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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT. Institutional Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

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• Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hokitika. | Kelson. Porirua. j Tokanui. Totals. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. 23,062 8 528,398 11 441,844 2 010,860 13 210,291 2 435,494 3 3. 8,737 5 3 158,688 5 9 Advertising .. .. 25 1- 6 26 0 8 29 18 10; 6 18 0 7 9 6 14 1 2 : 8 15 7 118 5 3 Buildings, repairs, &c. .. 6,566 0 10 1,424 13 1 4,635 18 1 510 6 11 901 16 8 1,965 0 10 309 9 3 16,313 5 8 Dental services .. .. 1 13 6 155 10 0 18 13 0 72 17 6 .. 9 18 o; 0 10 0 259 2 0 Fencing, draining, roading.&e. 9 4 0 .. 210 13 3 19 7 9 .. 85 4 4 3 10 5 327 19 9 Freights, cartages, &c. .. 1 3 2 77 17 10 .. 81 11 4 84 13 9 201 10 5! .. 446 16 6 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. 5,012 0 4 5,804 6 1 5,511 4 11 642 3 8 1,657 12 3 4,284 7 4 1,402 18 9 24,314 13 4 Funeral services expenses .. 90 15 9 93 0 0 20 0 0 9 0 0 72 5 0 63 0 0 20 9 6 368 10 3 Furniture and fittings .. 89 11 8 .. 125 17 8 7 18 3 .. .. .. 223 7 7 Gardens and shrubberies .. 3 1 11 98 16 0 18 7 2 .. 15 19 8 17 5 8 9 9 6 162 19 11 Laundry expenses .. 581 18 11 608 5 7 1,685 0 7 1,171 17 3 227 15 6 439 2 8 193 18 11 4,907 19 5 Law-costs .. .. 13 19 0 .. 4 4 0 . . 1 1 0 .. .. 19 4 0 Machinery repairs, &c. .. 305 10 5 449 0 10 679 12 11 47 1 8 82 10 2 629 11 3 206 14 5 2,400 1 8 Maintenance of motor-vehicles .. 35 12 0 118 18 1 87 5 0 86 11 7 185 12 2 0 8 0 514 6 10 Medical fees .. .. 251 13 0 153 13 6 143 2 6 51 6 6 30 0 0 275 18 6 15 16 6 921 10 6 Nursing staff uniforms, &c. 401 12 2 571 8 4 908 14 3 171 6 0 175 19 2 645 2 3 164 13 2 3,038 15 4 Patients'recreation .. 1,436 7 8 1,362 2 4 2,389 16 3 485 9 0 638 18 10 1,410 14 4 484 17 8 8,208 6 1 Postages and telegrams .. 61 3 0 76 0 11 124 6 0 34 16 10 25 18 11 82 5 3 27 6 1 431 17 0 Printing and stationery .. 68 18 2 141 1 7 173 3 6 43 18 4 51 12 3 120 14 10 47 19 4 647 8 0 Rations .. .. 13,992 10 1 13,482 10 1 18,968 10 7 3,934 9 2 3,886 15 813,902 15 8 1,668 1 10 69,835 13 1 Surgery and dispensary: 415 19 9 521 6 9 777 7 9 116 4 5 188 4 4 858 0 11 161 8 1 3,038 12 0 Drugs, wines, &c. Stores and equipment .. 3,434 11 9 4,195 15 7 6,072 3 6 1,097 19 4 658 14 10 6,314 15 2 598 17 10 22,372 18 0 Telephone services .. 47 19 3 76 8 5 115 1 9 14 15 3 60 9 2 253 19 4 16 19 2 585 12 4 Travelling-expenses .. 103 10 11 109 2 8 219 14 11 59 17 5 50 3 7 74 13 10 144 12 9 761 16 1 Treatment in general hos- .. 22 12 6 22 17 6 98 14 0 63 4 0 13 8 6 .. 220 16 6 pitals Farm produce consumed .. 2,562 13 5 5,156 1 11 6,709 16 6 603 16 11 2,029 4 10 3,736 11 9 3,665 4 4 24,463 9 8 Office equipment .. 910 3 13 6 737 0 11 2 0 17 6 0 10 6 230 24 03 Head Office administration 1,142 7 3 846 9 7 1,182 5 3 256 19 4, 330 7 8 1,180 2 0 274 3 10 5,212 14 11 expenses Official visitors .. .. 50 8 0 .. 52 10 0 8 8 0 .. .. .. 111 6 0 Sundries .. .. 050 .. .. .. .. 010 .. 060 Bacteriological research .. .. .. 700 0 12 6 .. .. .. 7 12 6 Depreciation .. .. 3,534 4 0 3,816 19 0 3,392 11 0 489 15 10 942 16 10 3,344 0 10 1,949 7 I 17,469 14 7 63,275 13 1067,707 0 1 96,168 15 420,986 0 622,562 5 075,602 11 920,115 0 3366,417 6 9 Balance carried down .. 45,145 15 848,465 17 172,445 1 218,925 7 617,090 11 152,031 18 417,158 0 11271,262 11 9 Interest on capital .. 7,139 7 3 7,535 19 2 6,643 17 2 747 19 7 2,169 17 3 6,427 19 6 4,764 18 1 35,429 18 0 52,285 2 1156,001 16 379,088 18 419,673 7 1 19,260 8 458,459 17 1021,922 19 0306,692 9 9 Income. Maintenance fees ' .. 17,865 12 817,613 9 921,411 11 2 1,809 17 0 5,299 3 523,185 2 11 2,636 0 11 89,820 17 10 Board and lodging . . 13 9 6 135 13 4 424 9 0 44 7 6 30 13 6 173 8 1 95 8 6 917 9 5 Freights and cartages . . .. .. 50 2 41 .. .. .. 2 13 5 52 15 9 Offal (institution) .. 68 16 4 1,453 13 3 1,755 7 5' 166 8 6 27 15 1 85 9 10 .. ; 3,557 10 5 Rents, &c. .. .. .. 18 6 8 27 5 6 .. 114 1 11 89 15 11 222 16 6| 472 6 6 Sacks (institution) .. 17 4 8 .. 1 13 9! .. j .. 36 16 8 .. i 55 15 1 Sales of road-metal .. 164 15 0 .. .. •• •• .. 164 15 0 Sales of firewood .. .. .. 35 5 0; .. .. .. .. 35 5 0 Vehicles manufactured .. .. 20 0 0 18 0 0 40 0 0 .. .. .. 78 0 0 Balance carried down .. .45,145 15 848,465 17 172,445 1 218,925 7 617,090 11 152,031 18 417,158 0 11271,262 11 9 63,275 13 1067,707 0 196,168 15 420,986 0 622,562 5 075,602 11 920,115 0 3366,417 6 9 Net profit from farm .. 1,408 14 6 3,714 4 1 2,452 15 10 129 7 9 1,640 14 1 3,663 17 9 8,019 4 7 21,028 18 7 Excess expenditure over in- 50,876 8 552,287 12 276,636 2 619,543 19 417,619 14 354,796 0 113,903 14 5285,663 11 2 come 52,285 2 1156,001 16 379,088 18 419,673 7 119,260 8 458,459 17 1021,922 19 0306,692 9 9