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Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. ; Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 364 18 5 Eations ... ... ... 173 4 2 Local bodies ... ... ... 116 5 7 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... -.. 4 6 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 7714 6 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 37 10 7 Patients' payments ... ... 173 6 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 29 9 1 Salaries and wages ... ... 348 17 10 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 10 3 6 Commission ... ... ... 488 Insurance ... .rr ... 8 8 9 Other expenses... ... ... 83 14 0 Total £732 5 0 Total £700 3 1 Visited 12th December.—Six men and one woman patient. A new isolation-ward was in course of building.* Everything satisfactory. During Dr. Bell Thomson's absence in England Dr. Mcßrearty will be in charge.

ASHBUETON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... ... ... 13 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 262 Total under treatment ... ... ... 275 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 261 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Eemaining on 31st March, 1900 ... ... 9 Sex. —218 males, 57 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Ashburton, 245 ; Christchurch, 13; Timaru, 1. Nationality. —British, 128; New Zealand, 121; Australians, 8; German, 1; Swede, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 112 ; Presbyterian, 53; Eoman Catholic, 57 ; Wesleyan, 35; Jewish, 1; Agnostic, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 4,509; individual average days' stay, Daily average cost per head, 7s. 2Jd.; less patients' payments, 6s. 4Jd. Outdoor Patients. —None. Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 700 0 0 Eations and light ... ... 485 1 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 770 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 12 7 0 Patients'payments ... . 185 16 6 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 176 510 Other sources ... ... ... 15 16 0 Fuel ... ... ... ... 77 2 3 Balance from last year ... ... 48 1 5 Bedding and clothing ... ... 28 0 9 Furniture and earthenware ... 37 6 9 Washing and laundry ... ... 450 Salaries and wages ... ... 586 10 5 Water-supply ... ... ... 65 18 3 Funerals ... ... ... 350 Eepairs ... ... ... 43 14 11 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 13 5 0 Interest ... ... ... 1 17 6 Insurance ... ... ... 7 19 0 Commission ... ... ... 3 811 Other expenses... ... ... 73 15 7 Total ... £1,719 13 11 Total .. £1,620 3 10 Visited 29th November and 22nd May.—On latter date there were nine men and one woman patient. There have been changes here recently. Mrs. Mackay, Matron for many years past, has been succeeded by Miss Me Andrew, formerly Matron of Kumara and later of Greymouth Hospitals. Many nursing and -sanitary reforms were needed, and we may hope that before long Miss McAndrew and her staff will make this an up-to-date little hospital.