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Revenue and Expendituke. Bevenue. £' s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 2,381 5 1 Rations ... ... ... 182 1 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 2,131 0 6 Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 16 19 0 Subscriptions ... ... ... 48 12 0 Surgery and dispensary... ... 164 17 11 Rents ... ... ... 21 0 0 Fuel and light... ... ... 53 2 1 Patients'payments ... ... 133 8 2 Bedding and clothing ... ... 38 2 5 Other sources ... ... ... 10 1 10 Furniture and earthenware ... 58 14 7 Washing ... ... ... 59 4 5 « Salaries and wages ... — ... 581 11 0 Water ... ... ... 45 8 6 Funerals ... ... ... 10 3 6 Repairs ... ... ... 91 18* 7 Printing, stationery, &c. ... 55 17 2 Travelling-expenses ... ... 50 13 8 Auckland Hospital ... ... 21 0 0 Insurance ... ... ... 17 S 0 Rent ... ... .. ... 47 10. 0 Other expenses ... ... 17 2' 2 Total ... ...£4,725 7 7 Total ... ...£1,511 11 1 Inspection. The new hospital consists of two well-designed wards, with the necessary bath-room and closet accommodation. A fine operating-room, well fitted up, occupies the central position in front, and separated from it by an Bft. passage are a suitable dispensary and a ward-kitchen. The whole is very suitable for its purpose, the only drawback being that no front-entrance is provided. So long as the approach is through the passage from the old hospital this does not matter, but it will bs inconvenient by-and-by. There is no provision for a nurses' room ; probably the ward-kitchen will be used for this purpose. The drainage and ventilation have been carefully attended to by Dr. Kenny, and indeed the whole structure is very creditable to him and to the trustees. The management of this hospital is satisfactory in every respect.

TIMARU HOSPITAL. Number of patients, 31st March, 1888 ... ... ... 19 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 197 Total under treatment ... ... ... 216 Discharged ... ... .. ... ... ... 192 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 Remaining, 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... ... 6 Localities from which Patients came. —All came from the hospital district, except 12 casuals. Sex. —l 46 males, 70 females. Nationality. —English, 94 ; Irish, 64 ; Scotch, 54; Swedish, 1; German, 1; French, 1; Chinese, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 86; Roman Catholic, 58 ; Presbyterian, 51; Wesleyan, 11; Baptist, 7 ; Salvation Army, 1 ; Freethinker, 1; unknown, 1. Total collective number of hospital days, 9,005 ; individual average stay, 41-J days. The average cost per patient was ss. (?); less repayments, 4s. s|d. Revenue and Expbnditubk. Bevenue. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ~. 1,182 7 10 j Rations ... 524 10 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,182 710 ■ Wines, ale, and spirits ... ... 50 10 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 10 9 1 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 259 9 3 Bequest ... ... ... 30 13 8 ''■ Fuel and light ... ... ... 188 7 3 Rents ... ... ... 11 4 0 ' Bedding and clothing ... .. 58 1 2 Patients'payments ... ... 240 211 I Furniture and earthenware ... 30 7 4 Washing ... ... ... 28 1 7 Salaries and wages ... ... 784 4 5 Water-supply ... ... ... 23 17 4 : Funerals ... ... ... 7 11 8 Repairs ... ... ... 80 6 5 Printing, stationery, &c. ... ... 34 11 8 Interest ... ... ... 45 2 8 j Insurance ... "... ... 26 5 0 j Commission ... ... ... 103 18 8 Total ... ...£2,657 54j Total ... £2,245 5 1 4—H. 3.

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