B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Increased expenditure due to increased salary scales, and consequent increased rates of overtime payable. (b) Improvement in staff and patients' meals has been responsible for overexpenditure, and provision has to be made this year for increase in patient population. (c) The anticipated reduction in expenditure was offset by increased costs and the delivery of indent supplies earlier than expected. (d) Improved methods of treatment and increased costs will require increased expenditure this year. (e) Number of officers, 78. Travelling-expenses, £1,083; travelling-allowances, £659; motorallowances, £1,052 ; motor hire, £24. {/) Fees for post mortems, £22 19s. 4d.; denture, clothing, and spectacle repairs, &c., £69 os. 4d.; safe-deposit fee, 55.; music for staff entertainment, £6 ; fee for lecturing occupational therapy trainees, £3 ; payment to Public Trustee re estate of A. L. Herbert, £7 10s. : total, £lOB 14s. Bd. (g) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £86,650.

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1945-46. VOTE—MENTAL HOSPITALS —continued 1946-47. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Overtime and meal allowances (a) 65,000 48,000 47,831 Patients, expenses connected with — Gratuities 300 300 218 " Patients' Friends " .. 50 100 100 Recreation - 8,200 7,300 7,973 Transfer 500 500 392 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 50 87 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 2,900 2,750 2,812 Printing and stationery 2,000 1,400 1,820 Rations 147,000 130,000 (b) 141,677 Refund of maintenance-money overpaid 25 25 Rents and rates 2,700 2,500 2,597 Stores 12,000 8,500 (c) 14,185 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments (d) 7,500 4,800 5,478 Wine, spirits, ale, and porter 20 20 Transfer and removal expenses 1,000 1,000 920 Travelling allowances and expenses and escort of patients 2,900 2,800 (e) 2,818 Travelling-expenses from England to New Zealand of medical officers and occupational therapists .. .. .. 3,000 548 569 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals — 105 Patients 120 150 Staff 100 150 60 Contingencies 100 100 (/) 109 448,499 376,390 411,056 Gross Total 1,065,270 922,245 940,166 Credits-in-aid (9) 73,725 76,358 1 NET TOTAL 1,065,270 848,520 863,808