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Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 207 3 3 Rations,and fuel and light ... 151 8 6 Local bodies ... ... ... 171 010 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 19 17 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 80 1 2 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 4271 Patients'payments ... ... 142 11 10 Bedding and clothing ... ... 25 11 G Balance from last year ... ... 29 2 5 Furniture, earthenware, and repairs 33 10 2 Salaries and wages ... ... 355 11 8 Funerals ... ... ... 6 10 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 220 Insurance ... ... ... 2 10 0 Other expenses ... ... •... 24 5 5 Total ... ... £629 19 6 Total ... ... £663 13 4

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... 10 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 131 Total under treatment ... ... ... 141 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 131 Died ... ■ ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Remaining on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... ... 4 Sex. —120 males, 21 females. Locality from which patients came. —Ashburton County. Nationality. —English, 57 ; Scotch, 18 ; Irish, 38; Welsh, 3 ; Australians, 2 ; New Zealand, 16; Germans, 2; Dutch, 2 ; Swedes, 1; French, 1 ; Indian, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 77; Presbyterian, 30; Wesleyan, 7; Baptist, 1; Plymouth Brethren, 1; Roman Catholic, 22 ; Freethinkers, 3. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 2,715; individual average days' stay, 19-25. Daily average cost per head, Bs. 2d. ; less patients' payments, 7s. o£d. Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 521 5 2 Rations and light ... ... 320 19 9 Local bodies ... ... ... 520 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, <tc. ... ... 23 7 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 3 3 0 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 77 11 2 Patients'payments ... ... 150 0 8 Fuel ... ... ... ... 45 4 9 Other sources ... ... ... 750 Bedding and clothing ... ... 42 6 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 62 10 0 Washing and laundry ... ... 30 10 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 386 4 0 Funerals ... ... ... 7 15 0 Repairs ... ... ... 45 16 8 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 13 17 3 Interest ... ... ... 3 0 0 Insurance ... ... ... 11 16 3 Other expenses... ... ... 36 11 4 Total ... £1,201 13 10 Total ... £1,107 9 5

AUCKLAND HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... 115 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 932 Total under treatment ... ... ... 1,047 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 848 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 Remaining on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... ... 112 Localities Patients came from. —Auckland City and Suburbs, 629; Auckland Hospital District, 240; districts north of Auckland, 83; southern districts, 33; shipping and navy, 51; other parts, 11. Sea;.—Males, 718 ; females, 329. Nationality.— English, 324; Scotch, 63 ; Irish, 207; New Zealand, 347; Australian, 20; Canadian, 2; Indian, 7; Fijian, 2; Mauritius, 1; American, 14; German, 12; French, 3;