8.—7 [TT. 1).

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— continued.

(a) Grant in respect of services rendered by Salvation Army, thereby saving funds of Hospital Boards, includes £120 for annual rail pass covering all lines in the Dominion and £300 for refuge work at new Bethany Home, Napier. (6) Grant in respect of services performed, including cost of travelling-expenses of visiting nurses and housekeepers and women proceeding to their homes. (c) Provision for wages and maintenance of new Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua, which was opened in March, 1942, for treatment of sick and wounded soldiers ; 6s. per day per patient recoverable from Social Security Fund, balance of cost recovered from War Expenses Account. (d) Increased provision required owing to additional accommodation provided for treatment of sick and wounded soldiers. (e) Includes £6,000 commitments carried forward from last year.

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Number olPer - s(ma - VOTB-HEALTH-OQWimiflA 1942-43. mi-&. 1042-43)041-42 Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. £ £ £ Grants-in-aid — Children's Health Camps: Allocation of proceeds of sale of Christmas stamps (recoverable) .. .. 3,000 3,000 2,238 Commandery in New Zealand of the Order of St. John .. 200 200 200 Dominion Federation of Women's Institutes for work amongst Maoris .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 150 Hospita 1 Boards' Association of New Zealand .... 40 40 40 Medical research work .. .. .. ... 5,000 5,000 3,565 Mount Magdala Asylum .. .. ... .. 600 600 600 Relief of indigent persons .. .. .. .. 100 100 Royal N.Z. Society for Health of Women and Children .. 25,000 24,500 24,662 Salvation Army .. .. .. .. .. (a) 1,420 1,120 1,119 St. Mary's Homes, Otahuhu .. .. .. .. 200- 200 200 Women's Division of N.Z. Farmers'Union ... ., (6)200 200 200 35,910 35,110 32,974 Institutions under Control of Department — Wages— Aotea Soldiers'Clearing Hospital (recoverable) .. .. 3,000 6,000 1,711 Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (recoverable) (c) 14,600 8,000 675 Hanmer Hospital .. .. .. .. .. 29,500 27,500 25,974 St. Helens Hospitals— Auckland .. .. ,. .. .. 4,000 4,600 4,243 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 4,100 4,074 Christchurch .. .. .. 3,100 3,100 2,933 Invercargill .. .. .. 2,450 2,450 2,369 Maintenance — Aotea Soldiers'Clearing Hospital (recoverable) .. .. 3,000 2,000 794 Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (recoverable) .. (c) 15,000 5,000 1,603 Hanmer Hospital .. .. .. .. .. (d)23,000 19,000 25,249 St. Helens Hospitals— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 5,500 6,299 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 6,000 6,107 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 3,000 2,649 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 3,000 2,940 Establishment charges (buildings, renewals, repairs, &c.) .. (e) 10,000 10,000 3,991 129,650 109,250 91,611 1,715,313 1,635,180 1,832,056 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (sec end of vote — Administration expenses: Part III, Social £ ; ; : Security Act .. .. ..10,000 Civil List contributions towards Maori medical service .. .. .. 3,600 Contributions towards expenses of District Nurses .. ... ,. v : -;\. 6,000 I ;