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Table XVIII.-Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1925.

Auckland. Chiistchurch. Hokitlka. Nelson. i'orirua. Tokanui. Head Office. Totals. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s, d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,527 6 7 32,183 2 6 47,026 13 10 13,667 1111 14,067 11 6 38,819 10 3 12,703 7 4 4,737 3 11 188,732 7 10 Official Visitors .. .. .. .. .. 50 8 0 12 12 0 46 4 0 14 14 0 .. .. .. 2 2 0 126 0 0 Advertising, photographs, books, &c. .. .. 23 14 4 17 8 4 18 15 9 35 10 3 7 17 0 7 15 4 8 5 7 12 10 7 131 17 2 Bacteriological research .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 160 .. .. .. .. 260 Bedding and clothing .. .. .. .. 4,486 13 9 3,11115 4 6,150 6 7 939 13 10 1,527 10 11 5,393 7 11 920 11 5 .. 22,529 19 9 Buildings, including additions, &c. .. .. .. 483 13 2 344 8 4 1,101 5 2 408 10 9 89 1 1 1,036 2 8 318 6 3 .. 3,781 7 5 Compassionate allowance to ex-nurse .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 .. .. • • • • • - 60 0 0 Dental services .. .. .. .. .. 19 4 6 200 0 0 9 18 0 69 3 0 5 4 0 15 3 6 .. .. 318 13 0 Developmental work, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 934 0 0 .. 934 0 0 Farms, maintenance of .. .. . . .. 966 12 11 2,373 7 11 5,743 19 4 423 10 10 1,454 0 3 2,210 5 2 3,135 0 2 .. 16,306 16 7 Fencing, draining, and reading .. .. .. j 12 17 10 59 9 6 313 3 6 43 2 5 64 16 8 260 0 10 91 13 2 .. 845 3 11 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. j 1 10 1 81 10 0 359 3 11 151 10 1 171 9 7 226 1 9 .. • .. 991 5 5 Fuel, light, power, water, &c. .. .. .. j 4,735 2 7 4,481 0 5 5,396 10 6 587 7 1 1,669 1 10 3,919 7 8 1,457 1 7 .. 22,245 11 8 Funerals, expenses of .. .. .. .. 114 7 0 44 0 0 30 0 0 5 5 0 61 15 0 73 12 9 20 13 0 .. 349 12 9 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. . . 93 14 6 141 6 10 160 12 10 68 13 7 69 7 0 73 12 4 71 17 0 .. 679 4 1 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of .. . . 15 4 4 100 4 10 37 13 3 4 18 0 69 14 2 36 3 7 9 8 5 .. 273 6 7 Grant to Inspector-General .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 500 0 0 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. .. 566 6 1 845 6 11 1,900 5 7 940 4 8 169 13 0 587 4 11 214 18 6 .. 5,223 19 8 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. 13 19 0 15 19 3 .. .. 1 1 0 7 13 10 .. .. 38 13 1 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. .. .. 87 13 5 234 1 7 184 2 3 15 17 4 34 6 9 193 6 5 206 15 9 .. 956 3 6 Maintenance fees overpaid, refund of .. .. 1 8 0 21 0 0 .. • • .. .. . • • • 22 8 0 Medical fees for certificates, &c. .. .. .. 574 3 6 343 10 0 303 11 6 68 7 0 69 3 0 534 1 0 67 13 0 .. 1,960 9 0 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 803 15 11 .. .. 803 15 11 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. .. .. .. 35 17 6 87 13 11 73 8 9 94 15 0 56 15 8 14 18 9 .. 363 9 7 Nursing staffEngagement of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 8 0 14 16 0 0 7 6 .. 15 11 6 Uniforms, purchase of .. .. .. .. 473 11 6 387 14 7 141 12 3 194 19 8 155 14 11 461 16 7 141 15 10 .. 1,957 5 4 Office equipment .. .. .. .. .. 1 8 0 10 18 6 20 1 3 2 9 1 0 4 0 •• 115 10 7 150 11 5 Patients, expenses connected with — Gratuities .. .. .. .. . . 133 2 8 37 16 4 364 9 2 13 9 2 83 7 6 56 18 4 17 4 6 .. 706 7 8 " Patients' Friends" .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 .. .. .. .. •• 200 0 0 Recreation .. .. .. .. .. 992 1 4 1,434 14 1 2,022 19 10 507 18 3 463 6 9 1,536 5 6 476 4 11 .. 7,433 10 8 Transfer .. .. .. .. .. 85 3 5 6 15 1 8 16 8 20 8 1 12 10 0 93 18 8 10 13 9 .. 238 5 8 Payment of life-insurance premium (patient) .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 14 0 0 ■ ■ • • 14 0 0 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. .. 59 16 4 53 19 4 84 8 7 19 7 7 24 4 4 88 7 0 26 It) 3 140 0 10 496 14 3 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 103 14 6 165 13 2 139 1 9 49 18 3 57 13 4 172 16 8 39 3 7 112 12 1 840 13 4 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,06118 7 14,20116 8 19,572 7 2 3,993 19 1 4,340 16 2 16,741 3 2 2,05110 7 .. 77,963 11 5 Rents and rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,736 5 11 173 13 9 .. .. .. .. •• 2,909 19 8 Repatriation of two mental patients .. .. .. .. 99 11 6 .. .. 91 7 7 .. .. ■ • 190 19 1 Stores ' . .. .. .. .. .. 842 2 0 850 0 9 830 4 1 232' 17 6 441 15 6 679' 3 11 206 8 11 .. 4,082 12 8 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments .. .. .. .. 131 11 0 158 15 10 89 3 10 114 15 7 51 12 5 167 18 3 18 17 1 7 12 6 740 6 6 Wine, spirits, ale, and porter .. .. .. 25 7 0 .. 19 18 8 22 5 4 2 15 0 7 17 0 .. •• 78 3 0 Telephone services, &c. .. .. .. .. 47 8 1 67 9 6 163 2 0 20 10 2 40 12 9 97 8 4 44 9 5 57 16 11 538 17 2 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 13 18 11 .. .. 2 14 3 39 2 6 .. .. 55 15 8 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 98 15 2 ! Ill 10 7 180 15 3 50 16 9 96 11 8 68 13 0 171 8 6 346 3 4 1,124 14 3 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals — Patients .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 .. .. 1 .. 21 17 0 j 5 5 0 .. 40 2 0 Staff •• •• •• .. .. .. 2 0 6 96 16 0 10 16 0 ; 13 10 0 3 4 6 I 2 0 6 .. 128 7 6 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure, &c. .. 0 15 0 6 9 6 27 16 6 .. j' ' .. 14 12 6 5 8 0 .. 55 1 6 Total expenditure .. .. .. .. 57,844 13 1 I 65,090 13 1 92,966 6 8 22,775 19 3 ! 25,542 0 2 74,494 17 11 1 23,391 18 3 6,031 12 9 368,138 1 2 Credits .. .. .. .. .. 21,473 4 6:26,274 14 2 29,575 0 11 3,435 9 4 8,933 7 11 27,585 1 7 6,52119 0 7 15 10 123,806 13 3 Net expenditure .. .. .. .. 36,371 8 7 ; 38,815 18 11 63,391 5 9 19,340 9 11 ! 16,608 12 3 46,909 16 4 16,869 19 3 6,023 16 11 244,331 7 11