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Receipts and Expenditure for t Receipts. £ s. d. From Government— • Ordinary ... It' ..... ... 7,340 12 10 ■■ Infectious ,-... K '" ... ,'. ..'.'... 594 6 0 bodies — Ordinary ... ... . 7,458 15 7 Infectious... 476 3 2 Subscriptions and donations— ■ Ordinary ... ... ...... 51 5 2 s Infectious ... ... ... 14 6 10 Bequest ~/... ... ... 1 17 5 Rents ~ " ... ... ... 8 14 9 ; Patients' payments— Ordinary ... ... . ... 3,371 8 7 \ Infectious... ~.. ... 249 4 6 j Qther sources (principal items— ■.Forfeited deposit, £10; sale of .grass, £3) ... ... ... 13 0 0 '?:il'tV£ ■ . r v Total ... ...£19,579 14 10

the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Expenditure. ■ , £ s. -d. Rations ... ... .... 5,064' 5 0 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 123 4 8 Surgery and dispensary 1,782 17 4 Fuel and.light ... ... 1,329 17 11Bedding and clothing ... ... 777 3.2 Furniture and earthenware ... 406 2.6 Washing and laundry ... ... 533 17 . 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 5,456 9 i 5 Water-supply ... . .... 337 2 0 : Funerals ' ... ... .... 22 8 6 ] Repairs and material ... .... 419 5 2 i Additions to buildings ... ... 158 1 0 New buildings ... ... 1,716 5 1 [ Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 168 15 11 Interest on loan for buildings ... 561 19 6 Insurance ... ... ... 41 19 6 Other expenses (principal items —Ambulance and cabs, £62 7s. 9d.; Point Chevalier, £22 9s. 6d.; refuse-removal, £16 18s. 3d.) ... ... ... 227 18 11 Proportion of office expenses .. 452 1 9 Total £19,579 14 10

Visited-several times during the year.—On the last occasion, 11th March, there were 204 patients iirhbspital, no less than forty-nine being cases of typhoid fever. This has been a tryingyear for-, all concerned with this Hospital. The alterations and extensions of the Costley wards have naturally.been the means of overcrowding other parts of the Hospital, consequently the condition ;of, some of the wards in the central block has not been as clean and tidy as one would have \jj#h#a«i -Oh/the top, of this came the typhoid epidemic, which has taxed the resources of all to their utmost, and it reflects credit on the management that there have not been more complaints. ■j ~, When ; I,visited; Auckland in October last the hospital expenditure was the question ofi the hour —the late Board were accused by some of extravagance. On inquiry, however, I could find little to; justify- the.icharge. It is true that, through a misapprehension, an observation ward had been erected which good deal more than was evidently contemplated by the Board. Though this thfe Casen the ,-Board seems to have received fair value, for the ward in question is undoubtedly thehefet ofl-itSkind in the Dominion. In a letter dated the 21st October, 1907, I intimated to the Bpardi:thatj:if:the Hospital is to maintain its proper position in the Dominion very extensive alterations are necessary. The condition of the basement, in which are treated septic and delirium tremens cases, and others of an' undesirable nature, is simply a disgrace to the Hospital. ' The whole; this abasement should be gutted, the pavement raised and levelled, and generally renovated throughout. To a less extent renovation in all the wards in the central block is necessary, and ageneral repair of the balconies. The erection of the new sanitary towers has greatly improved the appearance of these wards, and it will be interesting to see how the workmanship will stand the test of time. It is to be hoped that the extension of the Costley wards v, ill be finished in three months—not before they are needed. The typhoid ward being full, the unsatisfactory condition of the sanitary annexes was very apparent. If these wards are to be maintained for any time they should bftfput into thorough sanitary order. The walls and floors of the new operating-theatre have and shipped in several places. The question is how best to repair them, but certainly n\iihy* .other-niatters require putting, right before any considerable expenditure is sanctioned on the "theatre.' Additions are also wanted to the Nurses' Home —two, and at times three, nurses have to sleep in room.s. tjiat are not too large for one. In. ef the.wards there were ten cases that had been in hospital over six months, three about one year!"" 1 These were mostly cases of dead bone and consumption. One of the latter patients gave an interesting history. He landed in the Dominion on the 15th January, 1906, under a he, was them suffering from consumption. Within a fortnight he was treated in the New Plymouth''Hospital;' from there he went to the Hospital at Hawera, then to Napier Hospital, and finally he is now, being treated in this Hospital. The two years he has been in the Dominion have been passed in hospital.

... 3. CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL. : <)()?•, 1 . K'JoblTfi] ;; V : \) .Go.tftfflingibQdy::, North Canterbury Hospital Board. (Honor4ry.iined'io.al-staff: Surgeons, Drs. Westenra and Talbot; physicians, Drs. Mill and D\inQan.;r?Pphthalmic,surgeons, Drs. Manning and Stevenson. • f;iSt|ipepdiaiT,y>: m edical staff: Dr. Leslie Crooke and two assistants. Vj; , Nursing-staff : M atrOT ij Miss Ewart; 8 registered nurses and 34 probationers. Domestic staff : 6 cooks, 5 wardsmaids, 4 housemaids, 6 laundresses, 3 porters, 5 gardeners, 1 telephone attendant, 1 gatekeeper.

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