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Table XVIII.-Debits for the Financial Year 1928-29.

Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hokitika. Nelson. Porlrua. Tokanui. Head Office. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. 35,061 14 3 39,512 17 1 50,660 8 0 14,387 4 7 18,302 1 6 47,907 7 6 18,510 1 3 6,020 18 6 230,362 12 8 Official visitors ' . . . • • • • ■ 50 8 0 18 18 0 14 14 0 9 9 0 .. 31 5 0 27 1 8 .. 151 15 8 Advertising, books, &e. .. .. •• •• 2 15 0 8 12 0 7 17 7 799 ® J J ?aiao f 14 111 89 11 Bacteriological research .. • • 0 10 6 9 9 0 0 4 6 .. 0 9 0 19 10 2 3 14 9 .. 33 17 11 Bedding and clothing ■■ •• 5,531 17 0 4,901 6 1 6,240 13 3 1,153 3 10 2,023 1 11 7,328 19 0 2,317 6 8 .. 29,496 7 9 Buildin|s, including additions, &c 1,113 8 5 1,798 7 6 1,468 9 4 382 4 0 451 3 7 1,320 13 9 1,277 1 1 .. 7,811 7 8 Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act .. • ■ • ■ 900 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 900 0 0 Dental services .. .. . - . • • • 10 4 0 123 5 2 7 5 5 1 15 0 4 2 6 100 15 2 2 4 0 .. 249 11 3 Developmental .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• mo' n a 6/5 89 .. 675 8 9 Fares and expenses of four medical officers' families from 157 7 4 151 3 5 157 7 5 .. .. 168 9 2 .. .. 634 7 4 United Kingdom Farms maintenance of .. .. •• 927 3 11 1,479 0 7 2,165 8 5 208 5 7 1,573 16 11 1,794 14 10 2,778 2 0 .. 10,926 12 3 Fencing, draining, and roading .. ■ - • • 115 10 0 102 6 2 515 10 9 96 15 8 141 7 11 273 9 2 541 15 3 . . 1,786 14 11 Freight, cartage, and transport 18 19 9 131 19 5 456 19 9 44 8 4 183 10 1 307 14 2 95 14 4 .. 1,239 5 10 Fuel! light, water, &c. . •• •• 5,365 4 9 5.562 9 4 5,976 0 3 964 14 6 2,585 111 6,040 6 3 2,099j£7 11 33 19 2 28,627 4 1 Funeral expenses of officer who died as result of injury on . . .. 34 17 0 .. .. .. .. .. 34 17 0 duty Funerals expenses of .. .. • ■ ■ • 84 2 6 36 0 0 41 0 0 10 0 0 53 15 0 107 15 0 49 0 0 .. 381 12 6 Furniture and furnishings .. .. ■■ 381 10 5 515 1 9 475 18 7 55 19 0 260 18 5 694 7 4 569 17 3 799 11 9 3,753 4 6 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of .. .. 51 6 6 159 13 5 30 18 10 85 14 6 10 16 0 33 17 2 41 8 5 .. 413 14 10 Grants to— Relative of officer (deceased) equivalent of leave due.. .. .. 11 13 4 .. .. .. .. .. 11 13 4 Officer retired medically unfit .. .. .. .. • • - • - • 23 4 6 .. .. .. 23 4 6 Laundry .. .. •• •• •• 216 16 10 363 18 9 2,114 1 7 910 17 7 192 18 5 470 16 6 191 2 7 .. 4,460 12 3 Legal and inquiry costs .. . • ■ • ■ • . ■ ■ ■ • • • • 6 8 6 13 14 0 .. .. 20 2 6 Machinerv, repairs, and stores .. .. .. 154 5 2 172 18 1 331 3 0 13 10 4 92 o 1 155 5 11 1/7 12 5 .. 1,097 0 0 Medical fees for certificates, &c. .. .. .. 471 15 6 401 6 0 315 10 0 17 8 0 54 14 0 705 16 0 12 2 19 6 .. 