H.—7.

Table XX.—Expenditure, out of Public Works Fund, on Mental Hospital Buildings, etc., during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1928, and Liabilities at that Date.

Table XVIIIa.— Credits for the Financial Year, 1927-28.

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Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hokitika. Nelson. Porixua. Tokanui. Head Office. Total. j j i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Receipts for maintenance .. .. •• •• 21,086 8 6 17,792 15 10 : 25,277 3 3 2,554 2 3 ! 7,326 4 10 29,365 16 1 7,883 1 4 .. 111,285 12 1 Receipts for farms .. .. . ■ •• 735 10 5 3,332 18 4 1,501 0 0 111 16 4 1,512 15 4 1,058 8 3 4,921 4 10 .. 13,173 13 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. -■ ■■ 681 3 0 2,032 17 0 ! 3,867 8 3 850 8 1 595 0 9 1,643 19 4 673 16 0 1 4 0 10,345 16 5 ' 1 . Totals .. .. .. .. •• 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 14 0 134,805 2 0 Table XIX. —Average Cost op each Patient pee Annum. Average Bedding Buildings Fuel, Light, Surgery Wines, whSS?? Tot®' Cost Other Net Cost Net Cost Decrease Increase Mental Hospital. Number Salaries. and and Parm. Wa er, and Provisions. and Spirits, Ale, ?■ per Si He- per previous in in resident. Clothing. Repairs. Cleaning. Dispensary, and Porter. ' kneous Patient. tenance payments. Patient. Year. 1927-28. 1927-28. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. 1,162 28 11 7£ 4 9 5J 1 2 0 1 5 0 4 6 4$ 14 6 7f 0 6 10 .. 4 13 0 59 0 11 i 18 2 11JI 1 4 4$39 13 7$37 13 9£ .. 1 19 S Christchurch .. 857 43 13 5f 4 5 3J 1 15 10J 0 16 5J 6 2 4 13 16 1 0 12 4 0 0 2 8 8 5| 79 10 6 20 15 3 | 6 5 2J52 10 2 If 2 12 1J Dunedin (Seaolifi) .. 1,187 41 15 7 48 7J16H214 4 10 9J 17 4 10 0 6 8| 0 0 5£ 7 9 5 79 3 9J21 5 10J! 4 10 5$53 7 5457 16 Hi 4 9 6 Hokitika .. .. 220 62 16 10J 4 6 2f 1 11 8 1 16 3 4 5 4 19 0 5f 0 5 3 0 0 2 10 4 9 104 6 11J 11 12 2J; 4 7 5$ 88 7 4 ,90 4 7J 1 17 3J Nelson .. .. 407 42 10 1' 8 10 5} 0 3 6 3 3 1| 6 4 1 12 19 9£i 0 9 2J 0 0 3 6 8 11 80 9 5 118 0 0 5 3 7 |57 5 10 53 1 6i .. 4 4 3J Porirua .. .. 1,387 33 0 0J 4 18 3 0 13 9| 1 6 3J 3 16 2 11 3 11 i 0 15 0 0 0 5 4 11 5J 60 5 4 21 3 5 | 1 19 0 37 2 11 41 4 5f 4 1 6J Tokanui .. .. 350 48 4 10 6 17 4 2 16 2| 8 11 11| 4 18 7 15 10 I 0 5 10$ 0 0 4 9 10 2 89 0 11J22 10 5$ 15 19 8$50 10 9|50 19 10f 0 9 lj Head Office (Wellington) .. 141 .. .. .. .. j .. .. 060 1 10 1 .. j .. 1 10 1 1 11 0 0 0 11 Totals .. 5,570 39 12 7 4 19 7£ 1 4 2 1 19 11 4 13 9J 13 15 4 0 9 9 0 0 3ji 6 15 4J 73 10 9} 19 19 7 4 4 5J49 6 9J51 6 2$ 1 19 5J I . I I 1 I 1

XJ AXJJ1. Mpntnl Hnsnitals 1 Net Expenditure for Year Liabilities Mental Hospitals. ended 31st March, 19J8. i on 31st March, 1928. | I £ £ Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,213 859 Christchureh (Sunnyside) .. .. .. .. 10,164 ' 408 Hokitika.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141 Nelson and Stoke.. .. .. .. .. .. 753 14 Porirua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,315 1,065 Seaclifi .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,408 1,369 Tokanui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,124 237 Waitati Total .. .. .. .. .. 51,118 3,952