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Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government 1,105 12 6 Bations 517 19 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,012 10 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 73 1 4 Bents ... ... ... 60 15 0 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 159 6 7 Patients'payments ... ... 152 5 8 Fuel and light ... .... ... 171 18 6 Other sources ... ... ... 15 1 1 Bedding and clothing ... ... 16 5 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 36 1 11 Salaries and wages ... ... 941 11 10 Water-supply ... ... ... 17 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 13 15 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 44 12 6 Additions to buildings ... ... 8130 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 113 0 Insurance ... ... ... 28 0 0 Other expenses ... ... ... 45 14 10 Total ... ...£2,346 4 3 Total .. £2,148 3 8 Nelson Hospital, 22nd November, 1892. There is nothing new to report about this institution, except that the doctor and his staff are getting old in well-doing. I found everything working with the utmost harmony.

NEW PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 12 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 163 Total under treatment ... ... ... 175 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 151 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Bemaining on 31st March, 1893... ... ... ... 15 Sex. —130 males, 45 females. Localities from which Patients came. — Taranaki, 48; Hawera, 44; Stratford, 29; New Plymouth, 25; Clifton, 10 ; Auckland, 5 ; Wanganui, 5 ; Wellington, 2 ; Nelson, 1 ; Marlborough, 1; Canterbury, 4 ; shipping, 1. Nationality. —English, 65; Scotch, 11; Irish, 38; Welsh, 1; Colonial, 47; Swiss, 3; German, 3 ; Prussian, 5 ; American, 1 ; Dane, 1. Beligion. —No record kept. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 4,463 ; individual average days' stay, 25-50. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 6Jd.; less patients' payments, ss. ljd. Outdoor Patients. —No record kept. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 629 8 2 Bations ... ... ... 349 17 11 Local bodies ... ... ... 629 8 2 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 47 211 Patients'payments ... ... 321 16 11 Surgery and dispensary... ... 151 1 5 Fuel and light... ... ... 134 110 Bedding, clothing, furniture, and earthenware ... .. 26 5 1 Washing and laundry ... ... 32 2 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 514 1 5 Water-supply ... ... ... 10 0 0 Bepairs to property ... ... 8736 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 28 12 1 Interest ... ... ... 1 19 7 Insurance ... ... ... 16 15 0 Other expenses ... ... 61 5 10 Hawera Cottage Hospital ... 120 4 2 Total ... ... £1,580 13 3 Total ... ...£1,580 13 3 New Plymouth Hospital, 10th March, 1893. A new hot-water boiler, giving an ample supply of hot water has been added since my last visit, I heard no complaints from any of the inmates, and everything was going on satisfactorily.