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Sea;.— 99 males, 6 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Reefton, 67; Grey Valley, 21; Capleston, 8; Greymouth, 1; Otira, 1 ; Murchison, 6 ; Lyell, 1. Country. —England and Wales, 21; Scotland, 5 ; Ireland, 38 ; New Zealand, 15 ; China, 4 ; Shetland, 1 ; Switzerland, 1 ; Sweden, 1 ; Australia, 15; Finland, 1 ; Germany, 2 ; Portugal, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 32 ; Roman Catholic, 44 ; Presbyterian, 12; Wesleyan, 11; Confucian, 4 ; Lutheran, 2. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 6,334 ; individual average days' stay, 60-32. Daily average cost per head, 6s. lfd.; less patients' payments, 4s. 9d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 130 ; attendances, 267. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 937 8 1 Rations ... ... ... 521 6 2 Local bodies ... ... ... 75 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 26 19 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 499 15 6 Surgery and dispensary ... 106 9 4 Patients'payments ... ... 442 410 Fuel and light ... ... 114 6 9 Other sources... ... ... 6 7 5 Bedding and clothing ... ... 16 1 5 Balance from last year ... ... 912 Furniture and earthenware ... 7779 Washing and laundry ... ... 653 Salaries and wages ... ... 788 7 2 Funerals ... ... ... 17 5 0 Sanitation ... ... ... 13 10 0 Repairs and additions ... ... 84 14 1 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 50 16 3 Insurance ... ... ... 11 2 11 Other expenses ... ... 78 12 1 Total ... ...£1,969 17 0 Total ... ...£1,913 3 8 Visited 3rd January, 1906. —Things at Hospital much as usual, except a much improved operation-room. RIVERTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... 16 Admitted during the year ... .. ... ... 182 Total under treatment ... ... ... 198 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 161 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 Remaining on 31st March, 1906 ... ... 19 Sex. —129 males, 69 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Waiau, Orepuki, Colac Bay, Riverton, Otautau, Nightcaps, Tapanui, Round Hill, Kelso, Wamatuku, Waianiwa. Nationality. —English, Scotch, Irish, Chinese, Maori. Religion. —Church of England, Presbyterian, Wesleyan, Roman Catholic, Confucian. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 6,039; individual average days' stay, 30-5. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 2fd.; less patients' payments, ss. l-|d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 80 ; attendances, 186. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 711 511 Rations ... ... ... 387 811 Local bodies ... ... ... 637 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 16 5 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 19 11 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 110 0 1 Patients'payments ... ... 335 3 0 Fuel and light ... ... 11l 5 6 Other sources ... ... 10 1 9 Bedding and clothing ... ... 27 14 2 Balance from last year ... ... 390 18 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 16 6 4 Washing and laundry ... ... 15 15 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 643 12 3 Water-supply ... ... 44 13 7 Funerals ... ... ... 6 10 Repairs ... ... ... 50 11 7 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 18 4 9 Insurance ... ... ... 13 15 10 Other expenses ... ... 420 15 3 Total ... ...£2,103 19 8 Total ... ...£1,882 9 3 This Hospital is vigorously administered, and the surgical work has greatly increased of late years. The nursing has been very good ever since Miss Willis came there.