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(8) Christchurch (£2,530). —Additions to offices and nurses' home have been completed. A small laundry has been provided at the junior nurses' home. Refrigerators have been installed and a garage erected at Tenyoleton Farm. (9) Seacliff (£30,348). —New ward for female patients has been completed. Heating of nurses' home is nearly finished. Renewal of sewerage system at Waitati is in hand. Roading, water-supply, &c., at Cherry Farm is proceeding. Registration of State Psychiatric Nurses The following passed the State Examinations for Psychiatric Nurses, held in June and December, and thereby qualified for State registration : Passed top for Dominion — June : Nurse W. C. Edwards (Auckland). December : Nurse T. Burke (Seacliff). Auckland — Attendant : E. E. Bo vis. Nurses : A. H. G. Lynch, N. D. Bolton, M. L. Curtis, T. Moore, M. J. Turner. Kingseat— Nurses : V. L. Wright, D. J. McKeown, P. M. Williams. Tokanui— Nurses : S. Bristowe, I. N. Champion. Porirua — Attendant : R. J. P. Tabb. Nurses : M. L. Dick, H. M. J. Dillon, N. H. Grantham, I. E. Harvey, F. L. McKendry, P. M. Prior. Nelson — Attendant: D. A. Anderson. Nurse : E. Byrne. Seaview — Nurse : S. M. Connelly. Sunnyside— Attendant : J. Ryley. Nurses : K. A. Feather, N. Flannigan, L. A. Johnston. Seacliff— Nurses : M. E. Ellwood, K. E. Fitzpatrick, J. McCulloch, M. M. E. Walker, W. E. Chapman. Partial pass---Nurse : H. Y. A. Lovell (Auckland). Appreciation I wish to express my gratitude to the staff of Btead Office for their loyal and willing assistance, and to all officers on the staff of hospitals for their keenness to carry out and ■extend at all times any improvement which is possible in the care and treatment of the mentally sick. J. Russell, Director.

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