8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

(a) Increase to cover additional payments to North Canterbury Hospital Board in respect of public-health specimens sent lb) per annum each, plus twenty at £40 boarding-allowance for those students who require to live away from home. Bursaries tenable at University for rive years. ~ 14 , (c) The Mansions Hostel now vacated and provision made herein for the accommodation at Hunter House, Street, for all the nurses previously accommodated at both hostels. .... (d) Number of officers travelling, 46. Travelling-allowances and meals, £690 ; motor hire, £.105 ; motor allowances, £164 , (e) Cost^o^pampldets 1 on maternal welfare previously met from this item, but now charged to "Health education and publicity " (see page 160).

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Number 1942-43. oi Persons. 1943 14 VOTE —HEALTH —continued. Voted. Expended. 1943-44 1942 43 ' P f Other Charges foe and incidental to—continued. 1 . Sale of Food and Drugs Act— Law-costs (part recoverable) .. . • • • • • Other expenses (including purchase of samples) .. .. ) ' ) ' 700 800 758 Social Hygiene Act — 100 100 83 Expenses .. . • ■ ■ • • • • • • 9nft jy Treatment, &c., of indigent patients by medical practitioners <suu aw 300 300 130 Bacteriological Laboratories— Contributions to Hospital Boards'laboratories .. .. °'io9 Laboratory expenses (part recoverable) . • • • 5,000 4,600 5,306 Dental Hygiene Administration — Dental clinics, expenses of (part recoverable) .. .. 21 28,673 Dental bursaries .. • • •• •• .. (6) 2,550 225 Hostel for dental trainees, "Hunter House," Hobson Street, 9 , d9 Wellington (part recoverable) («) 5,000 2,o00 2,6g Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. •• 1,750 , ( ) > Hostel for dental trainees, Ghuznee Street, Wellington (part recoverable) " 6 ' 6 '^ 32,300 29,209 36,178 Maori Hygiene Administration (part recoverable)— Erection of and alterations to cottages for District Nurses at Kohukohu, Te Kaha .. ... •• 3.000 3,750 495 General expenses (including establishment of temporary camp hospitals, &c.) J. 000 8,500 8 733 Maori sanitation (on account) .. .. •• •• q'non '-,r 9 Maori water-supplies (on account) 3 4 > Supply of medicines .. •• •• •• •• ■> Supply, erection, &o., portable hutments (on account) .. 4,500 Supply of dried milk-powder to Maori children .. .. 1 > .. j 30,000 27,750 22,748 Maternal Welfare Administration — Expenses (part recoverable) .. .. • • • • 100 500 School Hygiene Administration— Other expenses (including equipment) .. .. • • 750