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Total collective days' stay in hospital, 1,552; individual average days' stay, 32-33. Daily average cost per head, Bs. 7f d.; less patients' payments, Bs. Outdoor Patients. —27. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 289 19 2 j Bations ... ... ... 151 18 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 215 2 1 ■ Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 22 1 3 Subscriptions and donations ... 79 16 0 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 917 11 Patients' payments ... ... 5150 Fuel and light ... ... ... 27176 Other sources ... ... ... 33 3 4 Bedding and clothing .... ... 12 5 2 Balance from last year ... ... 198 6 1 Furniture, earthenware, and repairs 14 7 8 Washing and laundry ... ... 012 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 375 0 0 Water-supply ... ... ... 100 Funerals ... ... ... 800 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 16 310 Insurance ... ... ... 12 19 6 Commission ... ... ... 1 10 0 Other expenses... ... ... 17 14 6 Total ... ... £867 11 8 Total ... ... £671 7 5 Dunstan Hospital, 27th February, 1894. It is contemplated to extend the ward accommodation of this hospital on a plan which, after some modifications, I approved. I found everything in good order, except that the ventilation openings in the ceiling of the wards required to be improved by tubes crowned by Boyle's ventilators or torpedoes. There is no other change of importance to report since my former visit.

GISBOENB HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1893 ... ... ... 13 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 163 Total under treatment ... ... ... 176 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 149 Died ... ... ... ... ... 15 Kemaining on 31st March, 1894 ... ... ... ... 12 Sea;. —139 males, 37 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Cook and Waiapu Counties, and Borough of Gisborne. Nationality. —British, 162 ; foreign, 14. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 4,579; individual average days' stay, 26-02. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 6fd.; less patients' payments, 3s. 9d. Be venue and Expenditube. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... .... 514 11 0 Eations ... ~ ... ... 199 11 1 Local bodies ... .... ... 340 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c.... ... 12 19 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 136 19 11 Surgery and dispensary ... 45 2 5 Eents and interest ... ... 53 10 0 Fuel and light ... ... 76 16 11 Patients'payments ... ... 187 0 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 70 11 1 Other sources ... ... 4 19 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 11 14 0 Balance from last year ... 98 14 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 515 14 2 Eepairs ... ... ... 57 5 10 Additions to buildings ... ... 146 10 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 12 13 1 Interest ... ... ... 0 8 7 Insurance ... ... ... 9 11 3 Sanitation ... ... ... 20 16 0 Purchase of property ... ... 102 1 10 Other expenses ... ... 12186 Total ... ... £1,335 14 10 Total ... ... £1,294 14 3 Gisborne Hospital, 30th March, 1894. A ward containing eight beds has been added to this hospital, at a cost of £400 for the building and £100 for the furnishing. A new wash-house and a new mortuary have also been erected. Miss Stewart (the matron) and her staff manage most admirably, and the medical work is most carefully attended to. 2—H. 22.