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Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 618 0 4 Bations ... ... ... 526 18 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 618 0 3 Wines, spirits, ale, &c ... 8 5 3 Patients' payments ... ... 352 510 Aerated waters ... ... 1947 Surgery and dispensary ... 299 14 8 Fuel and light ... ... 41 10 0 Bedding, clothing, furniture, and earthenware ... ... 161 14 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 455 11 9 Funerals ... ... ... 11 18 6 Bepairs ... ... ... 27 3 9 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 24 2 8 Interest ... ... ... 0 2 7 Insurance ... ... ... 12 0 0 Total ... ... £1,588 6 5 Total ... ... £1,588 6 5 Blenheim Hospital, 9th February, 1893. I found this hospital in its usual state of high efficiency.

CHABLESTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 4 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... ... 27 Total under treatment ... ... ... 31 - ■ -Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Bemaining on 31st March, 1893 ... ... ... ... 3 Sea;.—3l males. Localities from which Patients came. —Brighton and Westport. Nationality. —lrish, 17 ; Scotch, 5; English, 6 ; French, 1; British-American, 1; Swede, 1. Beligion. —Church of England, 9; Presbyterian, 7 ; Roman Catholic, 15. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 2,563 ; individual average days' stay, 82-68. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 8-J-d.; less patients' payments, 4s. 4fd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 13; attendances, 205. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 295 0 0 Bations ... ... ... 225 19 4 Local bodies ... ... ... 175 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 7 0 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 100 0 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 19 16 11 Patients'payments ... ... 39 19 5 Fuel and light ... ... 14 19 0 Other sources ... ... 3 10 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 11 13 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 16 10 9 Salaries and wages ... ... 249 2 0 Funerals ... ... ... 6 0 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 6 11 6 Additions to buildings ... ... 79 19 2 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 14 18 6 Interest ... ... ... 0 3 0 Insurance ... ... ... 300 Other expenses ... ... 27 17 1 Total ... " ... £613 10 1 Total ... ... £683 10 6 Charleston Hospital, 30th November, 1892. This hospital continues to command the confidence of the people of the district, notwithstanding the circumstances I referred to last year. I found everything in good order.

CHBISTCHUBCH HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 11l Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 1,088 Total under treatment ... ... ... 1,199 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,029 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 76 Bemaining on 31st March, 1893 ... ... ... ... 94