B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(а) Includes grant for 1944-45 and 1945-46. (б) Grant towards running costs of " Childhaven Home," Auckland. (c) Includes provision for increased subsidy on nurses' salaries by £l5 per annum as from Ist October, 1946, and £1,500 grant towards cost of three mobile units, also £535 grant for Departmental work performed by Plunket Nurses. (d) Overexpenditure due to subsidy on nurses' salaries being increased by £22 per annum as from Ist October, 1945. (e) Provision for subsidy on the basis of £2O per trainee qualifying as a maternity nurse; to cover cost of new high-pressure sterilizer, £364; and to meet deficiency in running of institution. Expenditure in 1945—£6 included cost of repairs, renovations, and alterations. (/) Disbursements of proceeds of sale of Health stamps will in future be made through " Deposits Account—Promotion of Health Fund." (g) The use of health camps exclusively for specially selected children is not deemed to be necessary, and in future these children will be catered for by their being admitted to camps in the normal way. The health camps were in operation for a period of seven months during 1945-46. (h) Grant now provided from Social Security Fund —Supplementary Benefits. (i) Institution closed in February, 1946. Provision for commitments. (j) Insufficient provision to allow for payment of arrears of wages (£400), and for additional trainees.

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V OTE —HEALTH —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Voted. Expended. Grants-in-aid—continued £ £ £ Hospital Boards' Association of New Zealand Medical research work Mount Magdala Asylum New Zealand Council of Christian Women .. Relief of indigent persons Royal New Zealand Society for Health of Women and Children Salvation Army St. Mary's Homes, Otahuhu Wellington Ladies' Christian Association Children's health camps : allocation of proceeds of sale of Health Stamps (recoverable) Health Camp Associations, for maintenance of specially selected children Women's Division of New Zealand Farmers' Union 40 17,000 600 (6) 300 100 (c) 39,300 1,120 200 (e) 1,400 (/) (9) (h) 80 13,150 600 100 30,460 1,240 400 6,300 22,000 5,000 200 (a) 80 11,393 600 (d) 31,613 1,238 (a) 400 (e) 5,744 22,124 1,661 117 60,610 80,030 75,470 Institutions under Control of Department— Wages— Aotea Soldiers' Clearing Hospital Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (part recoverable) St. Helens Hospitals— Auckland Wellington Christchurch Invercargill (t) 100 45,000 15,000 7,200 5,500 3,500 3,200 2,000 40,000 15,000 6,000 5,300 3,500 3,200 1,457 39,662 13,264 U) 7,607 5,424 3,353 2,943