H.—7,

Table XIa.—Credits for the Financial Year, 1937-38.

Table XII.— Average Cost of each Patient per Annum.

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Auckland. Kingseat. Tokanui. Porirua. Nelson. Hokitika. Christchurch. Seacliff. Head Office. Total. — _ . ; - - : ~~ : j j " £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Receipts for maintenance .. .. 27,967 8 1 11,066 16 9 13,051 13 5 35,298 11 2 11,026 10 11 5,479 4 6 27,656 10 4 24,256 6 7 .. 155,803 1 9 Receipts from farms .. .. 608 10 8 2,175 15 3: 5,229 15 2 1,107 10 10 2,372 19 6 57 4 10 2,911 18 6 4,399 0 0 .. 18,862 14 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 5,099 18 10 2,604 8 4 4,558 1 2 8,202 5 11 3,606 8 8 2,115 6 7 6,630 0 4 6,382 11 7 8 13 5 39,207 14 10 Totals .. .. 33,675 17 7 15,847 0 4 22,839 9 9 44,608 7 11 17,005 19 1 7,651 15 11 37,198 9 2 35,037 18 2 8 13 5 j 213,873 11 4

| Average I I [■ II • RpT)llv Number of Bedding | Buildings Fuel, light, | Surgery M , , | Total Cost | Other I Net Cost Net Cost i Decrease Increase . Mental Hospital. | Resident Salaries. and ; and Farm. Water, and j Provisions, j and Uinpnns I Per I Be- | per Previous I in j in j (inclusive of Clothing. ! Repairs. Cleaning. ! [Dispensary, 'aneous. j p at j payments.! Patient. Year. | 1937-38. I 1937-38. J Boarders). [ III ' renauce. | , i £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ a. d. j £ a. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 1,280 42 13 2 4 11 2 0 14 3 1 0 0 5 6 3 10 19 3 0 5 11 3 11 6 69 1 6 21 17 0 4 9 2 42 15 4 38 10 6 .. 4 4 10 Kingseat .. .. .. 583 31 19 9 3 14 1 0 0 9 1 12 6 3 4 8 14 6 0 0 5 8 5 0 10 60 4 3 18 19 8 8 4 0 33 0 7 30 16 6 .. 2 4 1 Tokanui .. .. .. 618 56 3 3 4 19 1 0 15 7 8 2 3 5 14 11 9 19 2 0 4 2 4 15 7 90 14 0 21 2 5 15 16 9 53 14 10 42 11 5 .. 11 3 5 Porirua .. .. .. 1,496 46 16 9 4 16 0 066 0 19 2 479 13 44 047 485 75 36 23 11 11 646 45 71 38 64 .. 709 Nelson .. .. .. 809 42 8 0 3 17 9 0 6 4 1 11 5 5 19 7 10 19 9 0 5 9 3 13 9 69 2 4 13 12 7 7 7 10 48 1 11 45 16 11 .. 2 5 0 Hokitika .. .. .. 450 51 15 11 5 11 2 0 8 9 0 18 4 3 11 9 13 12 1 0 6 0 4 2 10 80 6 10 12 3 6 4 16 7 63 6 9 54 16 8 .. I 8 10 1 Christchurch .. .. 1,298 51 1 1 4 17 5 0 16 7 1 3 0 5 13 4 12 4 4 0 6 11 5 8 8 81 11 4 i21 6 2 7 7 7 52 18 2 41 19 0 .. 10 19 2 Seacliff .. .. .. 1,172 59 14 5 4 12 2 0 15 5 6 10 8 5 4 4 8 17 8 0 4 3 5 3 3 91 2 2 20 13 11 9 4 0 61 4 3 50 7 8 .. 10 16 7 Head Office .. .. .. 159 .. .. .. 002 .. .. 042 1 10 1 .. .. 1 10 1180 .. 021 Total average coat .. 7,706 49 10 11 4 12 5 0 11 3 2 10 7 5 0 7 11 12 6 0 5 5 4 15 1 78 18 9 20 4 4 7 10 9 51 3 8 43 15 11 .. 7 7 9 I • i * Note. —Cost does not include interest and depreciation on land, buildings, &c.