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Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 556 7 4 Rations ... ' ... ... 276 6 9 Local bodies ... ... ... 548 12 6 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 21 6 5 Subscriptions and donations ... 14 611 Surgery and dispensary ... 81 11 2 Patients'payments ... ... 229 3 3 Fuel and light ... ... 76 8 0 Other sources ... ... 450 Bedding and clothing ... ... 77 13 10 Balance from last year ... ... 191 911 Furniture and earthenware ... 51 5 8 Washing and laundry ... ... 1300 Salaries and wages ... ... 521 7 5 Water-supply ... ... 51 14 8 Funerals ... ... ... 9 0 0 Repairs ... ... ... 47 7 4 Additions to buildings ... ... 199 7 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 20 8 6 Insurance ... ... ... 9 15 3 Other expenses ... ... 103 10 0 Total ... ....£1,544 411 Total ... ...£1,560 2 6 Visited 7th December.—Seven men and one woman. A decided improvement has taken place here under Dr. Trotter's energetic management, and some good surgical work is now done The Hospital is at last under charge of a Matron. With the country opening up so rapidly beyond Riverton, the existence of the Hospital is a matter of necessity.

ROSS HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... . ... 7 Admitted during the year... ... ... .. ... 14 Total under treatment ... ... ... 21 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Died ... 1 Remaining on 31st March, 1900 ... . . 8 Sex. —21 males. Localities from which Patients came. —Ross, 16; Okarito, 4; Nelson, 1. Country. —England, 10; Scotland, 4; New Zealand, 4; Italy, 1; Canada, 1; Germany, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 11; Roman Catholic, 3; Presbyterian, 6; Lutheran, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 3,148; individual average days' stay, 149. Daily average cost per head, 3s. 7Jd. ; less patients' payments, 3s. Receipts and Expenditube. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 224 13 3 Rations, wine, spirits, ale, &c. ... 174 6 0 Local bodies ... ... ■ •■ 187 13 6 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 616 9 Subscriptions and donations ... 73 19 6 Fuel and light ... ... ... 29 14 0 Patients' payments ... ... 105 15 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 314 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 316 12 6 Washing and laundry ... ... 2 5 6 Water-supply ... .. ... 6 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 15 12 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 590 Additions " ... ... ... 21 3 0 Insurance ... ~. ... 5 3 6 Other expenses ... ... 5 5 0 Total • ... ... £592 1 3 Total ... ... £592 1 3 Visited 31st October.—This is now likely to be a real Hospital owing to the mining revival on the coast; hitherto it has been mainly a kindly old-man's home.