H.—6

8

* General expenses not included in Table XVII.

Table XVII., showing Average Cost of Maintenance of each Patient per Annum.

Table XVI., showing the Expenditure for the Year 1879.

Total. Items. Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hokitika. Napier. Nelson. New Plymouth. Wellington. ! £ s. d. 800 0 0 250 0 0 478 6 6 50 0 0 188 17 11 1,247 16 7 1,780 2 2 423 6 8 515 0 0 8,231 7 2 11,345 4 0 2,040 14 11 2,815 3 7 163 10 3 261 16 7 3329 6 8 4,439 13 5 ( Inspector ... ... ... ... j Record Clerk and Accountant ... *-j Medical fees | ... j Local Inspectors LGeneral contingencies ... Medical officers Superintendents Clerks Matrons Attendants and servants Rations Fuel and light... Bedding and clothing ,.. Surgery and dispensary... Wine, spirits, ale, &c. ... Furniture Necessaries, incidental and miscellaneous £ s. d. 2o" 0 0 380 18 10 75 0 0 70 0 0 1,438 11 6 2,602 12 5 312 17 10 468 13 2 23 1 3 13 0 6 158 0 11 586 17 11 £ s. d. 25 0 0 300 0 0 350 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 2,585 10 6 2,362 18 9 552 19 10 283 16 5 49 7 10 21 16 6 £ s. d. 300 0 0 400 0 0 93 6 8 100 0 0 1,754 16 8 2,705 8 5 493 0 8 865 6 3 21 0 8 136 0 11 101 4 3 1,524 4 5 £ s. d. 197 16 7 275 0 0 75 0 0 730 11 3 1,178 9 8 44 6 0 312 2 0 20 17 0 8 13 7 £ s. d. 56" 0 0 £ s. d. 200 0 0 150 0 0 70 0 0 372 6 8 720 5 0 197 12 11 200 11 9 9 3 3 14 17 3 70 1 6 364 12 3 £ s. d. 24" 3 4 £ s. d. 200 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1,099 10 7 1,485 10 5 377 6 8 558 S 7 34 10 3 67 17 10 250 0 0 289 19 4 62 11 0 126 5 5 5 10 0 797" 8 2 354' 6 6 52*' 3 0 76o" 1 2 35,360 6 5 3,975 13 2 Totals ...fc4 ... Moneys received for maintenance and produce sold 6,154 14 4 654 6 3 7,578 18 0 1,186 1 9 8,499 8 11 681 13 10 3,197 2 7 179 12 4 j 836 8 9 98 0 5 2,369 0 7 546 16 10 24 3 4 4,983 5 6 629 1 9 31,384 13 3 Total actual expenditure 5,500 8 1 6,3592 16 3 7,817 15 1 3017 10 3 i 738 8 4 ! 1,822 3 9 24 3 4 4,354 3 9

Asylums. Provisions. Salaries. Bedding and Clothing. Fuel and Light. Surgery and Dispensary. Wines, Spirits, &c. Necessaries, Incidental and Miscellaneous. Total Cost per Patient. Repayment for Maintenance. Cost per Head, less Payments. Cost per Head previous Year. Decrease in Cost, 1879. Increase in 1S79. Auckland... Christchurch Dunedin ... Hokitika ... Napier Nelson New Plymouth Wellington £ s. d. 12 10 3 10 3 83j 9 11 2J 15 14 3 13 3 7i 12 12 8J £ s. d. 9 8 10J 15 0 5| 9 7 6 17 0 lOf 13 12 8* 13 18 0 £ s. d. 2 5 Of 1 4 51 3 1 1| 4 3 21 5 14 9 3 10 41 £ s. d. 1 10 1 2 7 8 1 14 10 0 11 9| 2 16 104 3 9 4 £ s. d. 0 2 2£ 0 4 3 0 1 5| 0 5 6* 0 5 0 0 3 2J £ s. d. 0 13 0 1 101 0 9 7J 0 2 3j £ s. d. 3 11 71 3 8 8S 5 7 Si 4 14 5| 2 7 4| 6 7 11 £ s. d. 29 11 91 32 13 4 30 0 8 42 12 6| 38 0 44 41 10 101 £ s. d. 3 2 10| 5 1 9j 2 8 If 2 7 10| 4 9 3| 9 11 104 £ s. d. 26 8 lOf 27 11 64 27 12 OJ 40 5 8 33 11 01 31 19 04 £ s. d. 31 0 3J 31 3 11 25 18 Ti 43 11 11 40 13 5 40 14 3| £ s. d. 4 11 5 3 11 71 3 6 3 8 15 31 7 2 41 £ s. d. 1 13 10J 0 "5 04 11 15 9J 13 9 9 4 "8 71 2 19 101 2 0 *5 5J 0 ib 94 6"'0 71 39 i'6 llf 4 19 104 3 19 34 34 i'i 11 43 i'i 11 9 "6 91 Averages ... , ! ! ! ' 33 9 10 ... ... ... . ... ■ 29 10 OJ 33 1 6f 3 10 11 ...