8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1937-38. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. 31,844 Other charges .. .. .. .. 163,600 Totals , .. .. .. .. 195,444-

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Number j of Item 1937-38. Persons. ! j _ VOTE No. 32,—MENTAL HOSPITALS —continued. ! 1937-38. Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued. £ £ 11 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 1,500 12 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. . . 37,000 13 Funerals, expenses of .. .. .. .. 900 14 Furniture and furnishings .. .. .. .. 4,000 15 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of .. .. .. 500 16 Grant in lieu of leave due to officers resigned or transferred to other Departments .. .. .. .. 28 17 Grants to widows of deceased officers .. .. .. 200 18 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 19 Legal and inquiry costs .. .. .. .. 20 20 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. .. .. ! 1,200 21 Medical fees for certificates and consultations (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 2,300 22 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. .. .. 800 23 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. 1,690 24 Nursing staff: Uniforms, purchase of .. .. .. 2,100 25 Office equipment .. .. .. .. .. 50 26 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 100 Patients, expenses connected with — 27 Gratuities .. .. .. .. . . 300 28 " Patients' Friends " .. .. .. .. 90 29 Recreation .. .. I. .. .. 6,000 30 Transfer .. .. .. .. .. .. 700 31 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 800 32 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,300 33 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. 82,756 34 Refund of maintenance-money overpaid .. .. 100 35 Rents and rates .. .. .. .. .. 1,300 36 Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,350 Surgery and dispensary— 37 Drugs and instruments .. .. .. .. 2,200 38 Wine, spirits, ale, and porter .. .. .. 20 39 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 1,000 40 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 600 41 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,600 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals — 42 Patients .. .. .. .. .. .. 700 43 Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 44 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote) .. .. .. 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Fees for maintenance of patients .. 146,200 Medical fees, refund of .. .. .. 1,000 Sale of farm-produce, live-stock, &c. .. 12,000 Stores, board, &c. (repaid by staff) . . 1,400 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 3,000 163,600 219,736 GBOSS Total .. .. .. .. 599,617 Credits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. .. 195,444 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 32 .. .. 404,173 i