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Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 575 0 4 Rations ... ... ... 617 14 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 575 0 4 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 55 19 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 73 7 9 Surgery and dispensary ... 106 9 0 Bents ... ... ... 25 0 0 Fuel and light... ... ... 118 15 3 Patients'payments ... ... 440 19 2 Bedding and clothing ... ... 21 12 7 Other sources ... ... 6 15 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 73 5 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 598 6 0 Funerals ... ... ... 23 12 6 Eepairs ... ... ... 36 11 4 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery, &c. ... ... 16 3 6 Interest ... ... ... 049 Insurance ... ... ... 13 19 0 Other expenses ... ... 13 10 7 Total ... ... £1,696 2 7 Total ... ...£1,696 2 7 Visited 18th November.—Found this Hospital much improved, largely owing to the energy and ability of Miss Hayward, the Matron. Regular instruction is given by Dr. Mackenzie and the Matron to the nurses. I noticed three very good wheeled chairs, one of them specially for fracture cases. They were imported from America at a cost of £8 and £9.

WHANGAREI HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 7 Admitted during the year ... ... "... ... 83 Total under treatment ... ... ... 90 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 69 Died... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 Eemaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 7 Sex. —6B males, 22 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Whangarei, 81; Bay of Islands, 6; Auckland, 2; Hobson County, 1. Country. —New Zealand, 47; England, 22 ; Scotland, 4 ; Ireland, 2 ; Germany, 2 ; Norway, 1; Sweden, 2; France, 1; Nova Scotia, 2; Australia, 2; Wales, 1; unknown, 4. Religion. —Church of England, 40 ; Eoman Catholic, 8; Presbyterian, 8 ; Wesleyan, 7 ; Lutheran, 1 ; Baptist, 1 ; Plymouth Brethren, 2 ; Mormon, 1 ; not described, 22. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,172; individual average days' stay, 24-13. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 2fd. ; less patients' payments, 4s. 4fd. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 550 15 1 Rations ... ... ... 219 16 2 Local bodies... ... ... 266 5 1 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 5 0 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 237 1 7 Surgery and dispensary ... 155 9 1 Rents ... ... ... 16 16 0 j Fuel and light ... ... 32 4 6 Patients'payments ... ... 208 9 9 Bedding and clothing ... ... 7 19 5 Other sources ... .. 22 15 0 Furniture, &c. ... ... 47 17 0 Washing and laundry ... ... 17 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 197 15 4 New buildings ... ... 117 0 6 Insurance ... ... ... 11 0 0 Hospital grounds ... ... 58 4 3 Water-supply 279 14 7 Rawene Cottage Hospital ... 168 14 8 Total ... ... £1,302 2 6 Total ... ... £1,302 2 6 This is one of the nicest and neatest hospitals in the country. The water-supply has not yet been provided, although this was promised to me before the plans were approved. It is well managed, and evidently great interest is taken in it by the people of the district. Good roads have been made, and planting has been done, so that the beauty of the situation will soon have its full effect. D. MacGbegor, M.A., M.8., Inspector-General of Hospitals and Charitable Institutions.