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Financial Results of the Year. The following table gives the gross and net cost per patient for the year 1902, as compared with the previous year:—

The large increase in the cost per patient is mainly owing to the rise in the price of meat and flour. The following shows the annual cost per patient from 1876 to 1902 : —

Sleeping-accommodation in Asylums.

Single Rooms.

1902. 1901. 1902. 1902. Asylum. Total Cost per Patient, leas Total Cost Receipts for per Patient. Maintenance, Sales of Produce, &e. Total Cost per Patient. Total Cost per Patient, less Receipts for Maintenance, Sales of Produoe, <fec. Increase. Decrease. £ s. 24 7 28 3 32 15 27 16 33 0 30 14 34 11 d. o £ a. d. 17 11 3f 19 15 2f 23 6 8| 25 12 2f 26 1 11 24 14 4 26 17 8 £ s. d. 24 6 0 26 6 4J 28 13 If 26 16 9 33 12 IH 27 19 0 36 6 34- £ p. d. ]7 6 2 17 12 llf 19 17 8 24 18 2 26 16 4£ 22 18 6± 28 6 0 £ s. d. 0 5 If 2 2 3 3 9 OJ 0 14 Of £ s. d. Auckland Christchurch ... Seaclifi Hokitika Nelson Porirua Wellington 0 14 5J 1 15 9f 1 8" 4 Averages ... 29 16 7J 22 6 10 28 1 Hi 20 16 11$ 1 9 104

Year. Cost per Patient. Year. Cost per Patient. Year. Cost per Patient. 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 £ s. d. 46 1 5i 37 8 11$ 36 0 11 31 5 9f 28 18 0$ 25 18 4$ 28 15 1 29 0 4 29 8 9$ 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 £ s. 25 19 27 0 22 18 21 8 21 10 20 10 20 16 21 16 23 7 d. 5 9$ 4* 1 4 3 21 8f 4 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 £ s. d. 23 16 U 22 13 8$ 22 9 10$ 23 0 9$ 22 7 8f 21 19 0. 22 9 8 21 17 9* 23 11 5f

Asylum. Number of Patients, 31st March, 1903. Number of Single Rooms. Number of Patients to be accommodated in Common Dormitories. Statutory Common ! AccommodaDormitory i tion in Accominoda- Common tion : Dormitories : Cubic Feet. ■ Number I of Patients. Number of Patients in excess of Statutory Accommodation. luckland !hristchurch leaclifl ... lokitika Telson ... "orirua ... Vellington 551 555 676 121 141 516 291 132 81 176 30 35 68 77 419 474 500 91 106 448 214 247,732 227,010 263,534 69,302 65,111 295,201 100,173 413 378 439 115 102 492 167 6 96 61 "4 47 Totals 2,851 599 2,252 1,268,063 2,106

Number of Single Rooms. Total Space: Cubic Feet. Cubic Peet for each Room. Asylum. Luokland Jhristchurch leacliff lokitika lelson 'orirua Vellington ... * 132 81 176 30 35 68 77 119,280 68,801 144,839 22,513 29,589 63,217 72,509 903 850 823 750 842 929 942 Totals ... 599 520,748 869