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Maintenance of the Costley Horne — continued. £ s. d. Tobacco .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 164 10 8 Medicine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 118 1 3 Wines and spirits ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 18 11 Gas for wards and staff ... ... ... ... ... ... 71 4 11 Fuel for wards and staff ... ... ... ... ... ... 181 3 10 Bedding and clothing ... ... ... ... ... ... 284 12 7 Material and repairs .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 253 2 2 Interments ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 54 16 0 Printing, advertising, and miscellaneous ... ... .. ... 30 2 6 Cab hire and fares ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 72 16 1 Insurance ... ... ... . . ... ... ... ... 12 10 0 Rent of site ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... 2500 Furniture ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 56 18 7 Water-supply ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 6 0 Laundry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 4 6 £4,185 6 0 Stock and Garden Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wages, gardener, and assistant ... ... ... ... 183 0 2 Manure, seeds, horse-feed, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 127 13 10 Pigs bought, and slaughtering ... ... ... ... 20 2 0 £330 16 0

B. Expenditure in the Costley Home for the Years 1902 and 1903.

1902. 1903. Increase. Percentage of Increase. Average daily number of inmates 173 196 23 13 Indoor salaries Medicines Provisions ... Wines and spirits £ 420 38 1,504 5 52 132 31 116 £ 622 118 2,019 21 71 181 72 253 £ 202 80 515 16 19 49 41 137 48 197 34 320 36 37 132 118 Gas Fuel Cab-hire Material and repairs ... Total cost of maintenance 3,328 4,516 1,188 35