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Table XVIII.— Debits for the Financial Year, 1927-28.

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Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hokitika. Nelson. Porirua. Tokanui. Head Office. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. •• 33,161 18 0 37,303 11 5 49,469 8 3 13,811 13 2 17,299 1 4 45,727 5 6 16,867 8 6 6,718 18 6 220,359 4 8 Official Visitors .. .. .. . . .. 50 8 0 25 4 0 23 2 0 13 13 0 .. 45 19 9 17 2 9 .. 175 9 6 Advertising, books, &c. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 12 5 9 16 16 6 11 3 9 3 17 6 8 6 0 4 16 6 62 11 2 121 19 2 Bacteriological research .. .. .. .. .. 710 070 .. 1116 17 06 3 13 6 .. 29 13 6 Bedding and clothing .. .. .. .. 5,196 18 4 3,655 13 4 5,259 19 5 948 11 4 3,469 4 3 6,812 1 2 2,403 5 7 .. 27,745 13 5 Buildings : including additions, &c. .. .. 1,279 2 10 1,539 19 8 1,550 5 5 348 8 10 71 6 0 961 19 9 983 7 0 .. 6,734 9 6 Dental services .. •• •• [ 62 10 0 ] 12 8 6 10 11 6 2 15 0 100 0 7 178 2 2 36 4 8 .. 411 9 5 Developmental .. ■■ .. .. •• •• .. •• •• •• 1,179 17 7 .. 1,179 .17 7 Fares and expenses of medical officers from United 211 16 9 .. .. .. .. 250 12 0 .. .. 462 8 9 Kingdom Farms, maintenance of .. .. .. .. 1,451 10 6 705 18 4 2,452 6 1 398 1 1 1,284 18 10 1,822 0 0 1,829 8 11 .. 9,944 3 9 Fencing, draining, and roading .. .. .. 170 ,6 4 125 10 0 537 0 6 51 4 9 53 14 6 211 1 10 329 9 11 .. 1,478 7 10 Freight, cartage, and transport .. .. .. 107 15 1 219 6 5 495 17 6 49 15 10 128 1 3 262 8 11 179 14 11 1 4 1 1,444 4 0 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. .. .. .. 5,017 14 0 5,242 16 3 5,387. 1 4 938 12 2 2,525 6 0 5,282 13 11 1,723 0 6 .. 26,117 4 2 Funerals, expenses of .. .. .. .. 79 15 0 60 10 0 22 10 0 9 15 0 33 10 0 89 2 6 27 13 0 .. 322 15 6 Furniture and furnishings .. .. .. .. 422 9 9 379 17 8 308 15 0 205 4 4 157 2 6 625 8 0 251 15 9 4 8 6 2,355 1 6 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of .. .. 52 15 7 166 16 4 32 18 9 25 18 11 24 18 11 30 5 0 44 7 7 .. 378 1 1 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. 316 12 4 323 3 5 1,978 15 0 936 19 9 248 9 2 536 1 9 249 16 6 .. 4,589 17 11 Legal and inquiry costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 17 5 .. .. .. .. 108 19 9 184 17 2 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. .. .. 97 4 1 243 2 5 193 13 10 22 12 1 62 19 9 315 6 4 184 4 9 .. 1,119 3 3 Medical fees for certificates, &c. .. .. 471 5 0 395 9 4 394 8 6 36 10 6 87 5 6 667 1 5 88 10 0 .. 2,140 10 3 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. . . .. 35 18 4 35 5 0 104 12 0 10 11 5 85 17 4 264 16 10 63 4 6 .. 600 5 5 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. 281 1 3 .. .. 277 1 6 .. 210 6 5 .. 768 9 2 Nursing Staff — Engagement of .. .. . • .. . ■ ■ ■ .. ■. .. 20 0 0 .. .. 20 0 0 Uniforms, purchase of .. .. .. .. 354 6 11 513 18 6 522 8 4 146 8 1 135 19 0 537 10 0 136 9 3 .. 2,347 0 1 Office equipment.. .. .. .. .. 0 11 6 6 1 11 0 11 0 5 8 0 4 14 9 0 10 6 0 10 6 28 12 10 47 1 0 Patients' expenses connected with — " Patients' friends" .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Gratuities .. .. .. .. .. 94 18 0 4 14 0 264 4 4 31 14 6 76 14 11 78 18 2 21 16 1 .. 573 0 0 Recreation .. .. .. .. .. 1,301 5 11 1,095 8 7 1,767 19 11 420 12 7 545 2 11 695 14- 4 711 4 10 .. 6,537 9 1 Transfers .. .. .. .. .. 48 14 10 14 0 0 27 15 7 .. .. 85 4 0 11 5 8 .. ' 187 0 1 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. .. 63 7 6 93 11 3 123 3 11 11 0 0 33 19 1 111 13 3 40 14 8 197 16 7 675 6 3 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. Ill 2 11 162 18 3 174 12 3 44 11 6 61 10 1 117 7 9 62 6 9 109 4 6 843 14 0 Rations .. .. .. .. .. 16,654 10 1 11,830 4 5 20,465 12 9 4,186 2 11 5,286 13 0 15,527 19 7 2,726 18 5 .. 76,678 1 2 Rents and rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,963 18 9 148 0 9 .. .. .. .. .. 2,111 19 6 Stores .. .. .. .. .. 1,020 12 8 876 7 5 1,089 5 0 149 12 10 333 8 8 887 9 11 345 2 10 .. 4,701 19 4 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments .. .. .. .. 396 8 6 528 12 3 397 0 4 57 12 0 187 1 5 1,041 1 1 102 13 6 .. 2,710 9 1 Wines, spirits, ales, and porter .. .. .. .. 7 18 0 25 16 8 1 17 6 5 2 0 28 6 8 5 19 7 .. 75 0 5 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 54 18 11 84 1 0 206 8 9 17 14 3 41 17 10 134 2 11 57 18 0 80 0 6 677 2 2 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 98 48 203 .. .. 400 38 19 8 155 12 10 .. 298 17 5 Travelling-allowances .. .. .. .. 62 8 11 54 11 3 54 9 2 .. 63 4 2 9 0 8 11 10 11 295 9 9 550 14 10 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 96 14 2 73 6 0 249 17 11 20 4 11 45 9 7 85 14 9 91 8 8 296 4 2 959 0 2 Treatment and maintenance in General Hospitals — Patients .. .. .. .. .. 19 10 0 3 5 6 59 7 0 12 12 0 6 16 6 78 0 6 5 8 0 .. 184 19 6 Staff .. .. .. .. .. 36 80 220 3 10 0 28 10 0 440 : 420 220 .. 80 18 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 121 0 18 5 4 15 5 126 206 190 080 .. 11 15 11 Official trip abroad, Deputy Inspector-General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 487 17 5 487 17 5 Total expenditure .. .. .. 68,612 4 6 68,152 17 10 93,999 5 1 22,956 14 6 32,752 4 10 83,590 18 1 31,166 19 4 8,391 7 9 409,622 11 11 Credits .. .. .. .. .. 22,503 1 11 23,158 11 2 30,645 11 6 3,516 6 8 9,434 0 11 32,068 3 8 13,478 2 2 1 4 0 134,805 2 0 Net expenditure .. .. .. 46,109 2 7 44,994 6 8 63,353 13 7 19,440 7 10 23,318 3 11 51,522 14 5 17,688 17 2 8,390 3 9 274,817 9 11