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Beceipts and Bxpendituee. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 809 0 10 Eatious ... ... ... 300 11 1 Local bodies .... ... ... 366 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 2 16 Subscriptions and donations ... 213 3 9 Surgery and dispensary ... 73 4 4 Patients' payments ... ... 114 18 0 Fuel and light and electric light Other sources... ... ... 7 0 6 installation... ... ... 260 7 4 Bedding and clothing ... ... 24 16 10 Washing and laundry ... ... 13 0 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 414 6 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 53 12 8 Bepairs ... ... ... 85 9 0 New buildings and additions ... 59 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery .. 23 13 0 Interest ... ... ... 9 16 3 Insurance ... ... ... 19 14 0 Commission ... ... ... 126 X-rays apparatus ... ... 55 10 0 Other expenses ... ... 26 6 1 Total ... ...£1,510 3 1 Total ... ...£1,422 10 7 ■in " i i ...1..—-.M. . 1.....1. I, .i i.n.i.i Visited 17th June.—Three male patients. All in excellent order. Mrs. Bassett has been replaced by a registered nurse, Miss Derry. A small oil-engine under charge of Mr. Bassett drives a dynamo providing electric lighting throughout the building, and for an a;-ray room. It also supplies power for pumping water and cutting wood.

THAMES HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 49 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 343 Total under treatment ... ... ... 392 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 339 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 Eemaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 25 Sex. —2B4 males, 108 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Thames, 360 ; Waikato, 8 ; Waihi, 20 ; Auckland, 2 ; Hawke's Bay, 2. Country. —New Zealand, 238 ; England, 62 ; Scotland, 13 ; Ireland, 25 ; Wales, 1; Newfoundland, 1; Cape Colony, 1 ; Malta, 1 ; Victoria, 10 ; New South Wales, 9 ; Tasmania, 3; Queensland, 1; Tahiti, 2; Tonga, 1; Samoa, 2; India, 1; China, 2 ; America (United States), 2 ; Denmark, 1; Sweden, 3; Austria, 9 ; Germany, 2 ; Italy, 1 ; France, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 199 ; Eoman Catholic, 90 ; Methodist, 30 ; Presbyterian, 48 ; Primitive Methodist, 7; Baptist, 3; Congregational, 2 ; Church of Christ, 2 ; Lutheran, 2; Salvation Army, 2 ; Latter Day Saints, 2 ; Mormon, 1; Unitarian, 1 ; Buddhist, 2 ; Theosophist, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 12,314; individual average days' stay, 31-41. Daily average cost per head, 3s. 7£d. ; less patients' payments, 2s. sd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 342 ; attendances, 1,548. Eecbipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. t Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 807 0 8 \ Eations ... ... ... 498 3 10 Local bodies... ... ... 733 5 0 \ Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 4 16 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 75 6 7 : Surgery and dispensary ... 157 2 6 Eents ... ... ... 36 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 161 1 5 Patients' payments ... ... 750 3 7 Bedding and clothing, furniture, Other sources ... ... 34 0 6 and earthenware ... ... 100 2 2 Balance from last year ... 839 11 7 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,046 9 1 Water-supply and rates ... 51 0 10 Funerals ... ... ... 18 8 6 Eepairs ... ... ... 22 11 5 Additions to buildings... ... 79 3 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 30 11 4 ; Interest ... . . ... 212 0 J Insurance ... ... ... 43 8 9 ! Other expenses ... ... 102 17 3 Total ... ... £3,275 711 Total ... £2,318 8 4