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Receipts and Expenditube. Berenice. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Amount contributed by Government 521 2 0 Rations ... .. ... 187 11 6 Contributed by local authorities 100 0 0 Wines, spirits, &c. Subscriptions and donations ... 332 0 0 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 137 16 5 Patients'payments ... ... 47 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 27 8 9 Balance from last year ... ... 122 2 2 Bedding and clothing ... ... 586 Furniture and earthenware Washing and laundry ... ... 1249 ' Salaries and wages ... — ... 605 16 0 Repairs ... ... ... 080 Printing, advertising, &c... ... 5 17 1 Insurance ... ... ... 4 9* 6 Other expenses ... ... ... 2 7 0 Auckland Hospital ... ... 9 12 0 Total ... ... £998 19 6 Total ... £1,122 4 2 Balance ... ~, ... £316 14 8 I have not been able to visit this hospital since the 3rd April, 1888.

CEO.MWELL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on>3lst March, 1888 ... ... ... 4 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 65 Total under treatment ... ... ... 69 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 64 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Remaining, 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... ... 2 Localities from which Patients came. —Cromwell Borough, Vincent County, and Lake County. Sex. —69 males. Country. —England, 25; Scotland, 12; Ireland, 1.1; Victoria, 1; China, 1; Italy, 2 ; Denmark, 1 ; New South Wales, 2 ; New Zealand, 10. Beligion. —Protestant, 49 ; Catholic, 11 ; Chinese, 1; unknown, 1 ; Greek Church, 3. Total collective days' stay, 1,062 ; individual average days' stay, 16-84. Average cost per day, 14s. sfd. ; less patients' payments, 11s. 3d. Revenue and Expenditube. Revenue. £ s. d. ; Expenditure. £ s. d. Contributed by Government ... 326 17 0 - Rations .. ... ... 115 5 4 Local bodies ... ... ... 180 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 10 9 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 160 14 9 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 28 16 7 Patients'payments ... ... 40 17 9 Fuel and light ... ... ... 33 2 9 Furniture, bedding, and clothing ... 36 7 8 Salaries and wages . . ... 392 2 6 Funerals ... ... ... 500 Repairs ... ... ... 126 2 10 Printing, advertising, and stationery 8 8 0 I Insurance ... ... ... 550 Other expenses... ... ... 830 ■j I . Total ... ...£7OB 96| Total ... ...£769 3 2 Inspection. On the day of my visit, 23rd January, 1889, this hospital contained only three patients. Great improvements have been effected both inside and outside the hospital. The trees are thriving wonderfully, owing to the abundant water-supply from the race above. A new waitingroom, very neatly furnished, has been added. From careful inquiries into the management of the hospital I am satisfied that Dr. Stackpoole is thoroughly capable and attentive to his duties, and that the warder and his wife are admirably fitted for the position they occupy.

DUNEDIN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 81st March, 1888 ... ... ... 87 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 874 Total under treament ... ... ... 961 Discharged ... ... ... . . ... ... 775 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 80 Remaining, 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... ... 106

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