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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofCons. Item " 1928-29. VOTE No. 25.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE-1928-29. ! PARTMENT—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Nursing staff— 1 26 Engagement of ... ... ... 30 27 J Uniforms, purchase of ... ... ... 2,300 28 ' Office equipment .. ... ... 50 Patients, expenses connected with— [ 29 I Gratuities ... . . ... 700 j 30 ! " Patients' Friends" ... ... ... 200 31 | Eecreation ... ... ... 7,170 j 32 ! Transfer ... ... ... 300 33 j Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 680 34 | Printing and stationery ... ... ...' 800 35 Rations ... ... ... 76,000 36 Rents and rates ... ... ... 3,000 37 Stores ... ... ... 4,700 Surgery and dispensary— 38 J Drugs and instruments ... ... ... 2,400 39 ' Wine, spirits, ale, and porter ... ... 100 40 j Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 700 [ 41 i Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 300 42 j Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,700 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals— 43 Patients ... ... ... 200 44 Staff ... ... ... 100 45 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the * Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Eees for maintenance of patients 110,000 Medical fees, refund of ... i,000 Sale of farm-produce, live-stock, &c. 10,000 Stores, board, &c. (repaid by staff) 3,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 6,000 130,000 194,472 GROSS Total ... ... ... — 424,910 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 130,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 25 ... 294,910