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Return of Subsidised Medical Officers for Natives, &c.— continued. South Island.

The extent of the district intended to be served by each medical officer cannot be stated, nor can any estimate of the Maori population of such district be given. The general terms under which a medical officer receives a subsidy are that he will supply free medicine and advice at all times to all Maoris at his surgery or within a stated distance therefrom if the patient be to ill or infirm to come to the surgery. Attendance on Maoris at a greater distance to be paid for at a mileage rate. Probably Maoris living within a radius of ten to twenty miles will upon occasion visit the medical officer to obtain medicine and advice. H. F. Bdgek, Native Department, Wellington, 21st September, 1906. Under-Secretary. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,450 copies), £1 ss.

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District. Name. Yearly Subsidy. Amount of ,,,.,. , (-,,.-, ,, Additional Subsidy actually „ received. Number of .Patients attended. Kaikoura ... B. S. Storv „ . ( J. A. J. Murray (resigned 31/12/05)} riaiapoi | R A Davies ( a pp 0 i n ted 1/1/06) 1 Akaroa ... W. H. Hargreaves (appointed 18/10/05) Little Eiver ... J. W. D. Cook Southbridge ... T. J. Withers ... Rapaki ... J. A. Newall ... Temuka ... J. S. Hayes ... Palmerston ... W. Hislop Oamaru ... A. I. Garland ... Waimate ... H.C.Barclay... Westport ... M. McKenzie ... Port Chalmers Hodges and Borrie laieri ... J.Sutherland... Balolutha ... W. A. Fleming Riverton ... C.H.Gordon... Bluff ... J.Torrance £ 40 25 £ p. d. 40 0 0 56 5 0 18 15 0 11 8 0 £ s. d. 67 321 83 14 50 50 40 50 100 75 50 25 50 50 25 50 50 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 +37 10 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 137 10 0 * 35 56 188 67 29 34 38 61 26 12 136 71 47 11 1 Totals North Island 805 1,290 766 1,149 8 3 0 4 47 11 68 6 1 2 1,238 3,125 Grand totals 2,095 1,915 11 4 115 17 3 4,363 * No return furnished ; attendance when required. t Olai: for last quarter not yit received.