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AKAROA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1905 ... ... 2 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 30 Total under treatment ... ... 32 Discharged ... ... ... . ... ... 26 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Remaining on 31st March, 1906 ... ... 2 Sex. —lB males, 14 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Akaroa County. Country. —New Zealand, 25; England, 4; Ireland, 3. Religion. —Church of England, 16 ; Presbyterian, 9 ; Roman Catholic, 7. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 606; individual average days' stay, 19. Daily average cost per head, 12s. 7d. ; less patients' payments, lis. lOfd. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 240 13 3 Rations ... ... ... 107 13 0 Derived from North Canterbury Wines, &c. ... ... ... 340 Hospital Board, of which it is a Surgery and dispensary ... ... 25 10 1 branch hospital ... ... 240 13 4 Fuel and light ... ... ... 11 0 6 Patients' payments ... ... 21 0 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 162 9 6 Additions to buildings ... ... 120 14 6 Other expenses ... ... 71 15 0 Total ... ... £502 6 7 Total ... ... £502 6 7 This Cottage Hospital continues to be well looked after by Dr. Hargrave, under the supervision of the North Canterbury Hospital Board. ARROWTOWN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... 2 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 79 Total under treatment ... ... ... 81 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 67 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 Remaining on 31st March, 1906 ... ... 3 Sex. —53 males, 28 females. Localities from which Patients came.— Queenstown, Arrowtown, Cromwell, Pembroke, Hawea, Macetown, Cardrona, Gibbston, Skipper's, Frankton, Invercargill. Country. —New Zealand, 46; England, 8 ; Scotland, 3 ; Ireland, 9 ; Australia, 6 ; Prussia, 1 ; Italy, 1; Canada, 1 ; China, 2. Religion. —Church of England, 21 ; Presbyterian, 25; Roman Catholic, 19; Salvation Army, 3 ; Wesleyan, 3 ; Independent, 3 ; Lutheran, 1; Confucian, 2. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,052 ; individual average days' stay, 25-33. Daily average cost per head, 9s. 2^d.; less patients' payments, 7s. sd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 73 ; attendances, 116. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 357 1 1 j Rations ... ... 237 7 2 Local bodies ... ... ... 246 0 0 Surgery and dispensary, &c. ... 31 17 5 Subscriptions and donations ... 97 17 0 j Fuel and light ... ... ... 27 3 0 Patients'payments ... ... 183 18 8 \ Bedding and clothing ... ... 3 2 2 Other sources ... ... ... 537 Furniture and repairs ... ... 58 1 9 Balance from last year ... ... 117 9 3 Salaries and wages ... ... 533 4 4 ; Funerals ... ... ... 6 15 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 23 511 Insurance ... ... ... 600 Commission ... ... ... 0 10 0 j Other expenses ... ... 17 10 6 Total ... £1,007 9 7 Total ... ...£944 17 3