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Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,483 2 6 Rations ... ... ... 940 13 6 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,100 0 0 Wines, &c. ... ... ... 38 18 9 Subscriptions and donations ... 194 0 1 Surgery and dispensary ... 248 14 2 Patients'payments ... ... 349 12 0 Fuel and light ... ... 175 11 5 Other sources... ... ... 27 5 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 42 18 6 Balance from last year ... ... 76 17 9 Furniture, earthenware,and repairs 245 310 Washing and laundry ... ... 31 4 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,135 5 11 Funerals ... ... ... 14 10 0 Additions to buildings . ... 480 5 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 8 12 0 Interest ... ... ... 13 3 Other expenses ... ... 84 17 2 Total ... ...£3,230 17 10 Total ... ...£3,447 17 6 Visited 4th July. —Baths and lavatory arrangements are unsatisfactory and should be replaced by modern appliances. Miss Godfray has resigned from the matronship and Miss Carston is her successor.

WAIROA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 1 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 25 Total under treatment ... ... ... 26 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... Nil. Sex. —l 9 males, 7 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Wairoa County, 21; Napier, 3 ; other districts, 1. Country. —New Zealand, 13 ; England, 3; Scotland, 2; Ireland, 3 ; Aboriginal, 2 ; Australia, 1; unknown, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 16 ; Roman Catholic, 3 ; Presbyterian, 6. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 601; individual average days' stay, 23-11. Daily average cost per head, 14s. 6£d. ; less patients' payments, 13s. sd. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ 8. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 706 12 0 ! Rations ... .. ... 82 18 2 Local bodies ... ... ••• 206 12 0 j Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 12 0 Patients' payments ... ... 33 3 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 28 2 3 Other sources ... ... ... 0 17 2 : Fuel and light ... ... 28 2 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 378 Furniture, &c. ... ... 11 11 0 Washing and laundry ... ... 1 10 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 251 9 3 Repairs ... ... ... 3 15 0 New buildings... ... ... 500 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 2 13 10 Insurance ... ... ... 340 Other expenses ... ... 19 1 0 Total ... ... £947 4 2 Total ... ... £936 16 2