B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) Includes cost of sample bottles, £159. (b) Reduced provision owing to operation of benefits under Social Security Act. (c) Increased provision this year on account of 71 additional clinics to be established; during the year 1945-46, 63 new clinics were established. Provision also for cost of initial standard nontechnical equipment previously shown separately, cleaning-costs £1,760, and night-watchman services £l,OOO. (d) Insufficient provision to cover total cost of overseas purchases £19,331, also cleaning services £3,437, for which the Department was not previously charged. (e) Provision for the payment of bursaries at the rate of £7O per annum, plus £4O per annum boardingallowance where students are required to live away from home. Bursaries are subject to the condition that the bursars will serve the State for a specified period. For full bursary over maximum period of four and one-half years, the period of service required is five years, otherwise the period is determined in relation to the actual amount of bursary received. Provision this year for 50 renewals and 24 new awards. {/) Provision herein for repairs and renovation of buildings, reconditioning of furniture, and restoration of tennis-courts.

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Y OTE —HEALTH —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Poisons Act— Expenses (part recoverable) 50 50 15 Sale of Food and Drugs Act— Law-costs (part recoverable) Other expenses (including purchase of samples) 100 800 50 800 179 (a) 951 900 850 1,130 Social Hygiene Act — Expenses Treatment, &c., of indigent patients by medical practitioners 500 500 800 500 428 482 1,000 1,300 910 Bacteriological Laboratories — Contributions to Hospital Boards' laboratories Laboratory expenses (part recoverable) (b) 2,000 200 6,000 200 5,889 322 2,200 6,200 6,211 Dental Hygiene Administration — Dental clinics, expenses of Dental bursaries .. Hostel for dental trainees, " Hunter House," Hobson St., Wellington (part recoverable) (c) 65,000 (e) 7,750 (/) 8,500 41,400 6,000 6,500 (d) 56,264 6,967 6,779