HOSPITAL FINANCE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 April 1939, Page 7

HOSPITAL FINANCE

ESTIMATES OF WAIRARAPA BOARD EXPENDITURE UP TEN PER CENT. SOME LEADING DETAILS. The Wairarapa Hospital Board estimates ns expenditure for the current *year at £6B,ai)U and receipts at £20,612 leaving me sum of £4a,1«8 to be found oy local oody levies and Government suosiay. as compared with last year; expenanure is up by £8,191, and the amount to be derived from local bodies and tne Government shows an increase of £3Oll. Expenditure is up approximately ten per cent on last year, a position which was considered by memoers at yesterday’s meeting of the board to be quite satisfactory. Last year’s maintenance rate of ,246 d in the £1 on tne capital valuation of me hospital district will be increased to ,266 d in the £l. Tne capital rate has gone up from .043 d to .053 d in the £l. A Government subsidy of 17s Ojd on each £1 of levy will be received as compared with 17s 8d last year. Estimated capital expenditure was set down at £13,454, which represents an increase of £5,624 over tne 'figures for the previous year. Following are some of the leading features of this year’s finance with the corresponding figure for last year shown in parentheses. Local body levies: Maintenance, £26,001 (£24,004); capital, £5,231 (£4,153). Government subsidy: Maintenance, £22,177 (£21,174); Capital, £5,231 (£4,153). The principal details of the estimates for the several hospitals are as follows:— MASTERTON. After providing for all services and. maintenance work the gross expenditure for the year ending March 31,1940 was estimated at £2,932. The principal items were, provisions £4,750, domestic £4,720 and salaries and wages £17,517. Receipts were estimated at £11,500, leaving a net estimated deficiency of £21,432. The average number of daily occupied beds was 120. Proposed capital works were estimated to cost £4714. GREYTOWN. The gross estimated expenditure for Greytown hospital, after providing for ••■ll services and maintenance totalled 215,521. Salaries and wages were estimated to cost £7871, provisions £2300 domestic £2250 and allowances to inmates £BOO. Estimated receipts were set down at £6500, leaving a net estimated deficiency of £9021. The average daily occupied beds was estimated at hospital, 25; Buchanan Home, 58. it was estimated that capital works at Grey town would cost £8409, and they will include temporary Nurses’ quarters costing £ll2O, a new ambulance at £450, and alterations to the operating theatre, and the kitchen at £l-100. PAHIATUA. Gross expenditure for services and maintenance works at the Pahiatua Hospital was estimated to cost £6,100 the principal items being salary and wages £3187. Receipts were estimated at £2lOO, leaving a net deficiency of £4OOO. It was estimated that the average daily occupied bed state would be 20. HEAD OFFICE. Expenditure lor head office and administration staff for the year was estimated at £9997. Administration was °stimated to cost £3200, and interest on loans £1863. Receipts comprising -ents and District Nurse fees were esimated at £312. The net estimated expenditure for sanatoria and other hospitals was £3500. while the receipts were estimated £zoo.