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butter, are estimated at contract rate, milk at the price paid before the acquisition of the farm. The other vegetables, of which a return showing the actual quantities consumed in the asylum is given, are estimated at a very low rate. The proprietors of the New Zealand Herald and Auckland Free Press were kind enough to supply, free of charge, regularly, several copies of their papers; these, together with the illustrated periodicals subscribed for by your authority, constitute the only reading matter which reaches the inmates, except occasional gifts of illustrated papers. A library is much needed, and could be started at a very trifling cost. The officers and attendants have, as a rule, carried out their very irksome duties in a cheerful and efficient manner.

Balance-sheet, Pahm and Garden Account, from Ist January, 1881, to 31st December, 1881. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ a. d. Value of stock hand, Ist January, 1881, — Stock on hand, &c, 31st December, 1881, —■ 15 cows ... ... ... ... 135 0 0 14 cows and 1 bull ... ... ... 135 0 0 5 calves ... ... ... ... 14 10 0 Heifer ... ... ... ... 6 0 0 Horse ... ... ... ... 15 0 0 2 calves, at £3 10s. ... ... ... 7 0 0 20 pigs ... ... ... ... 33 0 0 6 calves, at £2... ... ... ... 12 0 0 20 tons hay ... ... ... ... 60 0 0 Calf ... ... ... ... 012 6 Implements ... ... ... ... 39 12 0 Mare and foal ... ... ... 16 0 0 Dairy utensils ... ... ... ... 8 6 6 55 pigs ... ... ... ... 76 5 0 Stable utensils ... ... ... ... 016 6 Implements ... ... ... ... 55 0 0 Harness ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 Dairy utensils... ... ... ... 900 Household articles ... ... ... 6 15 6 Stable utenßils,.. ... ... ... 0 16 6 Cash paid for stock, &c, Ist January to 31st Harness ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 December, 1881, — Household articles ... ... ... 7 0 0 Stock ... ... ... ... 32 17 6 Cash received for stock and produce sold, — Implements ... ... ... ... 30 0 2 Pigs ... ... ... ... ... 14 11 0 Seeds, &c. ... ... ... ... 31 12 3 Cows, calves, &c. ... ... ... 22 19 0 Manure ... ... ... ... 9 7 0 Horse ... ... ... ... 11 6 6 Dairy utensils ... ... ... ... 114 0 Garden-produce sold ... ... ... 12 9 3 Blacksmiths' and carpenters'account ... 15 5 9 Grazing horses ... ... ... 19 6 6 Household articles for farm-cottage ... 0 19 9 Sundries ... ... ... ... 14 0 Sundries ... ... ... ... 7 311 Value of produce supplied, — Timber, ironwork, nails, &c., for second piggery 38 17 8 Milk, 12,969 quarts 1J pints, at 4d. per quart 216 3 3 Hydraulic ram, including laying pipe ... 17 5 0 Butter, salt, 298 lb., at lOd. per lb. ... 12 9 2 Porage ... ... ... ... 13 9 1 Butter, fresh, 119 lb. at Is. 2d. per lb. ... 619 6 Veterinary attendance, sick cow ... ... 110 Vegetables, fruit, &e., per daily memorandum, Legal expenses re trespass of disputed boun- 40,863 lb., at l^d. per lb. ... ... 255 7 10 dary ... ... ... ... 6 3 2 Potatoes, 39,423 lb., at per lb. ... 92 711 Salaries, Manager and assistant ... ... 152 0 0 Bacon, 74 lb., at lOd. per lb. ... ... 3 18 ■ 7 fowls, at 3s. ... ... ... ... 110 682 16 9 Balance to credit ... ... ... 321 3 10 £1,004 0 7 £1,004 0 7 Pabm- and Gabden-Pkoduce supplied to Asylum, from Ist January, 1881, to 31st December, 1881. Onions, 3,048 lb.; carrots, 5,141 lb.; peas and beans, 1,874 lb.; turnips, 6,315 lb.; pot-herbs, 624 lb.; cabbage, 11,054 lb.; lettuce, 51 lb.; vegetable-marrows, 4,586 lb ; frait, 680 lb.; cucumbers, 271 lb ; rhubarb, 137 lb.; tomatoes, 721b.; rock-melons, 851b.; pumpkins, 6,397 lb.; pie-melons, 59 lb.; kumaras, 18 lb.; cauliflowers, 187 lb.; celery, 261 lb.: total, 40,863 lb. £ s. d. Vegetables, &c, 40,863 lb., at lid. per lb. ... ... 255 7 10": Potatoes, 39,423 lb., at J s d. per lb. ... ... 92 7 11_ £347 15 10

NAPIER. Beport by Mr. W. Miller, Superintendent. Napier, 14th January, 1882. The number of patients on the Ist January was 13 males and 7 females, and 1 male and 1 female out on trial. During the year 3 males and 1 female were admitted, making a total of 17 males and 9 females; of these, 1 male and 1 female were discharged recovered, 1 male relieved, and 1 male died; remaining at the end of the year 14 males and 8 females. During the year there has been about half an acre of ground levelled and laid down in grass, the borders planted with flowers and trees, and all properly fenced in; it is used by the patients as an airing-yard, which is of great benefit, as the other yards are very small and confined. There has been an addition of two rooms built for the accomodation of the head attendants, and two bath-rooms built and two large baths supplied with hot and cold water. The hot water is supplied from the boiler of the cooking range at the gaol. All the building has been painted throughout, and is in very good order. All the repairs and additions have been done by prison labour. The asylum patients are all of a helpless class, and unfit for any kind of manual labour. There is not sleeping accommodation for the number of patients, and on several occasions beds have had to be made up in the passage and dining-room, as there were during the year twelve admitted on remand, and most of them were very bad cases (for a week or two), suffering from the effects of drink; and, as there is no sleeping accomodation for the under attendant, he goes home to sleep, which makes it very unpleasant for the head attendant when the patients are troublesome.