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Voluntary Boarders.

It will be noted that there were 311 voluntary admissions in the year under review, that 251 were discharged, and that 18 boarders, representing 5-78 per cent, of the admissions, had to be transferred to the register of patients (having shown mental disorder in degree sufficiently pronounced and sustained to render it improper for them to be continued as voluntary boarders), while the proportion of deaths on average number resident was 4-41 per cent. The column devoted to " Not First Admissions " records readmissions on a return of illness in those previously treated to recovery as voluntary boarders. The average daily number of voluntary boarders in 1934 was 363.

MENTAL NURSES. In December the usual examination was held for the registration of mental nurses, when the following passed : — • Passed top for Dominion : Nurses H. M. Dutton (Auckland), and S. E. Phillips (Hokitika), (equal). Auckland : Attendants —W. J. Belton, W. H. Carroll, S. T. Goodwin, W. M. Leitch, W. J. Pready.* Nurses —S. A. Bell, S. Chester, A. E. Clotworthy, C. M. Creamer, H. M. Dutton,* E. R. Hanrahan, M. E. Hirtzel, M. E. McKean, J. E. Pittams, D. E. Russell, L. B. Scott, P. M. Sherrifl, M. J. Tooman. Te Awamutu : Nurses —I. C. Shepherd, A. Stewart.* Porirua : Attendant —T. Morrow. Nurses —W. M. Bennie, M. L. Campbell, A. M. Dorset,* E. Entwistle, J. H. Lindsay,* E. Wright. Nelson : Nurses —E. M. Comerford, E. M. Duff,* A. E. M. Duncan, A. J. Hawkins,* 0. I. Kerr, L. McKay, B. R. McNamara, M. A. Phillips, L. M. Prince, D. S. Sheldon,* L. M. Toms.* Hokitika : Nurses —E. M. A. Howard, S. E. Phillips,* M. H. Prendergast, M. K. Towers. Christchurch : Attendants —G. B. Kean, W. H. Oliver. Nurses —G. E. A. Bunn, E. I. Lynn,* M. E. McMurray,* E. A. McNeill, V. M. O'Boyle, I. D. Sutherland. Seacliff: Attendant —G. Connor. Nurses —C. L. Beasley, P. Botting, M. M. Gray,* S. Livingstone, T. F. Milne, E. M. Moore, A. W. Paul, D. I. Smaill, E. L. Smith.

* Passed with distinction.

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Firat, Nht, TPirat, Tnt.nl Transferred Bemaining Year - Admission Admission AdmMons to Agister Died. Discharged. on i Admission. Admission. Admissions. of Patlents , 81st December. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. 1912 .. .. 6 17 23 0 0 0 6 17 23 1 3 4 0 0 0 4 3 7 1 11 12 1913 .. 18 19 37 0 2 2 18 21 39 2 5 7 0 1 1 12 12 24 5 14 19 1914 .. .. 17 19 36 3 2 5 20 21 41 7 5 12 1 1 2 11 15 26 6 14 20 1915 .. .. 15 17 32 1 2 3 16 19 35 3 4 7 0 1 1 8 14 22 11 14 25 1916 .. .. 13 23 36 5 8 13 18 31 49 4 4 8' 1 2 3 14 14 28 10 15 25 1917 .. .. 14 21 35 1 13 14 15 34 49 6 6 12 0 1 1 10 23 33 9 19 28 1918 .. .. 23 38 61 5 11 16 28 49 77 1 4 5 2 2 4 15 30 45 19 32 51 1919 .. .. 31 39 70 5 19 24 36 58 94 3 3 6 0 2 2 26 42 68 26 43 69 1920 .. .. 26 38 64 16 12 28 42 50 92 3 4 7 1 2 3 33 33 66 31 54 85 1921 .. .. 39 39 78 11 15 26 50 54 104 2 3 5 5 1 6 38 41 79 36 63 99 1922 .. .. 47 38 85 10 16 26 57 54 111 6 5 11 4 4 8 40 48 88 43 60 103 1923 .. .. 44 50 94 15 21 36 59 71 130 3 6 9 3 3 6 47 47 94 49 75 124 1924 .. .. 38 44 82 16 20 36 54 64 118 4 8 12 6 3 9 39 48 87 54 80 134 1925 .. .. 64 59 123 15 34 49 79 93 172 10 15 25 6 3 9 60 63 123 57 92 149 1926 .. .. 71 60 131 11 29 40 82 89 171 10 11 21 7 2 9 49 71 120 73 97 170 1927 .. .. 70 70 140 25 32 57 95 102 197 8 6 14 5 12 17 75 58 133 80 123 203 1928 .. .. 120 94 214 37 39 76 157 133 290 8 10 18 10 8 18 102 97 199 117 141 258 1929 .. .. 102 63 165 50 43 93 152 106 258 11 3 14 9 9 18 119 110 229 130 125 255 1930 .. .. 152 84 236 41 35 76 193 119 312 15 9 24 8 6 14 130 79 209 170 150 320 1931 .. .. 166 98 264 43 36 79 209 134 343 11 14 25 11 7 18 159 102 261 198 161 359 1932 .. .. 150 85 235 50 40 90 200 125 325 24 32 56 14 5 19 190 108 298 170 141 311 1933 .. ..112 109 221 53 52 85 165 141 306 11 14 25 5 4 9 121 107 228 198 157 355 1934 .. .. 132 90 221 56 33 89 188 123 311 7 11 18 10 6 16 152 99 251 217 164 381