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Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 186 4 11 Eations ... ... ... 119 19 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 165 0 0 Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 2 6 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 18 6 4 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 46 19 5 Rents... ... ... ... 512 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 58 4 8 Patients' payments ... ... 135 3 2 Bedding and clothing ... ... 674 Balance from last year ... ... 109 11 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 8 4 3 Washing and laundry ... ... 18 19 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 234 9 10 Funerals ... ... ... 3 17 6 Eepairs ... ... ... 26 5 0 New buildings ... ... ... 286 3 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... .. ... 12 2 0 Insurance ... ... ... 688 Other expenses... ... ... 3 7 3 Total ... ... £619 17 11 Total ... ... £833 13 8 Visited 19th September.—Dr. Percival has succeeded Dr. Gillon as Medical Officer to this Hospital.

PICTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 12 Admitted during the year ... ... ... . 94 Total under treatment ... ... 106 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... .. 81 Died... ... ... ... ... ... 13 Remaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 12 Sex. —79 males, 27 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Picton Hospital District, 92 ; Wellington, 4; Blenheim, 6; Nelson, 2; Bluff, 1; Christchurch, 1. Country. —England, 30 ; Scotland, 10 ; Ireland, 13 ; New Zealand, 48 ; Victoria, 4 ; Germany, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 71; Eoman Catholic, 13 ; Presbyterian, 20; Lutheran, 1; Freethinker, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 4,274 ; individual average days' stay, 40-32. Daily average cost per head, ss. Ofd.; less patients' payments, 4s. 3fd. Outdoor Patients. —Nil. Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 819 14 3 Rations ... ... ... 144 1 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 577 14 1 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 710 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 307 16 8 Surgery and dispensary ... 78 15 0 Patients' payments ... ... 160 3 8 Fuel and light ... ... 46 16 10 Other sources... .. ... 59 310 Bedding and clothing, &c. ... 140 6 9 Balance from last year ... 151 11 3 Salaries and wages ... ... 349 9 2 Water-supply... ... ... 700 New buildings... ... ... 860 10 6 Eepairs ... ... ... 20 2 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 15 7 3 Interest ... ... ... 26 2 8 Insurance ... ... ... 17 13 3 Purchase of site for cottage hospital, Havelock ... ... 55 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 222 13 8 Total ... £2,076 3 9 Total ... ...£1,991 8 8 Visited 22nd May.—There is nothing fresh to report about this Hospital. Dr. Eedman has replaced Dr. Claridge as Medical Officer. The proximity of this new Hospital to the antiquated structure at Blenheim will probably lead to the erection of a new Hospital at Blenheim also.