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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT. Institutional Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

— — Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hokitika. Nelson. ' Porirua. Tokanui. Kingaeat. Total. _ _ 5 ; . . Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. 31,85110 1 34,996 5 2 44,437 9 9 12,901 18 4 15,260 17 5 44,071 2 10 14,695 15 8 .. 198,214 19 3 Official visitors .. .. .. 52 10 0 j 29 8 0 23 2 0 13 13 0 .. 45 19 9 19 4 5 .. 183 17 2 Advertising, books, &c. .. .. 2 17 2 j 12 11 11 16 15 2 7 1 0 3 0 8 13 5 6 7 6 8 .. 62 18 1 Bacteriological research .. .. .. 7 17 0 0 8 3 .. 1 11 6 13 5 0 3 13 6 .. 26 15 3 Bedding and clothing .. .. i 5,334 2 8 3,586 14 3 5,183 18 5 874 6 6 2,418 17 5 6,494 2 8 1,533 3 10 .. 25,425 5 9 Buildings, repairs, and maintenance 3,378 9 1 3,883 15 0 3,994 9 11 785 19 5 2,102 7 7 4,152 2 5 1,128 5 5 .. 19,425 8 10 Dental services .. .. .. 69 5 0 12 8 6 10 16 6 2 10 0 98 10 7 178 2 2 36 4 8 .. 407 17 5 Far... produce consumed .. .. 3,347 14 7 i 5,868 11 8 6,560 17 5 591 19 10 2,366 3 3 4,671 9 0 4,392 18 6 .. 27,799 14 3 Fencing, draining, and roading .. 81 17 11 .. 170 0 6 9 17 7 27 18 3 .. 0 8 7 .. 290 2 10 Freights and cartages .. .. 99 2 1 216 16 11 418 4 1 54 17 2 123 8 10 1 178 0 9 143 17 7 .. 1,234 7 5 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. .. 5,215 9 1 5,261 15 0 5,770 11 0 927 12 6 2,497 12 3 5,506 12 3 1,765 6 8 .. 26,944 18 9 Funeral expenses .. .. 58 0 6 60 10 0 22 10 0 9 12 6 19 10 0 58 15 6 20 13 0 .. 249 11 6 Furniture, repairs, &c. .. .. 1,123 0 1 555 0 7 509 5 11 249 3 0 105 17 1 1,750 0 11 169 16 4 .. 4,462 3 11 Gardens and shrubberies .. .. 52 12 10 166 16 4 32 18 9 29 15 1 24 18 11 30 5 0 52 6 10 .. 389 13 9 Laundry expenses .. .. 312 14 0 310 9 8 2,013 12 8 936 13 5 247 19 10 396 6 11 244 16 0 .. 4,462 12 6 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. 88 19 0 182 3 8 193 8 6 22 12 1 49 0 5 295 6 9 120 6 11 .. 951 17 4 Maintenance of motor-vehicles .. 142 5 6 151 0 7 607 3 4 108 18 11 254 18 5 608 4 0 110 17 9 .. 1,983 8 6 Medical fees .. .. .. 215 8 8 178 13 4 131 0 3 21 12 6 6 12 6 283 14 9 35 7 5 .. 872 9 5 Nursing staff — Engagement of .... .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 .. .. 20 0 0 Transfer expenses .. .. 98 4 8 15 11 6 .. .. 4 0 0 38 19 8 140 11 10 .. 297 7 8 Treatment in general hospitals .. 36 80 220 3 10 0 28 10 0 330 640 220 .. 81 19 0 Uniforms, purchase of .. .. 305 2 1 436 11 0 522 8 4 146 8 1 108 2 0 520 18 0 128 19 3 .. 2,168 8 9 Office equipment .. .. 0 11 6 6 4 10 0 11 0 5 8 0 4 14 9 0 10 6 0 10 6 .. 18 11 1 Patients' friends .. .. . . 100 0 0 100 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Patients' gratuities .. .. 94 18 0 4 14 0 258 5 10 31 14 6 79 19 11 83 3 2 26 18 7 .. 579 14 0 Patients'recreation .. .. 1,317 5 5 1,362 19 11 1,569 15 3 427 18 3 557 1 10 708 0 5 705 18 5 .. 6,648 19 6 Patients' transfer expenses .. 37 19 5 4 4 0 27 15 7 .. 1 5 0 97 7 4 3 16 8 .. 172 8 0 Patients' treatment in general hos- j 20 0 6 1 18 6 22 9 0 5 2 0 36 10 6 77 18 0 .. .. 163 18 6 pitals Postages and telegrams .. .. | 64 9 1 92 16 11 123 4 4 11 0 0 33 11 9 111 17 8 39 16 0 .. 476 15 9 Printing and stationery .. .. 115 9 7 j 163 1 11 178 18 2 41 13 2 62 17 1 132 1 7 63 6 5 .. 757 7 11 Rations .. .. .. 16,312 16 5 11,412 7 2 20,389 3 11 3,992 16 1 5,178 7 4 15,765 5 7 2,417 7 3 .. 75,468 3 9 Stores — Loose and artisans' tools .. 47 5 10 .. ■. 41 1 5 .. 1 6 3 54 2 8 .. 143 16 2 Other .. .. .. .. 205 11 7 .. .. .. 258 3 4 .. .. 463 14 11 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs, &c. .. .. ,.| 394 1 2 557 11 8 405 14 10 64 0 8 176 0 11 1,059 7 1 94 3 5 .. 2,750 19 9 Wines, spirits, &c. .. .. .. 7 18 0 25 16 8 1 17 6 5 2 0 28 6 8 5 19 7 .. 75 0 5 Telephone services .. .. ! 81 7 3 83 19 4 207 11 0 18 0 6 43 9 10 143 10 8 58 1 3 .. 635 19 10 Travelling-expenses .. .. j 87 13 11 57 14 7 237 1 10 16 2 3 14 10 0 85 2 11 99 10 7 .. 597 16 1 Contingencies .. .. ... 0 17 11 0 18 5 33 11 126 206 216 .. .. 10 49 Unauthorized expenditure .. .. .. 184 17 0 319 17 6 .. 640 0 0 .. .. 1,144 14 6 Bad debts .. .. ..j .. .. .. _ _ _ _ 70 0 .. 700 Travelling-allowances .. .. j 62 8 11 54 11 3 54 9 2 " 63 4 2 9 0 8 11 10 11 '! 255 5 1 Head Office administration expenses I 1,811 6 1 1,335 17 6 1,850 5 5 342 18 7 634 8 5 2,162 0 7 545 11 6 . .. 8,682 8 1