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Financial Results of the Year. The following table gives the gross and net cost per patient for the year 1899, as compared with the previous year:—

The total receipts for the sale of produce, &c, from the farm for 1900 amounted to £2,498 Is. 10d., as against £2,972 12s. Id. for the previous year.

Sleeping-accommodation in Asylums.

Single Rooms.

At Auckland increased accommodation has been provided for 72 patients. Last year there were 60 patients in excess of statutory number, and since then there has been an increase of 33 patients. There is apparently sleeping-accommodation for 531 patients, but the floor-space is only sufficient for 479. There are 500 patients in the Asylum—2l in excess of the statutory number. At Porirua there appears to be sleeping-accommodation for 512 patients in the common dormitories, but the floor-space will only allow 456 being accommodated. At Wellington the floor-space in common dormitories is sufficient for 161 patients, and 158 are accommodated.

19i 1899. 1900. 1900. Aiylum. Total Cost per Patient. Total Cost per Patient, less Receipts for Maintenance, Sales of Produce, &o. Total Cost per Patient. Total Cost per Patient, less Receipts for Maintenance, Sales of Produoe, &o. Increase. Decreaie. £ s. d. 25 0 1 26 19 9 27 3 1 25 15 5 31 10 llf 27 6 11 33 19 2 £ s. d. 18 2 9$ 20 7 5f 20 13 8 23 4 2 24 14 7f 23 18 9 24 19 10 £ s. 25 15 26 6 27 13 26 7 29 17 25 7 33 1 a. 5* 6i 3f 3i £ s. d. 20 8 5J 19 7 4 20 3 0% 23 7 5 21 15 2f 21 5 10 23 13 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 5 7f Auckland Christchurch ... Seacliff Hokitika Nelson Porirua Wellington 1 0 If 0 10 7f 0 8 3 2 19 5 2 12 11 16 8 Averages ... 27 11 llf 21 9 Bi 27 6 Of 20 16 llf 0 12 54

Asylum. Number of Patients, May, 1901. Number of Patients Number of to be Single Rooms, accommodated in Common I Dormitories. Statutory Common j AccommodaDormitory tion in Accommoda- Common tion : Dormitories : Cubic Feet. Number of Patients. Number of Patients in excess of Statutory Accommodation. i Auckland Christchurch Seaclifi ... Hokitika Nelson ... Porirua ... Wellington 500 530 643 119 142 510 225 112 82 177 30 38 70 67 388 448 466 89 104 440 158 251,378 227,010 276,186 69,302 65,111 307,512 100,173 419 378 460 115 102 512 167 70 6 • "a Totals 2,669 576 2,093 1,296,672 2,153

Asylum. Number of Single Rooms. Total Space: Cubic Feet. Cubic Feet for each Room. Auckland Christchurch Seacliff Hokitika Nelson Porirua Wellington ... 112 82 177 30 38 70 67 101,310 69,651 138,534 22,513 32,228 65,017 60,663 904 850 783 750 848 929 906 Totals ... 576 489,916 850