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Nationality of Patients. —Colonials (New Zealand), 1,346; Colonials (Australia), 66; English, 444 ; Irish, 166 ; Scotch, 128 ; Americans, 25 ; Scandinavians, 30; Germans, 12 ; Italians, 8; Assyrians, 7 ; Russians, 6 ; Welsh, 5 ; Chinese, 4 ; Greeks, 3 ; French, 2 ; Spaniard, 1; Egyptian, 1; Finlander, 1; Austrian, 1; Pole, 1; India (native of), 1; Shetland Islander, 1; Manxman, 1. Religion of Patients. —Church of England, 1,070; Eoman Catholic, 526; Presbyterian, 305; Wesleyan Methodist, 185; Baptist, 28 ; Lutheran, 26; Primitive Methodist, 21; Congregationalism 20 ; Salvation Army, 20; Brethren, 16 ; Church of Christ, 15 ; Christadelphians, 3; Hebrew, 3 ; Spiritualists, 3 ; Greek Church, 3 ; Agnostics, 2 ; Freethinkers, 2 ; Confucian, 2 ; Unitarian, 1; Mormon, 1 ; no religion, 8. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 66,215; individual average days' stay, 29-30. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 4fd. ; less patients' payments, 3s. 84/ d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual eases, 2,804 ; attendances, 14,046. Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 7,004 16 0 Eations ... ... ... 3,890 10 1 Local bodies ... ... 6,580 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 174 4 9 Subscriptions and donations ... 225 1 7 Surgery and dispensary ... 1,274 1 5 Rents ... ... ... 2,523 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 1,175 6 4 Patients'payments ... ... 2,260 911 Bedding and clothing ... 501 17 9 Other sources ... ... 511 1 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 164 12 11 Balance from last year ... 10,737 9 1 Washing and laundry ... 539 10 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 4,484 8 8 Water-supply ... ... 127 3 3 Funerals ... ... ... 23 13 0 Repairs ... ... ... 760 11 9 New buildings and preparing site 2,439 18 9 Additions to buildings ... 1,339 2 0 Purchase of land for extension of premises ... ... 2,946 17 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 118 11 7 Interest ... ... ... 353 13 8 Insurance ... ... ... 96 18 3 Other expenses ... ... 1,151 12 7 Total ... ... £29,841 18 1 Total ... ... £21,562 14 3 Visited several times during the year.—The great defect here, and one that I hope may be only temporary, is overcrowding. It is not right that stretchers should be introduced into the wards at night, over and above the number of filled beds. However, a start has at last been made with the building of the Nurses' Home, and when that is ready for occupation two large wards will be set free for the use of patients. During the year Miss Payne resigned from the matronship, upon her appointment to a similar post at Rotorua Sanatorium. Miss Payne's resignation was a great loss to the Hospital. She was a good administrator, and with Dr. Ewart had done admirable work in advancing and improving the nursing department. Miss Pettitt has succeeded Miss Payne as Matron. The Wellington out-patient department entails heavy work on the Eesident Medical Officer, and the appointment of Dr. Elliott as Assistant Medical Officer will, I hope, relieve Dr. Ewart. The individual cases last year numbered 2,804, with 14,046 attendances. Dunedin Hospital comes next with 1,748 individual cases and 4,710 attendances.

WESTPOET HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 26 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 150 Total under treatment ... ... ... 176 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 134 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Remaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 22 Sex. —131 males, 45 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Buller district and Wellington. Country. —England, 46; Ireland, 37; Scotland, 10; New Zealand, 60; America, 3; Germany, 2 ; Denmark, 2 ; Sweden, 1 ; Australia, 9 ; Spain, 1 ; Italy, 1 ; Wales, 3 ; Holland, 1, Religion. —Church of England, 86 ; Eoman Catholic, 52 ; Presbyterian, 16; Baptist, 4 • Salvation Army, 10 ; Lutheran, 2 ; Methodist, 6. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 9,938; individual average days'stay, 56-46. Daily average cost per head, 3s. 4fd. ; less patients' payments, 2s. 6Jd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 133 ; attendances, 318.