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Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. i Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,048 111 Rations .. ... ... 549 17 10 Local bodies... ... ... 1,08115 8 j Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 43 13 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 13 11 8 j Surgery and dispensary ... 243 15 9 Rents ... ... ... 6 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 257 12 7 Patients' payments ... ... 690 011 Bedding, clothing, furniture, and Other sources ... ... 95 6 4 earthenware ... ... 276 19 0 Balance from last year ... 1,788 95 j Salaries and wages ... ... 873 7 5 'Funerals ... ... ... 400 Repairs ... ... ... 90 1 1 New hospital (preliminary) ... 95 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery... ... ... 54 7 10 Interest and insurance ... 1931 Other expenses ... ... 414 1 9 Total ... . . £4,723 511 Total ... ... £2,921 19 10 Visited 21st January, 1906.—The number of patients on the day of my visit was 21—males 10, and females 11. Dr. Bennett is doing his best in difficult and unsuitable surroundings. The new Matron is working loyally and well The tenders for the new Hospital were unexpectedly high, and things were at a standstill, and apparently they remain so now. I trust that it is unnecessary for me to say anything more about the old Hospital and its defective drainage. CHARLESTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... 8 Admitted during the year... ... ... ... ... 23 Total under treatment ... ... ... 31 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Remaining on 31st March, 1906 ... ... 11 Sex. —3l males. Localities from which Patients came. —Charleston, Addison's, Brighton, Westport, Nine-mile Beach, Brown's Terrace. Country. —England, 6 ; Ireland, 6; Scotland, 7 ; New Zealand, 4. Religion.— Roman Catholic, 7; Church of England, 9 ; Presbyterian, 4 ; Primitive Methodist, 3. .Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,329; individual average days' stay, 75-13. Daily average cost per head, 4s. Bd.; less patients' payments, 3s. 4d. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. dFrom Government ... ... 211 10 4 Rations ... ... ... 166 0 6 Local bodies... ... ... 91 10 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. 14 2 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 100 11 6 Surgery and dispensary ... 37 4 2 Rents ... ... ... 10 0 0 Fuel and light ... .. 16 3 10 Patients'payments ... ... 156 17 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 22 13 11 Balance from last year ... 49 19 2 Salaries and wages ... ... 272 4 0 Repairs ... ... ... 5 14 3 ' Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 5 15 7 Insurance ... ... ... 227 Other expenses ... ... 1 12 6 Total ... ... £620 8 0 Total ... ... £543 13 4 Visited 6th January, 1906.—This hospital remains in statu quo. There is no change to report.