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Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Gisborne. Invercargill. Wanganui. Wellington. Totals. . : ; • 1 i i Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Provisions .. .. .. .. .. 1,478 3 5 855 14 10 459 14 9 473 15 0 419 17 4 413 13 9 1,130 2 1 5,231 1 2 Surgery and dispensary .. .. .. 473 11 11 132 11 6 62 3 4 111 5 11 7 8 6 63 11 6 323 14 9 1,174 7 5 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 2,768 3 11 1,658 10 1 1,661 4 1 1,320 17 5 1,244 111 1,142 13 10 2,489 14 0 12,285 5 3 Domestic and establishment .. .. .. 2,563 3 6 1,652 12 5 682 15 7 736 5 5 363 12 0 554 10 6 2,389 10 8 8,942 10 1 Grounds' .. . . . . . . 1 8 6 65 11 9 .. .. .. ■ ■ • • 67 0 3 Miscellaneous maintenance . . . . .. 16 13 11 4 17 9 2 19 3 5 12 0 4 16 3 21 0 10 8 14 10 64 14 10 Miscellaneous expenditure . . .. 48 11 9 37 14 1 32 10 0 2 10 0 11 12 6 .. 1 4 8 134 3 0 Depreciation — Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 769 12 8 126 0 8 I 122 10 4 101 19 10 : 171 18 9 72 18 11 269 16 9 1,634 17 11 Equipment .. .. .. .. 209 7 10 67 6 9 84 19 2 63 16 5 66 10 9 86 1 9 141 13 1 719 15 9 Other improvements .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. 1 16 0 2 10 0 460 Administration .. .. .. .. 333 3 5 200 8 0 123 17 10 94 4 8 111 15 5 112 5 0 260 14 3 1,236 8 7 Bad-debts written off . . .. .. 37 2 5 101 8 1 47 4 6 27 5 7 4 10 6 22 15 0 61 2 6 301 8 7 Maintenance, outdoor services .. .. .. 78 15 0 68 2 1 46 6 8 2 15 1 8 7 8 29 16 9 33 6 10 267 10 1 ■ ! 8,777 18 3 4,970 18 0 3,326 5 6 2,940 7 4 2,414 11 7 2,521 3 10 7,112 4 5 32,063 8 11 : . To Balance down .. .. .. .. 6,336 15 6 3,720 16 0 2,687 17 0 2,363 15 11 1,811 5 9 1,980 9 0 5,486 18 3 24,387 17 5 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 2,147 1 8 303 15 4 337 16 3 246 10 11 350 18 8 222 17 7 861 7 7 4,470 8 0 8,483 17 2 4,024 11 4 3,025 13 3 2,610 6 10 2,162 4 5 2,203 6 7 6,348 5 10 28,858 5 5 Income. By Fees receivable— . In-patients .. .. .. .. 2,153 7 11 1,027 12 6 ! 547 12 6 470 4 10 576 19 0 482 10 0 1,489 7 6 6,747 14 3 Out-patients . . .. . . . . 246 12 0 204 2 6 72 12 0 6 0 0 13 0 0 20 0 0 90 0 0 652 6 6 Babies .. .. .. .. . . 10 10 7 .. 10 7 6 42 5 6 2 11 0 0 10 0 17 6 0 83 10 7 Pupil-nurses - .. .. .. .. 27 10 0 16 10 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 9 0 0 22 0 0 95 0 0 Miscellaneous income .. .. .. 3 2 3 1 17 0 0 11 0 2 11 1 .. i 2 14 0 0 5 6 11 0 10 Grounds .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 0 5 6 49 10 0 3 15 10 26 0 10 6 7 2 85 19 4 Excess of expenditure over income before charging 6,336 15 6 3,720 16 0 2,687 17 0 2,363 15 11 1,811 5 9 1,980 9 0 5,486 18 3 24,387 17 5 interest " * —- — *— — 8,777 18 3 4,970 18 0 3,326 5 6 2,940 7 4 2,414 11 7 j 2,521 3 10 7,112 4 5 32,063 8 11 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 8,483 17 2 4,024 11 4 3,025 13 3 2,610 6 10 2,162 4 5 2,203 6 7 6,348 5 10 28,858 5 5