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Receipts and Expenditube. Receipts. £ B. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 386 0 0 Rations ... ... ... 147 0 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 116 19 7 Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 18 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 225 5 9 j Surgery and dispensary ... 51 13 0 Patients'payments ... ... 156 4 5 ' Fuel and light ... ... 60 10 1 Bedding and clothing ... ... 6 0 4 Furniture, &c. ... ... 7 2 0 Washing and laundry ... ... 7 14 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 385 010 Sanitation ... ... ... 38 9 8 Additions to buildings ... ... 7 3 8 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 13 7 5 Interest ... ... ... 0 5 0 Insurance ... ... ... 7 15 0 Fire extinction ... ... 56 10 6 Other expenses ... ... 87 8 6 Total ... ... £884 9 9 Total ... ... £877 8 7 WANGANUI HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ... ... 54 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 577 Total under treatment ... ... ... 631 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 525 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 47 Remaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 59 Sex. —424 males, 207 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Wanganui Borough, 271; Wanganui County, 80; Taranaki, 1; Hawera, 1; Pahiatua, 1; Waimarinio County, 24; Waitotara County, 61 ; Rangitikei County, 156 ; Marton Borough, 31; Patea, 2 ; Palmerston North, 2 ; Stratford, 1. Country. —England, 113 ; Scotland, 31; Ireland, 61; New Zealand, 336; Australia, 47 ; Sweden, 4 ; United States of America, 9; Germany, 3; Channel Islands, 4; China, 1; Tasmania, 7 ; Finland, 1; Italy, 1 ; Denmark, 3 ; Switzerland, 1; India, 2; Norway, is; France, 1; Austria, 1; Canada, 1 ; Hong Kong, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 247 ; Roman Catholic, 151; Presbyterian, 142 ; Wesleyan,29; Plymouth Brethren, 5; Baptist, 5 ; Salvation Army, 7 ; Lutheran, 5; Methodist, 11; Church of Christ, 4; Protestant, 14; Christadelphian, 1; Confucian, 1; Spiritualist, 1; Jewish, 1; no religion, 7. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 22,474; individual average days' stay, 35-61. Daily average cost per head, 4s. sd. ; less patients' payments, 3s. lljd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 97 ; attendances, 504. Receipts and Expenditube. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,009 1111 Rations ... ... ...1,448 2 10 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,618 15 4 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 52 15 4 Subscriptions and donations ... 134 9 7 i Surgery and dispensary ... 557 19 9 Rents ... ... ... 1,032 5 3 j Fuel and light... ... ... 560 11 6 Patients'payments ... ... 515 2 6 i Bedding and clothing ... ... 108 13 5 Other sources... ... ... 186 16 9 | Furniture and earthenware ... 94 510 Bequest ... ... ... 84 11 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,618 9 0 Balance from last year ... ... 1,372 17 4 Water-supply... ... ... 155 8 6 Funerals ... ... ... 44 10 9 Repairs ... ... ... 31 11 3 Additions to buildings ... ... 89 7 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 54 14 1 Interest ... ... ... 75 0 0 Insurance ... ... ... 21 10 0 Other expenses ... ... 138 3 7 Total ... £5,954 10 1 Total ... £5,051 3 4 Visited 17th May, 1907.-—A well-appointed and well-managed institution of modern type. Some minor alterations are about to be made in the theatre. A high-pressure steriliser is talked of. Considering the excellence of the Hospital and size of the district, it is a wonder that more surgery is not done there. Like many other hospitals it is somewhat handicapped by chronic cases. Dr. Fergus has succeeded Dr. Crawford as Resident Surgeon. The former and Miss McKenny, the Matron, who seems a particularly capable woman, are very keen to improve matters, and I have no doubt that this Hospital will soon take its proper place.