8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

(a) Additional provision required ori account of increase in grant for the upkeep of the society's cars frorrf £20 to £40 per annum. (b) Grant in respect of services rendered by Salvation Army, thereby saving the funds of Hospital Boards. Inoludes special grant of £300 made last year for refuge work at the new Bethany Home, Napier. (c) For the purpose of subsidizing the Alexandra Maternity Hospital on the basis of £20 per trainee qualifying as a maternity nurse. (d) Amount required last year overestimated. Hospital opened March, 1942, and not fully established till later in year. This year's estimate based on establishment at Ist April, 1942, but liable to fluctuations as more servicemen return from overseas and are sent to hospital for treatment. (e) Overexpenditure last year attributable to increased number of service patients treated at Hospital necessitating increase in nursing staff. (/) Amount expended dependent upon numbers of men returning from ovei'seas. Amount required last year overestimated. (g) Expenditure higher than anticipated last year on account of repairs and alterations carried out to hospital buildings and also on account of replacement of and repairs to furnishings and equipment. Increase in wages due to changes in staff and appointment of additional staff during year. (h) Includes commitments brought forward, £3,000, and allowance for new Services Hospital at Eotorua, £2,000.

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Number of Persons. , . „, Tr . , „, „ . . 1942 -43. VOTE—HEALTH—continued. 1943-44. 1943 441942-43 Voted. Kxpended. 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 2,615 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 Hospital Boards' Association of New Zealand .. .. 40 40 40 Medical research work .. .. .. .. 5,950 5,950 5,424 Mount Magdala Asylum .. .. .. .. 600 600 600 Relief of indigent persons .. .. .. .. 100 100 Royal N.Z. Society for Health of Women and Children .. (a) 26,995 25,716 25,534 Salvation Army .. .. .. ,. .. (6) 1,120 1,420 1,419 St. Mary's Homes, Otahuhu .. .. .. .. 200 200 200 Wellington Ladies' Christian Association .. .. (c) 500 Women's Division of N.Z. Farmers'Union .. .. 200 200 200 39,055 37,576 36,382 Institutions under Control of Department— Wages— Aotea Soldiers'Clearing Hospital (recoverable) .. .. 3,000 3,000 1,997 Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (recoverable) (d) 10,000 14,600 (d) 8,789 Hanmer Hospital .. .. .. .. .. 29,000 29,500 (e) 32,796 St. Helens Hospitals— Auckland .. .. .. .. 4,500 4,000 4,922 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 4,000 4,797 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 3,100 3,059 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,450 2,813 Maintenance — Aotea Soldiers' Clearing Hospital (recoverable) .. .. 3,000 3,000 (/) 2,465 Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (recoverable) .. (d)20,000 15,000 (d) 10,976 Hanmer Hospital .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 " 23,000 25,096 St. Helens Hospitals— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 6,000 (g) 7,208 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 6,000 (g) 7,360 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 3,000 (g) 3,615 Invercargill .. ... .. .. .. 3,300 3,000 (g) 3,307 Establishment charges (buildings, renewals, repairs, &c.) .. (ft) 10,000 10,000 4,861 135,300 129,650 124,061 1,694,093 1,732,398 1,849,848 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —• Administration expenses : Part III, Social £ Security Act .. .. ., 30,000 Civil List contributions towards Maori medical service .. .. .. 3,600 Contributions towards expenses of District Nurses .. .. .. 7,000