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Eeceipts iand Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 468 0 5 Eations ... ... ... 337 11 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 287 6 6 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 19 1 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 146 3 2 Surgery and dispensary ... 105 12 3 Patients'payments ... ... 530 16 11 Fuel and light "... ... 90 0 6 Other sources... ... ... 43 710 Bedding and clothing ... ... 54 12 10 Balance from last year... ... 349 10 2 Furniture and earthenware ... 14 6 0 Washing and laundry ... ... 10 11 10 Salaries and wages ... ... 567 16 4 Water-supply... ... ... 800 Funerals ... ... ... 15 0 0 Repairs ... ... ... 244 10 9 New buildings ... ... 57 8 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 15 1 10 Insurance ... ... ... 906 Other expenses ... ... 132 13 3 Total ... ...£1,825 5 0 Total ... ...£1,681 7 3 Visited 21st October.—This Hospital has always appeared to me to be an admirably conducted institution.

NELSON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 23 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 272 Total under treatment .. ... ... 295 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 245 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Remaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 30 Sex. —183 males, 112 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Greymouth, 1; Napier, 1; Westport, 4 ; Wellington, 2 ; Buller, 8 ; City of Nelson and Waimea County, 279. Country. —New Zealand, 185; England, 59 ; Ireland, 16 ; Scotland, 15 ; Denmark, 2 ; Victoria, 3; Wales, 3; Sweden, 2; Italy, 1; Germany, 5; India, 2; America, 1 ; Switzerland, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 133 : Presbyterian, 41 ; Church of Borne, 44 ; Wesleyan, 37 ; Baptist, 11; Salvationist, 4; Plymouth Brethren, 5; Methodist, 2; Lutheran, 7; Church of Christ, 10 ; Congregationalist, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 12,476 ; individual average days' stay, 42-29. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 4fd. ; less patients' payments, 3s. 6fd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 939; attendances, 3,276. Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ...1,508 610 Eations ... ... ... 579 6 a Local bodies ... .. ... 900 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 28 9 1 Subscriptions and donations ... 255 12 6 Surgery and dispensary ... 341 18 10 Rents ... ... ... 218 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 181 6 5 Patients' payments ... ... 539 13 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 90 3 0 Other sources ... ... ... 13 0 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 118 3 2 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,117 18 11 Water-supply... ... ... 17 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 15 8 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 104 2 5 New buildings ... ... 366 13 1 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 17 0 2 Insurance ... ... ... 38 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 99 15 0 Total ... ...£3,434 12 4 Total ... ...£3,115 4 6 Visited 23rd November and 15th March.—This Hospital continues to be well administered by Dr. Mackie. No changes to report. 3—H. 22.