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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

of"™. Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE-1927-28. PAETMENT —continued. £ £ Other Chakges fob and incidental to —continued. Patients, expenses connected with— 26 Gratuities ... . . ... 750 27 " Patients'Friends" ... ... ... 200 28 Recreation ... ... ... 7,500 29 Transfer ... ... ... 400 30 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 650 31 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 800 32 Rations ... ... ... 75,000 33 Rents and rates ... ... ... 2,200 34 Stores ... ... ... 4,700 Surgery and dispensary— 35 Drugs and instruments ... ... ... 2,000 36 Wine, spirits, ale, and porter ... ... 100 37 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 650 38 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 300 39 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 2,150 40 Travelling-expenses, &c., of Deputy Inspector-General 488 abroad Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals— 41 Patients ... ... ... 300 42 Staff ... ... ... 100 43 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —- £ Fees for maintenance of patients 105,000 Medical fees, refund of ... 1,000 Sale of farm-produce, live-stock, &c. 13,000 Stores, board, &c. (repaid by staff) 3,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 6,000 128,000 192,573 GBOSS Total ... ... ... —-—— 414,559 Ckedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 128,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 26 ... 286,559