8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

(a.) I torn amended to " Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers." (6) Increased expenditure due to change in method of payment during year and additional purchases to meet Army requirements. Last year's payments covered fifteen months' purchases. (c) Includes £102,000 advances against 1943-44 subsidies.

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Number of Persons. 1942 43 VOTE—HEALTH—continued. 1943 44, 1943-441942 43 Voted Expended ! Otheb Charges foe and incidental to —continued. ' ' General Administration —continued. £ £ £ Grants to— Local authorities of old Thames Hospital District in easement of additional contributions required due to amalgamation of hospital districts .. .. . . 150 150 Widows of deceased officers .. .. .. .. (a) 200 162 Hokianga County Council: Temporary advance in easement of hospital levy .. .. .. .. .. 2,700 2,654 Quackery Prevention Act .. .. ., .. .. 5 Waikato Hospital Board: Payment for hospital treatment afforded at Rotorua Hospital to members of the NgatiWhakaue sub tribe of the Arawas .. .. .. .. 10 369,753 350,178 292,346 Dangerous Drugs Act (part recoverable) — Other expenses .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 169 Dentists Act— Expenses (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 100 200 78 Health Act— Board of Health : Expenses (including fees to members) .. 150 100 53 Compensation payable under Health Act .. .. 5 5 Disinfectants, purchase of (part recoverable) .... 10 10 11 Infectious diseases (part recoverable) .. .. .. 500 500 443 Inspection of vessels (part recoverable) .. .. 1,000 1,000 741 Notification of infectious diseases .. .. .. 300 300 273 Sera, purchase of (recoverable) .. .. .. 25,000 18, )00 (b) 33,678 Other expenses .. .. .. .. ,. 10 10 15 Quarantine expenses .. .. .. .. 10 10 15 26,985 19,935 35,229 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act— Subsidies to Hospital Boards .. .. .. .. 1,050,000 1,127,000 (c) 1,292,338 Subsidies to separate Institutions .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 300 jl,051,000 1,128,000 1,292,638 Masseurs Registration Act— Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 150 150 266 Medical Practitioners Act— Expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 100 150 116 Nurses and Midwives Registration Act— Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 1,750 1,750 2,180 Opticians Act— Expenses (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 100 100 41 Plumbers Registration Act— Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 400 400 285 Poisons Act— Expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 50 50 17