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Be venue and Expendituee. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 646 18 8 Eations ... ... ... 240 17 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 622 14 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 23 19 9 Subscriptions and donations ... 58 710 Surgery and dispensary... ... 124 19 7 Patients'payments ... ... 249 13 1 Fuel and light.:. ... ... 109 11 4 Balance from last year ... ... 220 15 1 Bedding, clothing, furniture, and earthenware ... .. 42 15 7 Washing and laundry ... ... 3680 Salaries and wages ... ... 447 1 3 Water-supply ... ... ... 10 0 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 25 9 4 Additions to buildings . . ... 211 13 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 30 3 11 Interest ... ... ... 026 Insurance ... ... 21 11 3 Hawera Cottage Hospital ... 183 13 11 Other expenses ... ... 290 2 0 ■ Total ... £1,798 8 8 Total ... ...£1,798 8 8 This Hospital contained ten patients on the Bth October, 1890. All of them were quite satisfied with their treatment. The nursing is careful and efficient, while Dr. O'Carroll's attention and kindness are acknowledged all through the district. The surgery and dispensary accounts amounts to £124. An arrangement is made with a local druggist, who sends an assistant to the Hospital daily, to dispense medicines, and, when necessary, prescriptions are ordered by telephone. A small cottage at Hawera is used as a branch hospital, which last year cost £183 13s. lid.

OAMAEIJ HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... 8 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 128 Total under treatment ... ... ... 136 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 118 Died ... ... ... . . ... ... ... 6 Bemaining on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... .... 12 Sex. —115 males, 21 females. Localities from 'which Patients came. —Oamaru, 78; Waitaki District, 40; South Otago, 8; Canterbury, 4; other districts, 6. Country. —England, 30; Scotland, 36 ; Ireland, 29; Continent of Europe, 4; Australia, 6; New Zealand, 22 ; other countries, 9. Religion. —Protestant, 100; Boman Catholic, 20 ; others, 16. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 3,924; individual average days' stay, 28 85. Daily average cost per head, 4s. sfd.; less patients' payments, 4s. 3d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 27 ; attendances, 120. Beventje and Expenditure. Revenue. & s. d. : Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 155 9 1 Eations ... ... ... 149 11 10 Subscriptions and donations ... 158 13 1 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 9 0 0 Eents ... ... ... 689 18 4 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 58 7 7 Patients' payments ... ... 43 2 6 Fuel and light ... ... ... 5500 Other sources ... ... 202 19 3 Bedding and clothing ... ... 25146 Balance from last year ... ... 210 14 10 Furniture and earthenware .. 43 7 10 Washing and laundry ... ... 5 0 0 : Salaries and wages ... ... 434 1 0 i Funerals ... ... ... 17 10 0 Eepairs ... .... ... 32 13 0 Additions to buildings ... ... 21 3 6 , Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery .. ... ... il3 7 | Insurance ... ... ... 470 ; Commission ... ... ... 13 17 a Other expenses .. ... ... 25 14 10 Total ... £1,460 17 1, Total ... ...£9OO 2 1 3—H. 7.