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Revenue and ExPENDrTURE. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 724 17 0 Rations ... ... ... 239 5 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 668 0o! Wines, spirits, ale, &c... ... 13 13 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 64 17 6 Surgery and dispensary ... 150 3 0 Rents ... ... ... 18 00j Fuel and light ... ... 119 2 0 Patients'payments ... ... 217 10 0! Bedding and clothing, furniture Balance from last year... ... 14 13 0| and earthenware ... ... 97 17 7 Washing and laundry, salaries and wages ... ... ... 675 2 0 Funerals ... ... ... 8 13 0 Repairs ... ... ... 1301 Additions to buildings ... ... 259 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 20 1 9 I Insurance ... ... ... 1093 1 Other expenses ... ... 81 19 5 Total ... ... £1,707 17 61 Total ... ... £1,688 6 7 ! __ This Hospital is in a most satisfactory condition in all its departments. The ability and care of Dr. Williams, and the enthusiasm of the nursing staff under Miss Stewart, are highly commendable. The most notable fact this year is that the out-door patients, which were at one time a serious evil, have fallen to 228 from 559 last year. At the same time, the cost of the dispensary has fallen from £278 11s. lOd. to the more reasonable sum of £150 3s. It is somewhat surprising to find that while in Reefton, a much smaller community, similarly circumstanced, a sum of £532 was received ast year as subscriptions and donations, yet at the Thames only £64 17s. 6d. was received from the same source.

TIMAEU HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1890 .. ... ... 26 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 272 Total under treatment ... ... ... 298 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ~. 251 Died ... ... ... 21 Remaining on 31st March, 1891... ' ... ... ... 26 Sex. —-190 males, 108 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Hospital district, 260 ; other districts, 38. Nationality.—"English, 113; Scotch, 75; Irish, 93; Welsh, 2; German, 8; Swedes, 3; Russian, 1; Finn, 1; French, 1; American, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 107 ; Roman Catholic, 80; Presbyterian, 60; Wesleyan, 23 ; Methodist, 15 ; Salvation Army, 5 ; Plymouth Brethren, 2 ; Baptist, 2 ; Hebrew, 1; Pagan, 1 ; Freethinkers, 2. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 8,194; individual average days' stav, 27'50. Daily average cost per head, ss. l-|d.; less patients' payments, 4s. Bfd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 407 ; attendances, 1,100. Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. • Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,040 15 8 Rations ... ... ... 492 14 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,040 15 8 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 29 16 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 5 9 6 Surgery and dispensary... ... 234 9 7 Bequest ... ... ... 27 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 167 1 6 Rents ... ... ... 13 10 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 30 4 6 Patients'payments ... ... 175 16 7 , Furniture and earthenware ... 28 4 8 i Washing and laundry ... ... 27 18 11 i Salaries and wages ... ... 788 15 0 ! Water-supply ... ... ... 22 11 11 Funerals ... ... ... 610 i Repairs ... ... ... 47 19 1 ' Additions to buildings ... ... 202 7 6 ; Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 37 6 7 Insurance ... ... ... 16 13 5 : Law-expenses ... ... ... 118 15 10 , Other expenses ... ... 52 7 10 Total ... ...£2,303 7 5:~ Total ... ...£2,303 7 5