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NASEBY HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... 4 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 70 Total under treatment ... ... ... 74 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 63 Died 5 Eemaining on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... ... 6 Sex. —so males, 24 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Maniototo and Vincent Counties. Country. —Scotland, 21; England, 9; Ireland, 14; New Zealand, 25; Victoria, 2; China, 3. Religion. —Presbyterian, 36; Church of England, 15 ; Roman Catholic, 20 ; Confucians, 3. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 1,492 ; individual average days' stay, 20-16. Daily average cost per head, 11s. OJd.; less patients' payments, Bs. 10} d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 4 ; attendances, 26. Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 320 3 8 Rations ... ... ... 141 5 11 Local bodies ... ... ... 220 19 10 ! Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 16 7 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 110 111 Surgery and dispensary... ... 35 6 3 Patients'payments ... ... 163 9 6 ' Fuel and light... ... ... 47 111 Other sources ... ... ... 1050 Bedding and clothing ... ... 9193 Balance from last year ... ... 365 16 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 25 15 0 Washing and laundry ... ... 7150 Salaries and wages ... ... 400 16 0 Water-supply ... ... ... 13 12 0 Repairs ... ... ... 83 12 1 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 12 1 8 Insurance ... ... ... 700 Other expenses ... ... 23 19 4 Total ... ...£1,190 16 5 Total ... ... £824 11 5

NELSON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... 22 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 94 Total under treatment ... ... ... 116 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 80 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Remaining on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... 24 Sex. —69 males, 47 females. Locality from luhich Patients came. —Waimea County. Country. —New Zealand, 50 ; England, 28 ; Scotland, 12 ; Ireland, 11; other places, 15. Religion. —Church of England, 75 ; Roman Catholic, 21; Presbyterian, 11; Lutheran, 4; others, 5. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 7,361; individual average days' stay, 63. Average daily cost per head, ss. ljd.; less patients' payments, 4s. 7Jd. Outdoor Patients.— lndividual cases, 544; attendances, 2,992. Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 902 0 0 Rations ... ... ... 430 3 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 950 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 40 4 8 Rents ... ... ... 87 5 0 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 175 0 3 Patients'payments ... ... 182 17 11 Fuel and light ... ... ... 169 16 7 Other sources ... ... ... 44 8 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 26 3 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 41 12 2 Washing, laundry, salaries, and wages 933 2 6 Funerals ... ... ... 12 10 0 Repairs ... ... ... 12 12 10 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 311 0 < Other expenses... ... ... 37 16 0 Total ~. £2,166 11 7 Total .. £1,882 12 11