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Receipts and Expendituke. Receipts, £ s. d. | Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,777 13 0 Eations ... ... ... 1,364 8 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 950 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 34 9 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 1,867 6 7 Surgery and dispensary ... 623 14 7 Eents ... ... ... 57 7 6 Fuel and light ... ... 448 6 3 Patients' payments ... ... 501 5 7 Bedding and clothing, furniture, Other sources ... ... ... 440 910 and earthenware ... ... 354 7 2 Balance from last year ... ... 7,312 19 4 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,679 1 11 Water-supply... ... ... 102 12 6 Eepairs ... ... ... 343 13 5 Steam-laundry ... ... 97 3 7 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 56 9 8 Insurance ... ... ... 56 9 6 Commission ... ... ... 22 14 0 Other expenses ... ... 70 16 2 Total ... £12,907 1 10 Total £5,254 6 4 Visited 12th and 13th April, 1907.—Through the generosity of Mr. J. N. Williams, who recently contributed £1,000 towards the institution, the Board has decided to erect a ward on the hospital grounds for chronic invalids. Further alterations of an extensive nature are also in contemplation, and the Trustees have decided to erect new buildings on a well-considered plan as opportunity offers. Miss Connor, who has been for nine years Matron, has resigned, and been succeeded by Miss Edwards, late Assistant Matron at St. Helens, Wellington. The Hospital is very well supported by the district. NASEBY HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ... ... ... 12 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 11l Total under treatment ... ... ... 123 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 112 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Eemaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 5 Sex. —94 males, 29 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Maniototo County. Country.- —New Zealand, 46 ; British, 60; China, 4; Australia, 10; Malta, 2 ; America, 1. Religion. —Presbyterian, 64 ; Church of England, 22; Eoman Catholic, 30 ; Wesleyan, 2 ; Salvationist, 1 ; Buddhist, 2 ; Freethinker, 2. . Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 4,796; individual average days' stay, 39. Daily average cost per head, ss. s|d.; less patients' payments, 3s. 9d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 52 ; attendances, 320. Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 417 8 0 Eations ... ... ... 259 8 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 288 4 9 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 6 6 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 139 7 2 \ Surgery and dispensary ... 128 810 Patients'payments ... ... 417 19 8 Fuel and light ... ... 84 11 8 Other sources... ... .... 0 5 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 45 14 9 Balance from last year ... ... 180 1 3 : Furniture and earthenware ... 25 10 7 ! Washing and laundry ... ... 905 Salaries and wages ... ... 590 7 9 Water-supply... ... ... 800 Eepairs ... ... ... 21 8 9 Additions to buildings ... ... 51 4 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 15 2 6 Insurance ... ... ... 746 Other expenses ... ... 60 6 6 Total ... ...£1,443 5 10 Total £1,312 15 3