8.—7 [Pt. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT— continued.

(a) Includes cost of duplicate order for goods lost through enemy action. £5,350 recovered. (b) Includes cost of material purchased for manufacturers. £1,610 recovered. (c) Increase due to shortage of staff necessitating increased overtime. (d) Number of officers concerned, 75. Travelling-expenses, £487 4s. id. ; travelling-allowances, £306 ss. 2d.; motor-allowances, £547 14s. 9d. ; motor hire, £146 18s. 2d. (e) Fees for post-mortems, £10 15s. ; officer's clothing and effects destroyed by patients, £15 9s. 6d. denture repairs, £3 10s. ; spectacle repairs, £11 2s. ; grant to nurse for services rendered in replacing patient, 7s. 6d. accident expenses in relation to two members of nursing staff injured on duty, £6 13s. 6d.; safe-deposit fee, telephone calls, and death-certificates, Bs. 3d.: . total, £48 ss. 9d.

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Number , iq4.i_i2 oi Person.. 1942-43. __________ 1942 43I1MW2 VOTE-MENTAL HOSPITALS-WW. Voted I Expended . Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ' .. 300 275 411 Bacteriological research .. .. .. .. 275 275 273 Bedding and clothing 45,000 37,000 (a) 41,462 Buildings, improvements, repairs, and replacements .. 5,000 5,000 4,641 Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act .. 500 200 78 Contributions to National Provident Fund for nurses .. 106 103 108 Dental services 150 200 94 Farms, maintenance of (part recoverable) .. .. 20,000 20,000 20,065 Fencing, draining, and roading .. .. .. 500 700 419 Fire-watching expenses .. .. .. .. 20 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 1,900 2,000 1,765 Fuel; light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 49,000 46,000' 48,212 Funerals, expenses of .. .. .. .. 750 600 761 Furniture and furnishings .. .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 3,076 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of .. .. .. 450 400 454 Grants — In lieu of leave due to officers resigned or transferred to other Departments .. .. .. .. 20 20 To Auckland Hospital Auxiliary .. .. .. 25 50 50 To widows or relatives of deceased officers .. .. 400 100 407 Laundry 2,700 2,400 2,697 Legal and inquiry costs .. .. .. .. 20 20 50 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. .. .. 1,300 1,400 1,130 Medical fees for certificates and consultations .. .. 2,800 2,600 2,784 Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of .. 1,000 1,100 883 Purchase of 300 600 Nursing staff: Uniforms, purchase of .. .. .. 2,600 2,600 (6) 3,743 Office equipment .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 45 Overtime and meal-allowances .. ... .. (c) 20,000 5,000 10,768 Patients, expenses connected with — Gratuities 300 300 258 " Patients' Friends" .. .. .. .. 50 50 Recreation 7,000 6,500 6,857 Transfer .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 500 340 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 1,200 1,200 1 , 164 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,300 1,200 1,345 Rations .. .. 116,539 104,324 114,362 Refund of maintenance-money overpaid .. .. 25 50 Rents and rates .. ' 1,200 1,200 1,215 Stores ... .. 7,500 6,500 8,181 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments 4,000 3,000 4,263 Wine, spirits, ale, and porter .. .. .. 20 20 5 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 1,000 1,100 1,009 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 700 600 717 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,600 1,600 (d) 1,488 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals — Patients 150 200 159 Staff 25 50 29 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote) .. .. .. 50 50 (e) 48 Ex gratia payment to nurse to cover part loss of money stolen by patient . . .. . . .. .. .. 7 7 Travelling expenses from England to New Zealand for occupational officer .. .. .. .. .. 60