H.—4.

TABLE XIII, showing AVERAGE COST of MAINTENANCE of each PATIENT per ANNUM.

TABLE XII., showing the EXPENDITURE for the Year 1878.

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Items. Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hokitika. Napier. Nelson. New Plymouth. Wellington. Total. £ i. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 750 0 0 250 0 0 645 11 0 1,056 11 4 1,449 0 0 1,462 10 0 302 0 9 503 5 3 8,379 6 10 10,559 9 Oi 2,011 13 5 3,218 4 3: 184 3 3 413 10 10; 4,081 18 6 Inspector Record Clerk and Accountant Medical fees Genoral contingencies Medical officers Superintendents ... Clerks ... Matrons... Attendant and servants Rations ... Fuel and light Bedding and clothing Surgery and dispensary Wines, spirits, ale, and porter Necessaries, incidental and miscellaneous 224 0 0 87 10 0 95 16 8 66 11 11 1,472 11 3 2,475 2 5i 311 0 10 768 0 6 29 2 8 177 18 li 579 14 0 300 0 0 350 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 2,501 7 4 2,564 15 5J 572 16 1 556 3 9 8 0 6 20 12 0 585 0 7 30o" 0 0 400 0 0 100 O 0 1,815 0 0 2,244 11 0 424 13 8 630 17 6 43 14 3 138 17 6 1,422 10 10 200 0 0 275 0 0 75" 0 0 I 816 7 2 952 3 8£ 47 14 6 211 11 5 27 2 6 5 19 0 352 19 3 25" 0 0 ... ... 216 13 4 282 17 1} 69 7 8 148 9 3 7 12 8 6 2 6 97 19 7 200" 0 0 150 0 0 70 0 0 370 0 0 765 10 3 249 1 8 223 6 7 25 0 0 ... 200 0 0 175 0 0 56 4 1 91 13 4 1,187 1 6 1,274 9 0J 336 19 0 604 15 5i 68 10 8 50 8 0 874 5 0 44 19 10 13 13 9 169 9 3 '" ... Totals Moneys received for maintenance and produce sold 6,287 8 4i| 518 11 6 j 7,708 15 8£ 885 7 5 7,520 11 0 859 12 11 2,993 17 6i 32 11 0 854 2 1} 2,211 1 6 93 17 3 69 19 10 4,919 6 li 290 19 1 35,267 4 6 2,080 19 2 Total actual expenditure 5,766 16 10J 6,823 8 3i 854 2 If 2,117 4 3 69 19 10 I 4,628 7 Oi' 32,586 5 4 6,670 19 1 2,961 6 6i

Asylum. Provisions. Salaries and Wages. Clothing and Bedding. Fuel and Light. Surgery and Dispensary. Wines, Spirits, Ale, and Porter. Necessaries, Incidental and Miscellaneous. Total Cost per Patient. Repayment for Maintenance. Cost per Head, less Payments. Cost per Head previous Year. Decrease in Cost, 1878. Increase in 1878. Dunedin... Napier ... Christchurch Auckland Nelson ... Wellington Hokitika New Plymouth £ s. d. 8 18 li 13 9 4i 11 9 7J 13 6 li 14 14 5 11 16 11 14 17 61 £ s. d. 10 7 6J 11 10 If 15 10 7i 10 9 2J 15 3 10 15 16 7f 22 18 9 £ 8. d. 2 10 Of 7 1 4i 2 10 4 4 2 7 4 5 10J 5 11 11J 3 15 Si- £ s. d. 1 13 81 3 6 OJ 2 12 3i 1 13 51 4 15 9i 3 2 2} 0 14 10f £ s. d. 0 3 5i 0 7 3 0 0 8f 0 3 li £ s. d. 0 12 21 0 5 3 0 1 10i 0 19 If 0 5 3 0 9 4 0 1 101 £ s. d. 5 12 10i 4 13 8J 2 13 5 3 0 31 3 5 2 8 1 10J 5 10 31 £ s. d. 29 16 101 40 13 5 35 3 llf 33 16 OJ 42 10 4J 46 5 91 ■10 15 7 34 19 11 £ s. d. 3 18 2i 4 0 101 2 15 9 1 16 1 2 13 101 0 10 2 2 0 0 £ s. d. 25 18 7J 40 13 5 31 3 11 31 0 3J 40 14 3J 43 11 11 46 5 5 £ s. d. 23 9 3i 29 0 8f 36 15 7J 36 16 61 38 9 5 44 1 31 52 3 4 £ s. d. 5 12 01 5 10 2J £ s. d. 2 9 41 11 13 11 0 12 81 0 8 5i 0 "9 4i 5 17 11 2 "4 10 J ... Averages I ... ... 39 0 Si 2 19 3f 36 0 11 37 8 111 1 8 01