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Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 3,418 11 1 Eations ... ... ... 2,595 1 5 Local bodies... ... ... 3,000 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 186 13 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 257 9 4 Surgery and dispensary ... 939 18 11 Bequests ... ... ... 592 3 6 Fuel and light ... ... 944 3 3 Patients'payments ... ... 1,696 5 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 61 19 10 Other sources ... ... 279 2 8 Furniture, earthenware, &c. ... 295 16 4 Salaries and wages ... ... 2,740 1 5 Water-supply ... ... 141 2 6 Funerals ... ... ... 32 0 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 375 17 4 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 78 19 9 Interest ... ... ... 4 19 0 Insurance ... ... ... 49 16 4 Commission ... ... ... 12 16 2 Other expenses ... ... 386 2 3 Total .. ... £9,243 12 1 Total ... ... £8,845 7 6 Visited 15th October, 4th March, and 28th May.—l was sorry to learn from Mr. Burns, the Secretary, that he thought of retiring. He has been the heart and soul of the administration of this Hospital for many years, and a more efficient hospital-manager could not have been found. The sudden death on the 24th May of Dr. Browne, the senior Eesident Medical Officer, caused grief throughout the Hospital. He had proved himself an able and conscientious officer, was well liked by all, and his death was felt to be a real loss to Dunedin. I found all departments working smoothly, and the Medical School proves an increasingly powerful stimulus to medical and surgical work in the wards.

DUNSTAN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 3 Admitted during the year ... .. ... ... 54 Total under treatment ... ... ... 57 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 45 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Remaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 5 Sex. —48 males, 9 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Alexandra, 16; Clyde, 12; Cromwell, 2; Black' 3, 6 ; Kawarau, 1; Hawea Flat, 1; Ida Valley, 1; Poolburn, 1; Earnscleugh, 8; Matakanui, 2; Bald Hill Flat, 2 ; Moutere, 2. Country. —England, 8 ; Ireland, 5 ; Scotland, 9; New Zealand, 19 ; Australia, 4 ; China, 5 ; America, 1 ; France, 1; Tasmania, 1; Canada, 1. Religion. —-Church of England, 18; Eoman Catholic, 10; Presbyterian, 21 ; Confucian, 5. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 1,468; individual average days' stay, 25-75. Daily average cost per head, lis. 3d.; less patients' payments, 9s. lid. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 47. Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 458 16 6 Eations ... ... ... 153 19 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 238 13 3 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 4 7 9 Subscriptions and donations ... 124 15 1 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 39 5 2 Patients'payments ... ... 98 511 Fuel and light ... ... ... 42 2 5 Balance from last year ... ... 11 14 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 6 410 Furniture and earthenware ... 35 8 1 Salaries and wages ... ... 474 2 6 Water-supply ... ... ... 600 Funerals ... ... ... 16 0 0 Additions and repairs ... ... 112 2 7 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 21 14 3 Interest ... ... ... 026 Insurance ... ... ... 14 10 0 Commission ... ... ... 0 11 6 Total ... ... £932 5 5 Total ... ... £926 10 10 Visited 20th October.—A satisfactory hospital, substantially built. There is a central block with side wings, a fine large operating-room and dispensary combined, well and smoothly plastered with Keen's cement. The management is good. 2—H. 22.