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QUEENSTOWN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 5 Admitted during the year ... - ... ... ... 77 Total under treatment ... ... ... 82 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 66 Died... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Remaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 9 Sex. —sB males, 24 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Lake and Southland Counties. Country. —New Zealand, 30; England, 9; Ireland, 13; Scotland, 20; Australia, 1 Germany, 3; China, 2 ; Holland, 2 ; Canada, 1 ; Italy, 1, Religion. —Church of England, 26; Eoman Catholic, 17; Presbyterian, 31; Wesleyan, 2; Lutheran, 3 ; Buddhist, 2 ; Salvation Army, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,330; individual average days' stay, 28-41. Daily average cost per head, 7s. 34d. ; less patients' payments, ss. 3Jd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 58 ; attendances, 149. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 410 19 5 Rations ... ... ... 209 3 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 260 0 0 Wines, &c. ... ... ... 8 8 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 50 4 6 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 38 18 8 Patients'payments ... ... 233 18 7 Fuel and light ... ... ... 84 4 7 Balance from last year ... ... 23 11 1 Furniture, earthenware, &c. ... 24 3 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 425 18 8 Funerals ... ... ... 12 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 312 6 Insurance ... ... ... 15 5 3 Commission ... ... ... 3 14 2 Other expenses ... ... 23 5 4 Total ... ... £978 13 7 Total ... ... £848 13 10 Visited 19th October. —Nothing fresh to report about this Hospital. It is easy-going and comfortable for its patients, and is medically and surgically well looked after by Dr. Douglas.

EEEFTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 24 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 106 Total under treatment ... ... ... 130 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 94 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 Eemaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 22 Sex. —119 males, 11 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Inangahua County. Country. —England and Wales, 24; Scotland, 14; Ireland, 41; New Zealand, 30; China, 5; Denmark, 1; Norway, 1; Australia, 9; Tasmania, 3 ; Italy, 2. Religion. —Church of England, 45; Roman Catholic, 46; Presbyterian, 16; Wesleyan, 7; Confucian, 6; Lutheran, 1 ; Spiritualist, 2; Ascensionist, 1 ; Independent, 2 ; unknown, 4. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 5,366; individual average days' stay, 41-27. Daily average cost per head, 6s. llfd. ; less patients' payments, ss. lOd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 291; attendances, 1,008.