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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT— continued.

Estimated ■q l • Other 1942-43. Estimated. Recovered. (a) Credits-in-aid— oamnes. Charges. Total. 1941-42. 1941-42. ■• £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I .... 600 600 600 20 II ■.. .. 100 100 100 111 .. .. 1,000 1,000 600 1,799 IV .. .. 600 600 600 „ V .. .. 100 100 100 Totals .. .. 2,400 2,400 2,000 1,819

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Number ° f Per3on8 ' VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., 1942-43 1941-42. 1942-43 1041-42 BENEFITS-OOfHtflU**. ~ Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. III. — Hospital Benefits. £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Treatment in public hospitals .. .. .. .. 960,000 940,000 953,794 Out-patient treatment .. .. 100,000 100,000 47,162 Treatment in private hospitals .. .. .. 150,000 148,000 146,953 Treatment in approved institutions .. .. .. 40,000 40,000 28,155 : Contribution to Consolidated Fund— £ Rotorua Service Convalescent Hospital .. 12,000 Value of discontinued maintenance fees (mental hospitals) .. .. .. ..184,000 Value of reduced maintenance fees (Queen Mary Hospital) .. .. .. ..20,000 Value of reduced maintenance fees (Rotorua Sanatorium) .. .. .. 6,000 222,000 209,000 198,141 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,000 Totals-Subdivision No. Ill .. . . 1,472,000 1,437,000 1,374,205 Subdivision No. IV. — Pharmaoeut-ical Benefits. Charges for and incidental to — Drugs, &c, supplied by— Chemists.. .. .. .. .. .. 360,000 300,000 261,845 Medical practitioners .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 1,527 Institutions .. .. .. .. .. 35,000 45,000 16,326 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. £600 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 400,000 350,000 279,698 Subdivision No. V. — Supplementary Benefits. Charges foe and incidental to —■ Radiological services .. .. .. .. 80,000 50,000 27,962 Laboratory services .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 Massage services .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. £100 Totals-Subdivision No. V .. .. 115,000 65,000 27,962 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 3,507,000 3,002,000 2,437,407 Credits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. 2,400 2,000 1,819 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 3,504,600 3,000,000 2,435,588