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HOKITIKA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... ... ... 32 Admitted during the year ... ... ... • ... 156 Total under treatment ... ... ... 188 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 141 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 Bemaining on 31st March, 1900 ... ... 21 Sex. —l 46 males, 42 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Westland. Country. —England, 48; Scotland, 16 ; Ireland, 50; Germany, 13; Italy, 5; New Zealand and Australia, 51; China, 1; Austria, 1; Sweden, 2; Canada, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 64 ; Presbyterian, 35 ; Eoman Catholic, 69; Freethinker, 1; Baptist, 1; Lutheran, 11; Wesleyan, 6; Salvationist, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 10,907 ; individual average days' stay, 58. Daily average cost per head, 3s. 7fd.; less patients' payments, 3s. 4d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 274 ; attendances, 638. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 893 14 6 Eations ... ... ... 651 8 9 Local bodies ... ... ... 531 5 0 j Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 50 18 2 Subscriptions and donations ... 383 19 3 Surgery and dispensary ... 180 6 7 Eents ... ... ... 2 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 109 10 1 Patients' payments ... ... 163 9 3 Bedding and clothing ... ... 47 610 Other sources ... ... 16 8 8 Furniture and earthenware ... 31 12 3 Salaries and wages ... ... 718 2 0 Funerals ... ... ... 11 15 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 67 1 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 32 3 0 Insurance ... ... ... 24 4 0 Commission ... ... ... 18 6 3 Other expenses ... ... 44 2 2 Total ... ... £1,990 16 8 Total ... ... £1,986 16 7 Visited 30th October, 1899.—1n the hands of Dr. Teichelmann this hospital has attained a high character for the number and variety of surgical operations successfully undertaken. I found an abuse beginning to show itself owing to the ticket system. An old-age pensioner, W. D., gets his maintenance free because he buys an annual ticket for 10s.; his whole pension is returned.

INVEECAEGILL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... ... ... 24 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 389 Total under treatment ... ... ... 413 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 350 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Eemaining on 31st March, 1900 ... ... 28 Sex.—3o7 males, 106 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Southland County, Wallace County, Lake County, Fiord County, Stewart Island County. Country. —England, 76; Scotland, 76; Ireland, 65; New Zealand, 155; Tasmania, 5; Germany, 5 ; Victoria, 7 ; China, 5 ; Denmark, 3 ; Sweden, 1; New South Wales, 2 ; America, 4 ; Italy, 3 ; Jersey, 1; Norway, 4 ; Hungary, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 114 ; Eoman Catholic, 107 ; Presbyterian, 137 ; Wesleyan, 15 ; Salvationist, 3 ; Lutheran, 9 ; Baptist, 2 ; Confucian, 5 ; Plymouth Brethren, 2 ; Methodist, 12 ; Church of Christ, 3; Agnostic, 1; no religion, 1; Christadelphian, 1; Christian, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 10,260; individual average days' stay, 24-84. Daily average cost per head, 6s. ll^d.; less patients' payments, 6s. 6Jd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 987 ; attendances, 3,046.