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Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. &. ■s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ...993 13 5 Rations ... ... ... 188 6 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 646 5 0 Wines, spirits, ales, &c. ... 34 14 8 Subscriptions ... ... ... 181 15 4 Surgery and dispensary ... 42 411 Patients'payments ... ... 34 17 0 Fuel and light ... ... 30 111 Bedding and clothing ... ... 24 17 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 18 14 0 Washing ... 4 10 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 367 2 6 -Funerals ... ... -... 9 0 0 Printing, stationery, &c. ... 14 11 0 Interest ..." ... ... 456 Insurance ... ... ... 15 19 40 Commission ... - . ... 64 12 9 New buildings... ... ... 1,499 0 6 Other expenses ... ... 98.0 Total ... £1,856 10 9 Total ... £2,327 810 Inspection. The new hospital which I dealt with in ray last report was not finished at the date of my visit. There is a great waste of space in having, two passages to the kitchen, and, what is even a more serious evil, the dining-room is thereby made dependent on borrowed light. The dining-room ought to have occupied the whole width of the building, and access to the kitchen provided by doors opening on each court-yard. The front porch is a useless waste of money ; one door would have been better than the three provided. The cost of the hospital is as follows :It was built in two contracts, the first of which was for £898, and the second £740 = £1638; extras amounted to £100, and drainage cost £70. Of this sum the trustees had £700 in hand. The furnishing is to be carried out gradually. The old hospital continues to be managed in the old homely, comfortable style.

ROSS, HOSPITAL. Patients remaining, 31st March, 1888 ... ... ... 3 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 23 Total under treatment ... ... ... 26 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Remaining,.3lst March, 1889 ... ... ... ... 2 Localities from which Patients came. — Boss, 21; Okarito, 2; Gillespie's, 1; Hokitika, 1; Waitangi, 1. Sex. —2s males, 1 female. Nationality. —English, 7; Irish, 7; Scotch, 2; Colonial, 4; Scandinavians, 2; Dane, 1; French, 1; Italian, 1 ; Austrian, 1. Total collective number of hospital days, 2,114; individual average stay, 81 days. Daily average cost per head, ss. 11-Jd. No repayments by patients. Out-patients, none. Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Amount contributed by Government 327 19 8 Bations and medical comforts ... 173 12 7 By local authorities ... ... 181 12 4 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 21 18 11 Subscriptions and donations .... 121 19 6 Fuel and light ... ... ... 24 12 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 419 8 Salaries and wages ... ... 335 18 10 Water ... ... ... 6 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 14 0 0 Repairs ... ... ... 11 0 6 Printing, stationery, &c. ... ... 14 14 6 Insurance ... ... ... 626 Other expenses... ... ... 18116 Total £631 11 6 Total £631 TL 6 Inspection. I examined this hospital on the Ist February, 1889. I found four patients in residence ; two of these were chronic incurables. All spoke highly of their treatment by the doctor and the custodian

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