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OAMAEU HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 . . ... ... 21 Admitted during the year ... ... ... 190 Total under treatment ... ... ... 211 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 172 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 Eemaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 20 Sex. —lss males, 56 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Oamaru town and district and Otago. Country. —England, 38; Scotland, 46; Ireland, 42; New Zealand, 60; Australia, 10; Continent of Europe, 15. Religion. —Church of England, 56; Roman Catholic, 46; Presbyterian, 70 ; Wesleyan, 39. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 5,200; individual average days' stay, 24-64. Daily average cost per head, ss. lOf d.; less patients' payments, 4s. lOf d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 103 ; attendances, 725. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government .. ... 172 17 0 Rations ... ... ... 424 14 4 Subscriptions and donations ... 110 11 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 21 12 10 Bequests ... ... ... 100 0 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 112 12 2 Eents ... ... ... 828 4 6 Fuel and light .. ... 123 11 0 Patients'payments ... ... 263 12 7 Bedding and clothing ... ... 76 14 3 Other sources ... ... 285 1 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 100 15 8 Balance from last year ... ... 184 19 7 Salaries and wages ... ... 554 211 Funerals ... ... ... 23 4 0 Repairs, &c. ... ... ... 70 0 0 Additions and new buildings ... 852 13 9 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 18 8 8 Interest ... ... ... 2 0 0 Insurance ... ... ... 2 14 6 Other expenses ... ... 4 3 1 Total ... ...£1,945 6 2 Total ... ...£2,387 7 2 Visited 24th October.—This is a very complete and substantial little hospital, administered with the extremest care and devotion by Mr. Mainland, the Chairman.

OTAKI HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 5 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 86 Total under treatment ... ... ... 91 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... .. 83 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Eemaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 4 Sea-*.—7l males, 20 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Otaki, 31; Waikanae, 7; Manakau, 11; Levin, 12; Shannon, 2; Te Horo, 5; Ohau, 3; Paraparaumu, 4 ; Paikakariki, 1; Wellington 4; Kereru, 5; Feilding, 1; Hatherly, 1. Nationality. —Colonial, 56; English, 6; Irish, 4; Scotch, 4 ; Australian, 2 ; American, 1; Chinese, 2 ; Danish, 3; Swedish, 1; German, 1 ; Norwegian, 1 ; Maori, 5 ; Welsh, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 60; Roman Catholic, 11; Presbyterian, 10; Wesleyan, 4; Lutheran, 1 ; Plymouth Brethren, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 1,964 ; individual average days' stay, 21-58. Daily average cost per head, 9s. 7d. ; less patients' payments, Bs. 6fd.