B.—l [PT. IV SUP. to 1928]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued. General Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928 —continued. Dr.—continued. Cr.—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward.. .. .. .. 725,232 12 4 Brought forward.. .. .. 890,246 15 5 Sundry small grants .. .. .. 1,011151 School hygiene .. .. .. .. 20,841 3 3 Dental hygiene .. .. .. .. 32,094 16 11 Maori hygiene .. .. .. .. 16,387 12 9 Maternal welfare —Ante-natal clinics .. .. 1,930 19 3 Health Act expenses— £ s. d. Board of Health expenses .. .. 34 5 0 Infectious diseases (expenses of preventive measures and in connection with outbreaks) .. .. .. 776 11 0 Fees for notification of infectious disease.. .. .. .. 920 4 0 Inspection of vessels (medical fees and launch-hire) .. .. .. 1,146 810 Quarantine expenses (maintenance of stations) .. .. 1,826 5 7 Other Health Act expenses .. 3,893 6 6 8,597 0 11 Social Hygiene Act (maintenance of V.D. clinics, payments for treatments, &c.) .. .. .. .. 260 18 7 Sale of Food and Drugs Act .. .. .. 770 3 5 Medical Practitioners Act (expenses of Medical Board, &c.) .. .. .. 205 8 10 Masseurs Registration Act (examination expenses) .. .. .. .. 83 18 4 Nurses and Midwives Registration Act (examination expenses) .. .. .. 608 11 9 Plumbers Registration Act (examination expenses) .. .. .. .. 723 4 4 Hospital treatment of immigrants .. .. 1,062 1 7 Transfer and maintenance of N. 2. lepers at Mokagai .. .. .. .. 854 14 6 Expenses of Special Medical Committee .. 47 17 5 Expenses of delegates attending overseas medical and health conferences .. 64 18 2 General administration — Salaries and temporary assistance .. 49 ,725 9 5 Travelling, transfer, and removal expenses .. .. .. .. 8,890 12 2 Office expenses (rent, telephone, postages, and telegrams, printing and stationery, &c.) .. .. .. 9,969 4 1 Bad debts (other than institutional) .. 3 5 0 Law-costs .. .. .. 69 7 0 Compassionate allowances to employees .. .. .. 755 10 0 Compensation for accidents .. 1,018 13 0 70,432 0 8 Assets handed over to North Canterbury Hospital Board free of cost .. .. 18 16 2 Depreciation on buildings and equipment, &c. (other than institutional) ' .. 4,804 12 10 Loss on realization of departmental motor-cars .. .. .. .. 270 18 8 Loss on realization of buildings at Quarantine Island .. .. ~ 3,942 8 8 £890,246 15 5 £890,246 15 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 872,609 17 7 By Balance after charging interest .. 876,639 10 7 Interest on capital (other than institutional) at 4£ per cent per annum .. .. .. .. 4,029 13 0 £876,639 10 7 £876,639 10 7

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