B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

(a) Institution closed in February, 1946. Provision for commitments. (b) The home was available for reception of nurses in May, 1946. (c) Expenditure authorized not wholly brought to charge in 1945-46. (d) Overexpenditure due partly to increased number of days stay of patients. (e) Overexpenditure due partly to cost of maintenance repairs for previous years coming to charge in 1945-46. (/) Overexpenditure partly due to purchase of new furniture for nursing and household staff'. (g) Provision herein for commitments, £5,000. (h) Institution closed in November, 1944. (i) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £180,190. Recoveries from Social Security Fund and War Expenses Account, estimated at £135,500, abolished as from Ist April, 1946.

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Y OTE —HE ATLH—continued 1946-47. i 1945-46. Other Charges for and incidental to —conVoted. Expended. tinued Institutions under Control of Department —ctd. £ £ £ Maintenance — Aotea Soldiers' Clearing Hospital Caccia Birch Nurses' Convalescent Home Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (part recoverable) St. Helens Hospitals — Auckland Wellington .. .. Christchurch Invercargill Establishment charges (buildings, renewals, repairs, &c.) Maintenance: Auckland Services Clearing Hospital (recoverable) (a) 100 (ib) 4,000 35,000 20,000 8,700 8,750 4,200 3,500 (g) 15,000 (h) 4,000 1,000 30,000 15,000 8,700 7,700 4,000 3,500 10,000 2,000 3,215 (c) 340 (d) 34,177 (e) 20,804 8,649 (/) 8,751 4,211 3,444 10,016 178,750 160,900 167,317 2,750,925 2,425,575 2,562,098 Gross Total 3,277,791 2,898,166 3,031,549 Credits-in-aid 0 276,550 339,160 NET TOTAL 3,277,791 2,621,616 2,692,389