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QUEENSTOWN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 9 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 73 Total under treatment ... ... ... 82 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 Died... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Eemaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 7 Sea;.—64 males, 18 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Lake County, 77 ; Taieri County, 1; Selwyn County, 1; Southland County, 1 ; Vincent County, 1; Wallace County, 1. Country. —New Zealand, 27 ; England, 14; Ireland, 16; Scotland, 13; Australia, 5; Germany, 2 ; China, 1 ; Holland, 3 ; Denmark, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 26; Roman Catholic, 22; Presbyterian, 28; Wesleyan, 2; Baptist, 1 ; Lutheran, 1; Buddhist, 1 ; Salvation Army, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,496; individual average days' stay, 3044. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 10d. ; less patients' payments, ss. 6d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 93 ; attendances, 412. Receipts and Expendituee. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 331 12 0 Rations ... ... ... 176 1 11 Local bodies ... ... ~. 322 0 0 Wines, &c. ... ... ... 8 8 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 72 8 1 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 50 15 10 Patients' payments ... ... 164 5 5 Fuel and light ... ... ... 61 511 Balance from last*year ... ... 129 19 9 Furniture, earthenware, &c. ... 52 13 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 433 2 8 Repairs ... ... ... 13 16 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 10 15 6 Insurance ... ... ... 15 5 3 Commission ... ... ... 3 6 10 Other expenses ... ... 28 0 3 Total ... £1,020 5 3 Total £853 11 10 Visited 10th May.—Six male, two female patients. There is a homely air about this place.

REEFTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 22 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 125 Total under treatment ... ... ... 147 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 99 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 28 Sex. —129 males, 18 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Reefton, 63; Globe Hill, 10; Totara Flat, 9; Capelston, 12; Little Grey, 5; Victoria Range, 2 ; Rutherglen, 1 ; Greymouth, 1 ; Murchison, 1; other places, 21. Country.— England and Wales, 20 ; Scotland, 21; Ireland, 32; New Zealand, 24; China, 3 ; Australia, 13; Finland, 3 ; France, 2; Sweden, 1; Germany, 1; Austria, 2 ; Shetland Islands, 1; Switzerland, 2. Religion.— Church of England, 42; Roman Catholic, 42; Presbyterian, 28; Wesleyan, 4; Confucian, 2; Lutheran, 5 ; Spiritualist, 1; Greek Church, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 7,359; individual average days' stay, 50-06. Daily average cost per head, ss. 2d.; less patients' payments, 4s. 2-Jd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 253; attendances, 581.