under the new regime the results may be as good.