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TIMARU HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 .. ... ... 35 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 438 Total under treatment ... ... ... 473 Discharged ... ... ... ... .;. ... 402 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 Remaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 35 Sex. —304 males, 169 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Hospital district, 435 ; outside hospital district, 38. Country.— England, 85; Scotland, 32; Ireland, 64; New Zealand, 278; Germany, 3 ; Denmark, 3; Sweden, 1; France, 3 ; Austria, 1; America, 1 ; China, 1 ; Holland, 1. Religion. —Roman Catholic, 118; Episcopalian, 190: Presbyterian, 79; Salvation Army, 9; Wesleyan, 36; Methodist, 17; Lutheran, 1; Congregationalist, 8 ; Brethren, 12; Quaker, 1; unknown, 2. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 12,574; individual average days' stay, 26-58. Daily average cost per head, 4s. lOfd.; less patients' payments, 4s. 54d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 370; attendances, 1,480. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ...1,303 14 10 Eations ... ... ... 825 6 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,303 14 11 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 75 17 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 1,696 13 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 354 18 11 Bents ... ... ... 810 0 Fuel and light ... ... 350 16 4 Patients'payments ... ... 282 14 3 Bedding and clothing ... ... 88 15 11 Furniture and earthenware ... 49 0 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,034 9 8 Water-supply... ... ... 27 14 7 Eepairs ... ... ... 141 6 5 Additions to buildings and furniture ... ... ... 1,520 4 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 43 19 0 Members' travelling-expenses ... 13 12 2 Other expenses ... ... 69 6 0 Total ... ...£4,595 7 0 Total ... ...£4,595 7 0 Visited 25th October and 30th May.—The medical supervision of this Hospital is extremely satisfactory. The nurses' new quarters are comfortable and convenient. It is a pity that the ward for infectious cases could not have been built at a greater distance from the main building.

WAIKATO HOSPITAL. Failed to furnish returns. Visited 21st March.—This Hospital continues to be well administered in every respect. The linoleum on the floors has been greatly and, I think, needlessly destroyed by the method of moving the beds on to the verandahs. The books of the Hospital are not properly kept, and the annual returns have not been sent to the Department.

WAIHI HOSPITAL. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,160 19 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 1000 Local bodies ... ... ... 63 6 9 Salaries and wages ... ... 43 15 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 733 12 11 New buildings... ... ... 1,183 5 0 Other sources... ... ... 25 10 7 Ground improvements ... ... 80 8 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 14 16 8 Interest ... ... ... 0 16 5 Other expenses ... ... 29 4 6 Total ... ...£1,983 9 3 Total ... ...£1,362 5 10