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Eeceipts and Expenditueb. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From-Government ... ... 608 3 7 Eations ... ... ... 146 16 11 Local bodies ... ... ... 450 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 216 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 128 14 7 Surgery and dispensary ... 53 8 3 Patients' payments ... ... 51 5 2 Fuel and light ... ... 83 15 1 Bedding and clothing ... ... 17 3 1 Furniture and earthenware ... 64 15 8 Washing and laundry ... ... 23 16 10 Salaries and wages ... ... 351 12 4 Water-supply... ... ... 7 11 7 Funerals ... ... ... 9 0 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 6 14 9 Additions to buildings ... ... 6 14 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 21 8 0 Interest ... ... ... 566 Insurance ... ... ... 13 19 0 Commission ... ... ... 35 19 6 Other expenses ... ... 32 1 0 Total ... ...£1,238 3 4 Total ... ... £882 19. 0 Visited 7th March.—Five men and three women. There is an atmosphere of unrest about Masterton Hospital at present—the staff changing frequently. The building was not constructed in accordance with modern hospital requirements, and the plans for the new building have been frustrated.

MBECUEY BAY HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... ... ... 2 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 33 Total under treatment ... ... ... 35 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Remaining on 31st March, 1900 Sex. —3o males, 5 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Coromandel County, 22 ; Thames County, 13. Nationality. —British, 27 ; Austrian, 2 ; Swedish, 2 ; Maori, 3; German, 1. Religion.- —Protestant, 25; Eoman Catholic, 10. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 1,166 ; individual average days' stay, 33-31. Daily average cost per head, 145.; less patients' payments, 13s. ljd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 430; attendances, 1,525. Eeceipts and Expenditube. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 672 6 6 Eations ... ... ... 112 16 7 Subscriptions and donations ... 472 5 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 12 12 9 Eents ... ... ... 7 10 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 118 9 3 Patients'payments ... ... 52 6 10 Fuel and light ... ... 16 16 0 Other sources ... ... 9 9 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 12 13 0 Balance from last year ... 509 13 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 20 15 8 Washing and laundry ... ... 14 8 4 Salaries and wages ... ... 752 1 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 26 6 1 Additions ... ... ... 37 9 10 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 21 4 2 Insurance ... ... ... 6 16 4 Other expenses ... ... 62 1 3 Total ... ... £1,723 11 1 £1,214 10 3 Visited 20th February.—A bright and clean little Hospital in a healthy situation. Dr. Slater had but one patient on day of visit, but Mr. and Mrs. Parker had all in excellent order.