8.—7
94
Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.
CLASS X.—MENTAL HOSPITALS, PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID DEPARTMENTS— continued.
Item. 1918-19. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE ATE—continued. VOTE No. 51— continued, Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Miscellaneous Charges, including — continued. Dangerous infectious diseases Free treatment of Soldiers' Wives and Dependents... Gisborne Hospital Commission Grants to Hospital Boards in special districts to supplement subsidies Infectious diseases Influenza epidemic expenses, gratuities, &c. Maternity homes, refund of fees Medical and nursing aid to Maoris (exclusive of salaries) Mercury Bay Hospital Trustees (subsidy on contributions) Purchase of cotton-wool for Hospital Boards Relief to enemy aliens Retiring-allowance at the rate of £36 per annum to G. A. Birch, late clerk Dunedin District Office, retired medically unfit War bonus to officers of the Department Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote £ 500 5,000 300 3,000 500 100,000 75 3,000 300 2,300 200 30 2,550 200 Institutions under control of the Department — Wages — St. Helens Hospital, Auckland St. Helens Hospital, Wellington St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch ... St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin ... St. Helens Hospital, Invercargill Rotorua Cottage Hospital ... ... Te Waikato Sanatorium Townley St. Helens Hospital. Gisborne... Otaki Hospital Otaki Sanatorium 121,411 350 600 300 350 200 250 2,000 300 600 800 5,750 Maintenance — St. Helens Hospital, Auckland St. Helens Hospital, Wellington St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin St. Helens Hospital, Invercargill Rotorua Cottage Hospital Te Waikato Sanatorium Townley St. Helens Hospital, Gisborne... Otaki Hospital Otaki Sanatorium 1,000 2,000 1,500 1,200 500 1,500 8,500 1,000 800 2,400 20,400 Less— Estimated credits under section 48 £ of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 13,875 Amount to be recovered from the Civil List, Native, &c. ... 3,600 183,818 17,475 166,343 Total —Vote No. 51 193,009 TOTAL OF CLASS X £387,; 197