2,089 9 0 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. .. .. 45 3 4 94 11 10 176 8 0 23 18 0 141 1 2 147 3 8 118 15 10 .. 747 1 10 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. 285 0 0 482 17 3 .. .. 225 17 4 .. .. 993 14 7 Nursing staff — Engagement of . • • • • • • • . ■ 0 17 6 .. .. 0 10 0 11 3 0 0 15 0 .. 13 5 6 Uniforms, purchase of .. .. .. .. 398 1 0 315 4 9 470 14 6 303 13 0 188 3 11 229 3 0 171 17 3 .. 2,076 17 5 Office equipment .. •• •• •• - - 4 16 4 912 25 11: 065 326 389 32 5/ /6 24 131 9 0 Patients' expenses connected with — Gratuities .. .. .. •• ■■ 121 16 8 14 4 8 162 8 10 36 11 4 130 16 4 79 10 0 22 9 9 .. 567 17 7 " Patients' friends" .. • • - • - • ■ • | 16 13 4 100 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 116 13 4 Recreation •• •• •• 1,203 14 0 1,243 5 7 1,777 10 8 354 15 3 505 3 1 1,332 5 1 709 9 9 .. 7,126 3 5 Transfers • • • • • • 11 3 6 8 17 7 0 10 8 15 8 11 18 19 1 101 10 7 23 3 0 .. 179 13 4 Postages and telegrams .. 58 7 6 90 11 8 108 10 6 9 8 1 35 7 3 142 7 7 47 14 1 190 9 7 682 16 3 Printing and stationery .. .. •• •• 169 2 1 196 2 8 185 1 11 51 8 9 68 14 0 188 10 2 84 11 4 233 6 3 1,176 17 2 Rations •• •• 16,560 19 o! 12,417 11 2 17,484 11 2 4,473 15 11 6,434 12 2 20,203 9 5 4,139 16 2 .. 81,714 15 0 Rents and rates ! 1,999 17 0 103 8 1 .. .. .. .. 604 0 5 2,707 5 6 Stores .. .. .. •• •• •• 620 4 11 j 1,'006 11 11 922 7 11 136 18 0 435 8 6 1,802 19 5 411 7 6 .. 5,335 18 2 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments .. .. •• •• 210 9 3 i 180 10 1 192 3 10 71 12 5 188 9 10 394 18 3 167 19 3 .. 1,406 2 11 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter .. ■ • • • • . 7 13 9 19 10 10 0 9 2 5 10 0 5 14 0 • • . • 38 17 9 Telephone services .. .. .. ■ • 106 8 7 97 1 5 240 3 6 21 1 0 44 5 8 173 3 0 53 17 5 133 8 7 869 9 2 Transfer and removal expenses .. • • • • 138 16 1 66 10 11 70 1 3 4 8 2 .. 24 16 6 96 8 9 53 19 7 455 1 3 Travelling-allowances .. .. •• 300 10 14 49 4 4 16 10 7 /I 12 3 1 15 8 22 3 11 277 0 1 451 8 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. ] 79 11 5 61 6 10 242 9 5 35 2 0 38 6 2 92 0 0 52 13 8 302 5 8 903 15 2 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitalsPatients .. . .. •• 4 12 0 •• 43 1 0 5 6 6 70 16 0 83 16 6 .. .. 207 12 0 Staff .. .. . . .. .. • • 53 19 6 22 2 9 3 13 0 1 1 0 .. 27 7 0 .. .. 108 3 3 Contingencies .. .. . . .. .. 5 17 6 0 10 6 1 2 10 4 2 2 2 16 6 1 12 6 0 0 6 6 12 0 22 14 6 Total expenditure .. .. .. 69,511 2 6 73,593 0 2 94,764 6 5 23,914 16 4 34,349 13 8 92,767 13 6 35,656 12 3 8,746 5 0 433,303 9 10 Credits .. .. .. .. . ■ 21,738 14 5 24,431 16 6 29,339 10 11 2,480 15 9 9,373 11 4 33,361 14 5 9,247 1 0 30 7 8 130,003 12 0 Net expenditure .. .. .. 47,772 8 1 49,161 3 8 65,424 15 6 21,4-34 0 7 24,976 2 4 59,405 19 1 26,409 1.1 3_ 8,715 17 4 303,299 17 10