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Table XVIII.— Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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Auckland. Christchureh. Hokitika. Nelson. Porirua. 1 Tokanui. Head Omce. | Totals. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,439 1 10 35,068 10 9 48,097 2 5 13,666 8 10 14,990 6 3 40,287 6 2 14,409 5 0 5,715 0 3 202,673 1 6 Official Visitors .. .. ' .. .. 48 6 0 23 2 0 37 16 0 10 10 0 .. .. .. 1 1 0 120 15 0 Advertising, photographs, books, &c... .. .. 63 15 7 23 14 11 22 7 10 10 14 2 11 8 7 8 15 11 6 3 5 26 18 7 173 19 0 Bacteriological research .. .. .. .. 4 10 0 266 026 19 94 126 7 13 0 .. .. 35 3 10 Bedding and clothing .. .. .. .. 6,578 10 9 5,008 0 4 5,026 4 8 801 1 4 1,440 3 9 4,537 19 9 1,812 17 9 .. 25,204 18 4 Buildings, including additions, &c. .. .. .. 1,594 5 3 894 18 4 2,043 5 4 441 10 4 85 11 1 694 7 0 617 3 10 .. 6,371 1 2 Compassionate allowance, widow late Dr. W. B. Gow .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 425 0 0 425 0 0 Compensation in respect to pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 425 11 6 .. .. 425 11 6 Dental services .. .. .. .. .. 101 2 4 153 0 2 58 16 8 46 0 7 119 2 1 154 4 9 23 2 8 .. 655 9 3 Developmental work, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 998 19 0 .. 998 19 0 Farms, maintenance of .. .. .. .. 1,420 5 2 1,923 8 3 4,638 6 5 299 4 9 1,463 17 3 1,202 5 4 5,407 10 0 .. 16,354 17 2 Fencing, draining, and roading .. .. .. 129 11 3 221 10 4 320 13 0 3 11 4 120 19 3 90 7 1 156 10 11 .. 1,043 3 2 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 28 17 0 61 5 3 483 7 4 72 4 11 190 12 2 418 12 11 138 11 4 0 12 6 1,394 3 5 Fuel, light, power, cleaning, and water .. .. 5,410 11 2 5,170 19 3 6,620 16 1 793 3 0 1,882 14 2 4,487 2 8 1,647 11 8 .. 26,012 18 0 Funerals, expenses of .. .. .. .. 81 18 1 54 0 0 15 0 0 4 10 0 21 15 0 91 2 6 34 9 6 .. 302 15 1 Furniture and furnishings .. .. .. 575 5 11 264 15 10 731 9 0 138 19 4 92 12 6 203 16 5 199 12 9 .. 2,206 11 9 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of . . .. 10 0 8 95 10 7 68 15 2 14 6 4 18 17 7 29 6 7 7 12 9 .. 244 9 8 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. .. 391 12 8 491 3 4 1,930 2 3 968 2 7 233 12 4 340 5 10 297 14 10 .. 4,652 13 10 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 6 .. 436 .. .. .. 4 14 0 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. .. .. 104 5 9 222 12 4 230 12 5 9 16 4 22 15 2 326 10 3 181 5 4 .. 1,097 17 7 Maintenance fees overpaid, refund of.. .. .. 600 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 Medical fees for certificates, &c. .. .. .. 515 6 0 428 2 6 363 17 6 27 18 6 72 4 0 694 1 0 60 0 6 .. 2,161 10 0 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. .. .. 8 2 8 58 19 0 168 19 4 33 10 6 103 0 9 120 12 7 44 15 1 .. 537 19 11 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. 667 6 0 .. 159 3 9 .. 636 8 10 161 19 6 638 17 8 .. 2,263 15 9 Nursing staff — Engagement of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 8 0 26 8 0 0 15 0 .. 27 11 0 Uniforms, purchase of .. .. .. .. 249 2 6 364 14 1 1,134 14 9 156 18 2 144 16 8 496 14 11 163 12 0 .. 2,710 13 1 Office equipment .. .. .. .. .. 45 5 8 29 2 4 19 3 6 19 14 5 19 19 11 29 16 6 18 2 6 42 5 3 223 10 1 Patients, expenses connected with — Gratuities .. .. .. .. .. 122 10 8 26 2 5 323 2 5 46 2 8 90 5 1 68 18 7 8 4 11 .. 685 6 9 " Patients' Friends " . . .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Recreation .. .. .. .. .. 1,268 8 1 1,297 1 9 2,359 17 10 361 10 0 491 17 5 1,947 1 10 433 4 1 .. 8,159 1 0 Transfer .. .. .. .. 30 0 1 116 14 4 5 5 8 22 13 0 9 8 11 78 11 2 34 3 4 .. 296 16 6 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. .. 70 16 8 69 6 8 112 16 1 19 13 3 26 5 5 93 5 9 30 10 4 198 1 7 620 15 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 163 0 6 188 19 7 223 17 10 53 19 5 88 8 8 188 13 9 64 6 5 159 0 5 1,130 6 7 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,770 3 6 12,889 15 3 20,91115 9 4,726 17 8 5,229 4 11 15,776 1 0 2,800 12 3 .. 79,104 10 4 Rents and rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,958 5 11 160 0 7 .. .. .. .. .. 2,118 6 6 Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 752 14 3 580 13 4 1,248 6 10 201 18 7 376 19 0 1,122 13 4 273 19 1 .. 4,557 4 5 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments '.. .. .. .. 284 2 2 329 19 3 274 16 4 99 2 8 84 4 1 299 10 5 25 13 4 .. 1,397 8 3 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter .. .. .. 28 4 0 7 19 11 6 8 9 1 8 6 .. 19 9 1 6 5 8 .. 69 15 11 Telephone services, &e. .. .. .. .. 20 11 1 70 17 3 124 8 3 22 0 1 36 16 7 147 3 11 68 11 5 55 19 0 546 7 7 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 180 5 3 28 10 2 114 5 10 28 14 8 208 5 5 160 14 3 28 0 5 .. 748 16 0 Travelling-allowances .. .. .. .. 24 18 11 90 2 6 21 13 2 7 19 2 136 0 6 43 4 10 67 18 7 328 6 6 720 4 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 129 19 11 232 15 9 305 1 8 28 10 11 43 19 1 85 19 11 112 8 11 506 19 3 1,445 15 5 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals — Patients .. .. .. .. .. 30 18 0 39 3 6 27 4 0 .. .. 63 16 0 26 2 0 .. 187 3 6 Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 17 0 2 7 0 15 0 0 33 15 0 5 9 6 . . .. .. 86 8 6 Contingencies, including unforseen expenditure .. 3 10 6 36 16 5 1 0 0 1 10 0 .. 14 12 9 2 16 0 .. 60 5 8 Total expenditure .. .. .. .. 68,383 2 10 68,625 7 1 98,506 7 5 23,193 10 4 28,503 15 11 74,944 16 9 30,847 10 3 7,459 4 4 400,463 14 11 Credits .. .. .. .. .. 20,962 8 10 25,729 3 0 29,053 3 3 2,636 1 9 12,866 18 3 29,689 13 6 7,319 3 3 2 14 0 128,259 5 10 Net expenditure .. .. .. .. 47,420 14 0 42,896 4 1 69,453 4 2 20,557 8 7 15,636 17 8 45,255 3 3 23,528 7 0 7,456 10 4 272,204 9 1