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Bevenue and Expenditure. Bevenue. £ s. d. ! Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 403 9 9 Bations ... ... ... 197 10 7 Subscriptions and donations ... 222 1 10 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 6 2 3 Patients' payments ... ... 80 6 7 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 60 10 5 Other sources ... ... ... 26 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 40 12 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 57 12 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 50 11 2 Washing and laundry ... ... 15100 Salaries and wages ... ... 288 10 8 Water-supply ... 58 15 0 Funerals ... ... ... 3 0 0 Bepairs ... ... ... 31 13 6 Additions ... ... ... 45 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 15 3 0 Interest ... ... ... 9 16 3 Insurance ... ... ... 13 10 0 Commission ... ... ... 25 3 4 Other expenses... ... ... 31 14 0 Total ... ... £731 18 2 Total ... £950 15 2 I was pleased to find an efficient staff of nurses established here since my last visit. The nursing proper was good. The matron, Miss Heath, whom I had favourably known at Wellington Hospital, was on night duty attending a serious case, so I did not disturb her. I had occasion, however, to write, calling her attention pointedly to certain oversights which I have no doubt will be at once remedied. The male assistant did not seem to me to be of much use. The grounds and the garden show a falling-off from their former condition.

NAPIEB HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1897 ... ... ... 29 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 386 Total under treatment ... ... ... 415 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 362 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 Bemaining on 31st March, 1898... ... ... ... 29 Sex. —281 males, 134 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Hawke's Bay and adjoining districts. Country. —England, 112 ; Scotland, 24; Ireland, 37 ; New Zealand, 215; Australia, 3 ; Tasmania, 1; Germany, 2; Norway, 4; America, 3; Denmark, 3 ; Sweden, 2; Canada, 2; India, 2 ; France, 2 ; Chili, 1; Guernsey, 1; Chatham Islands, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 205; Boman Catholic, 96; Presbyterian, 65; Wesleyan, 28; Jewish, 1; Lutheran, 4; Salvation Army, 2; Methodist, 2; Adventist, 2; Congregationalist, 5; Plymouth Brethren, 1; Baptist, 3 ; Freethinker, 1. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 9,482; individual average days' stay, 22-85. Daily average cost per head, 6s. lljd.; less patients' payments, ss. llfd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 1,055. Bevenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ...1,050 810 Bations ... ... ... 746 18 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 675 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 19 1 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 401 19 1 Surgery and dispensary... ... 265 1 4 Bequest ... ... ... 232 11 9 Fuel and light... ... ... 196 19 6 Bents ... ... ... 50 8 6 Bedding and clothing, furniture, and Patients' payments ... ... 458 16 2 earthenware... ... ... 267 6 1 Other sources ... ... ... 329 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,192 14 9 Balance from last year ... ... 435 7 6 Water-supply ... ... ... 29 0 0 Additions to buildings, and repairs 390 510 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 47 5 4 Insurance ... ... ... 60 11 6 Commission ... ... ... 19 6 6 Other expenses ... ... 61 3 2 Total ... ...£3,307 14 7 Total ... ...£3,295 13 1