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CBOMWELL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 3 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 61 Total under treatment ... ... ... 64 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... . . 6 Sex.— 59 males, 5 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Cromwell district, 54; Lindis district, 4; Pembroke and Hawera Fiat, 4 ; Naseby, 1; Greymouth, 1. Country. —England, 20; Scotland, 5; Ireland, 8; New Zealand, 18; Australia, 7; China, 4; Tasmania, J ; Wales, 1. Religion. — Soman Catholic, 5; Church of England, 31; Presbyterian, 21; Wesleyan, 3; Confucian, 4. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 1,738; individual average days' stay, 2715. Daily average cost per head, 9s. Hid. ; less patients' payments, 7s. BJd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 35 ; attendances, 62. Receipts and Expendituke. Receipts. £ s. d. | Expenditure. & s. d. From Government ... ... 429 18 0 Rations ... ... ... 123 6 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 197 14 3 Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 815 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 125 2 0 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 54 11 0 Rent ... ... ... 50 0 j Fuel and light ... ... ... 22 15 10 Patients'payments ... ... 196 5 8 Bedding anrl clothing ... ... 18 14 1 Other sources ... ... ... 11 14 6 : Furniture and earthenware ... 36 13 11 Balance from last year ... ... 307 11 4 I Salaries and wages ... ... 477 7 3 J Water-supply ... ... ... 10 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 3 15 0 Repairs .. ... ... 21 2 5 New buildings ... ... ... 81 10 0 Printing, advertising, &c. ... 11 7 9 Insurance ... ... ... 10 7 0 Commission ... ... ... 0 10 0 I Other expenses... ... ... 66 13 8 Total ... £1,273 5 9 Total ... £947 9 6 Visited 11th May.—This Hospital has reverted to the old style of management under a man and wife.

DUNEDIN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 94 Admitted during the year ... .. ... ... 1,285 Total under treatment ... ... ... 1,379 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,155 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 133 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 91 Sex. —842 males, 587 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Dunedin and suburbs, 884 ; Auckland, 2 ; Allanton, 7; Abbotsford, 5; Balclutha, 15; Clinton, 7; Catlin's, 12; Gore, 6; Green Island, 6; Henley, 4. Hillgrove, 4; Invercargill, 5 ; Kelso, 4 ; Kaitangata, 14; Lawrence, 5; Middlemarch, 9 ; Mosgiel, 23; Milton, 26; Merton, 4; Maheno, 4; Macrae's, 5; Mataura, 4; Owaka, 11; Oamaru, 6; Port Chalmers, 27 ; Palmerston, 26; Roxburgh, 7 ; Taieri, 11; Timaru, 11 ; Waikouaiti, 12 ; Waitati, 4 ; Woodside, 4 ; Waikaia, 5 ; shipping, 14 ; others, 186. Country.—New Zealand, 688 ; England, 203 ; Scotland, 203; Ireland, 131; United States, 4 ; Austria, 2; Assyria, 1; born at sea, 6; Canton, 18; Denmark, 3; Finland, 4; Germany, 6; Greece, 1; India, 2; Italy, 1; Jersey, 2; New South Wales, 12; Norway, 5; Palestine, 1; Rournania, 1; Queensland, 1; Sweden, 5; South Australia, 7 ; Tasmania, 21; Victoria, 47 ; West Indies, 2 ; Mauritius, 2. Religion. —Presbyterian, 555; Church of England, 387 ; Roman Catholic, 206; Baptist, 49 ; Brethren, 8 ; Christadelphian, 2 ; Congregationalist, 14 ; Church of Christ, 15 ; Catholic Apostolic, 1; Confucian, 18; Freethinker, 1; Greek Church, 2; Jewish, 2; Lutheran, 12; no religion, 4 ; Quaker, 1; Methodist, 1; Salvationist, 12; Wesleyan, 89. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 37,256 ; individual average days' stay, 27. Daily average cost per head, 4s. lOfd.; less patients' payments, 3s. ll^d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 1,540; attendances, 4,563.