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Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 613 9 11 Rations ... .. ... 127 3 4 Local bodies ... ... ... 339 10 8 Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 5 5 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 227 9 7 Surgery and dispensary ... 99 0 9 Patients'payments ... ... 36 11 0 Fuel and light ... ... 128 16 3 Balance from last year ... ... 42 3 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 36 5 9 Furniture, &c. ... ... 156 2 9 Washing and laundry ... ... 2 10 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 339 6 6 Water-supply... ... ... 163 15 6 New buildings... ... ... 155 10 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 443 Interest ... ... ... 0 2 6 Insurance ... ... ... 7 15 0 Other expenses ... ... 50 18 6 Total ... ...£1,259 4 8 Total ... ...£1,276 17 7 WANGANUI HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1905 ... ... 54 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 538 Total under treatment ... ... ... 592 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 503 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Remaining on 31st March, 1906 ... ... 54 Sex. —4oo males, 192 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Wanganui Borough, 281; Wanganui County, 70; Waimarimo County, 15; Waitotara County, 66 ; Rangitikei County, 129 ; Marton Borough, 15; Patea, 8 ; Palmerston North, 5 ; Stratf ard, 3. Country. —England, 96; Scotland, 39; Ireland, 67; New Zealand, 311; Australia, 39; Sweden, 6 ; United States of America, 1 ; Germany, 3 ; Channel Islands, 5; China, 1; Tasmania, 5 ; Finland, 3; Italy, 1 ; Denmark, 3 ; Switzerland, 3 ; India, 1; Russia, 1; Norway, 3 ; France, 3 ; Austria, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 232 ; Roman Catholic, 149 ; Presbyterian, 102 ; Wesleyan, 36 ; Plymouth Brethren, 4; Baptist, 4; Salvation Army, 4; Lutheran, 11; Methodist, 12; Church of Christ, 5; Protestant, 18; Christadelphian, 1; Confucian, 1 ; unknown, 13. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 19,536; individual average days' stay, 33. Daily average cost per head, ss. Ofd. ; less patients' payments, 4s. 6-fd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 90 ; attendances, 342. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,899 11 1 Rations ... ... ... 1,464 2 6 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,509 0 6 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 70 11 2 Subscriptions and donations ... 325 810 Surgery and dispensary ... 514 12 9 Rents ... ... ... 1,090 19 0 Fuel and light... ... ... 472 11 3 Patients'payments ... ... 481 4 3 Bedding and clothing ... ... 160 17 9 Other sources... ... ... 194 13 9 Furniture and earthenware ... 165 9 6 Balance from last year ... ... 914 18 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,513 19 3 Water-supply... ... ... 127 1 2 Funerals ... ... ... 17 5 0 Repairs ... ... ... 61 6 5 New buildings ... ... 5 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 47 2 11 Interest ... ... ... 75 0 0 Insurance ... ... ... 19 10 4 Other expenses ... ... 244 10 3 Total ... £6,415 15 10 Total ... £4,959 0 3 This Hospital is well known as one of the best in the colony. It is well administered, and the medical and nursing staff is good. Some difficulties have arisen, but they have been removed. As a whole, the Hospital is a credit to the district, and it does excellent work.