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AKAEOA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 1 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 25 Total under treatment ... ... ... 26 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 1 Sex. —24 males, 2 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Akaroa County, Christchurch. Country. —New Zealand, 14 ; England, 4 ; Scotland, 1; Ireland, 2 ; Denmark, 2 ; Australia, 3. Religion. —Church of England, \1 ; Presbyterian, 3 ; Roman Catholic, 5 ; Lutheran, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 616 ; individual average days' stay, 2369. Daily average cost per head, 10s. 9-J-d. ; less patients' payments, 10s. Ofd. Rkceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 154 18 0 Rations ... .. ... 90 7 10 Derived from North Canterbury j Wines, &c. ... ... ... 1 14 6 Hospital Board, of which it is a . Surgery and dispensary ... . . 1742 branch hospital ... ... 154 18 0 ] Fuel and light ... ... ... 20 11 0 Patients'payments ... ... 23 0 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 150 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 52 18 6 Total ... ... £332 16 0 Total ... ... £332 16 0

COROMANDEL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 6 Admitted during the year ... .. ... ... 88 Total under treatment ... ... ... 94 Discharged ... ..: ... ... ... ... 79 Died ... ... ... .. ... ... ... 8 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 7 Sex. —58 males, 36 females. Localities from ivhich Patients came. —Coromandel County, 77 ; Auckland, 4 ; Thames, 2 ; Westport, 1; Hamilton, 1; Whangarei, 1; Whangaroa, 1; Kawakawa, 1. Country. — England, 14; Ireland, 11; New Zealand, 32; Australia, 4; Aboriginal, 21; Austria, 3 ; Switzerland, 1; Norway, 1 ; unknown, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,226 ; individual average days' stay, 2368. Daily average cost per head, 9s. ; less patients' payments, Bs. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 30; attendances, 82. Receipts and Expenditube. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 420 17 11 Rations ... ... ... 179 4 10 Local bodies... ... ... 300 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 10 3 9 Subscriptions and donations ... 85 12 5 Surgery and dispensary ... 38 19 3 Patients'payments ... ... 170 17 3 Fuel and light ... ... 76 11 1 Other sources ... ... 17 6 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 24 6 6 Balance from last year ... 147 18 5 Washing and laundry... ... 64 16 3 Salaries and wages ... ... 505 1 0 Repairs ... ... ... 87 J7 6 Printing, advertising, &c. ... 17 4 6 Insurance ... ... 15 12 6 Other expenses ... ... 41 17 3 Total ... ... £1,142 12 8 Total ... ... £1,061 14 5 Visited 29ch January.—The visit was made at an early hour of the morning, and all seemed in good-working order under Miss Street, the Matron. It is greatly to be hoped that this Hospital will continue to deserve the commendation I formerly felt justified in giving expression to.