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Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 651 2 0 Bations ... ... ... 448 10 10 Local bodies ... ... ... 422 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 714 0 Subscriptions.and donations ... 143 2 2 Surgery and dispensary... ... 17 8 1 Patients'payments ... ... 131 10 1 Fuel and light. . ... ... 112 18 4 Balance from last year ... ... 82 0 3 Bedding and clothing ... ... 715 10 Furniture and earthenware ... 33 18 4 Washing and laundry ... ... 13 10 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 619 4 5 Funerals ... ... ... 36 2 0 Bepairs (including painting) ... 89 11 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 18 4 3 Interest ... ... ... 2 18 1 Insurance ... ... ... 21 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 44 18 10 Total .... ...£1,429 14 6 Total ... ...£1,473 14 0 Waipawa Hospital, 27th April, 1893. There nothing new to report about this institution; all its departments are working well.

WANGANUI HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 25 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 234 Total under treatment ... ... ... 259 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 219 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 Bemaining on 31st March, 1893... ... ... ... 19 Sex. —216 males, 43 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Wanganui District, 188; other places, 71. Nationality. —English, 98; Scotch, 14 ; Irish, 47; Colonial, 86; Norwegian, 3 ; Swedish, 2 ; German, 4; Danish, 3; Dutch, 1; Syrian, 1. Beligion. —Church of England, 108 ; Boman Catholic, 60; Presbyterian, 30 ; Wesleyan, 15; Baptist, 8 ; Brethren, 7 ; Salvation Army, 7 ; Lutheran, 6 ; Methodist, 1. Unknown, 17. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 7,891; individual average days' stay, 30-46. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 4^-d.; less patients' payments, 3s. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 75 ; attendances, 363. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 437 16 1 Bations ... ... ... 388 1111 Local bodies ... ... ... 350 18 8 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 23 4 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 30 11 4 Surgery and dispensary... ... 210 12 6 Bents ... ... ... 323 18 3 Fuel and light ... ... ... 106 19 5 Patients'payments ... ... 545 6 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 28 18 0 Other sources ... ... ... 1157 Furniture and earthenware ... 7812 0 Balance from last year ... ... 108 14 4 Washing and laundry ... ... 44 13 6 Salaries and wages ... • ... 665 12 9 Water-supply and rates... ... 26 3 9 Funerals ... ... ... 13 2 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 23 7 4 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 16 16 6 Interest ... ... ... 156 Insurance ... ... ... 17 10 0 Other expenses ... ... 82411 Total ... ...£1,799 0 3 Total £1,727 14 7 Wanganui Hospital, Bth March, 1893. This hospital has exemplified during the year the very serious drawbacks which attach to a system of female nursing. I hope the experience thus gained will be laid to heart all over the colony, and impress on those concerned the necessity of avoiding the very appearance of evil. A new hospital, will, I hope, soon be under way as the old one is simply a makeshift.