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QUEENSTOWN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 9 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 104 Total under treatment ... ... ... 113 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Bemaining on 31st March, 1893 .. ... ... ... 12 Sent;. —86 males, 27 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Lake, Vincent, Clutha, and Southland Counties, Dunedin. Country— -England, 16; Scotland, 25 ; Ireland, 24 ; New Zealand, 37 ; Sweden, 3; Germany, 2; Holland, 2; United States America, 1; Denmark, 1; Victoria, 1; China, 1. Beligion. —Church of England, 10; Boman Catholic, 34; Bresbyterian, 63 ; Lutheran, 4 ; Salvation Army, 1; Confucian, 1. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 4,188; individual average days' stay, 37-06. Daily average cost per head, ss. Id.; less patients' payments, 3s. 7d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 48 ; attendances, 90. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 351 17 5 Bations ... ... ... 257 5 2 Local bodies ... ... ~. 259 13 3 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter, surSubscriptions and donations ... 73 0 0 gery and dispensary ... ... 4953 Patients'payments ... ... 312 0 3 Fuel and light ... ... ... 70 8 6 Bedding and clothing, repairs, furniture,'and earthenware ... ... 179 17 4 ' ' ' Salaries and wages ... ... 440 4 4 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 380 Other expenses... ... ... 63 10 5 Total ... ...£996 10 11 Total ... £1,063 19 0 Queenstown Hospital, 25th December, 1892. I found this hospital in good order. lam glad to notice that there is for the year a decrease of 2s. lfd. in the daily cost per head.

EEEFTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 5 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 55 Total under treatment ... ... ... 60 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 47 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Bemaining on 31st March, 1893 ... ... ... . . 7 Sex. —56 males, 4 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Inangahua, Buller, and Grey Counties. Country. —England, 15 ; Scotland, 5 ; Ireland, 16; Wales, 4 ; New Zealand, 16; United States of America, 1; Nova Scotia, 1 ; Germany, 2. Beligion. —Church of England, 29; Boman Catholic, 17 ; Presbyterian, 7; Wesleyan, 4; Salvationist, 2 ; Lutheran, 1. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 3,611; individual average days' stay, 60-18. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 2d. ; less patients' payments, ss. lid. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 73; attendances, 395. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. ' £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 549 7 10 Bations ... ... ... 223 18 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 100 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 19 4 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 361 10 11 Surgery and dispensary ... 108 15 10 Patients'payments ... ... 43 14 7 Fuel and light... ... ... 51 8 5 Balance from last year ... ... 247 16 9 Bedding and clothing ... ... 32 4 5 Furniture and earthenware ... 1586 Washing and laundry ... ... 6 11 11 Salaries and wages ... ... 538 15 0 Funerals ... ... ... 6 12 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 14 11 2 Additions to buildings ... ... 32 3 11 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 36 4 5 Insurance ... ... ... 939 Commission ... ... ..... 15 3 9 Other expenses ... ... 34 7 7 Total £1,302 10 1 Total £1,144 13 3