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lieligion. —Church of England, 477 ; Roman Catholic, 210 ; Presbyterian, 113 ; Wesleyan, 52 ; Lutheran, 16; Baptist, 10; Salvation Army, 6; Christadelphian, 2 ; Swedenborgian, 1; Jew, 1; Freethinker, 14. BE VENUE AND ExPENDITUKE. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Amount received from Govern- ! Rations ... ... ... 1,703 1 7 ment ... ... ... 1,502 5 7|- Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 123 5 0 Amount received from local Surgery and dispensary ... 657 510 bodies ... ... ... 1,502 5 7| Fuel and light "... ... 482 9 8 Subscriptions, donations, &c; ... 8 10 Bedding and clothing ... ... 173 17 5 Bequest (interest on) ... ... 748 0 1«" Furniture and earthenware "... 64 411 Rents ... 1,015 12 4 Washing and laundry ... ... 27211 2 Patients' payments ... ... 1,247 43 i Salaries and wages ... .... 1,969 3 9 Other sources ... ... 25 14 0 Water ... ... ... 123 10*0 Funerals ... ... ... 45 10 0 Repairs ... ... ...' 195 9 7 Printing, advertising, stationery, &c. ... ... .".. 35 13 7 Insurance ... ... ... 5 10- 0 | Other expenses ... ... 45 10 • 5 Proportion of office-expenses ... 152 0 0 Total ... ... £6,049 2 11 Total ... ... £6,049 2 11 The total collective days' stay in this hospital was 35-145; the individual average days' stay was 34-72. The average daily cost per head was 3s. 4-J-d.; less patients' payments, 2s. BJd. The number of individual new cases of out-patients was 461. The number of attendances was 6,379. Inspection. This institution was inspected by me on the 20th March, 1889. I found eighty-three patients under treatment. The hospital is well conducted in all its departments—order and cleanliness are everywhere apparent. The new matron, Miss Windred, has had large experience in Melbourne Hospital, and is, so far as I can judge, well fitted for her position. The chief wants of the hospital are a children's ward, a separate ward for venereal cases, and a nurses' home. The new fever wards are a great addition to the hospital-accommodation. The resident staff are very efficient and attentive to their duties, and their relations with the honorary staff are cordial and satisfactory. The plan of having two resident medical officers enables the Auckland Charitable Aid Board to overtake the charitable medical aid very cheaply as compared, for instance, with Christchurch, where, besides one resident medical officer at the hospital, there is, for patients in the refuges and those visited in their own homes, another doctor receiving £275, and a separate drug-bill amounting to £581. Another advantage of the Auckland plan is that the resident doctors relieve each other, and the hospital is never without a doctor.

BLENHEIM HOSPITAL. Number of patients, 31st March, 1888 ... ... ... 19 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 93 Total under treatment ... ... ... 112 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 90 Died ... ... ... ... .. ... 4 Bemaining on 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... 18 Localities Patients came from. —Wairau, Picton, and Nelson. Sex. —97 males, 15 females. Nationality. — English, 38; Irish, 24; Scotch, 8; Colonial, 32; German, 5; Dane, 1; Swiss, 1; Swedish, 2; Italian, 1. lieligion. —Church of England, 54 ; Boinan Catholic, 32; Wesleyan, 11; Presbyterian, 9; Lutheran, 5 ; Freethinker, 1. Total collective days' stay, 3,897 ; average individual stay, 37 days. Average daily cost, 6s. Id.; less repayments, ss. 5-fd. Revenue and Expendituek. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure, £ s. d. From Government ... ... 801 1 1 Rations, fuel, and light ... 511 10 4 From local bodies ... ... 770 10 3 Drugs and medical comforts ... 118 0 2 Subscriptions and donations ... 42 11 9 Furniture, bedding, and clothing 79 10 0 Bequests ... ... ... ... Salaries and wages ... ... 343 T4 8-J Bents ... ... ... ... Funerals ... ... ... 20 0 0" Patients' payments ... "... 119 16 10 Repairs ... ... 64 6 6 Printing, stationery, insurance ... 50 18 11 \ Total ... £1,733 19 11 Total ... £1,188 0 8

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