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Receipts and Expenditure. Beceipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 2,059 0 1 Eations ... ... ... 49 4 8 Local Bodies ... ... ... 13010 0 Wines, spirits, &g: ... ... 010 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 787 10 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 199 4 0 Patients'.payments ... ... 52 19 1 Fuel and light... ... ... 30 16 8 Other sources ... ... 27 17 9 Bedding, clothing, furniture, &c. ... 363 12 11 Balance from last year... ... 544 15 10 Salaries and wages ... ... 510 17 1 Water-supply ... ... 120 18 9 New buildings ... ... 1,696 10 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 18 15 0 Insurance ... ... ... 25 16 3 Other expenses ... ... 439 17 0 Total ... ...£3,602 12 9 Total ... ...£3,456 3 4 Visited 10th January.—This is a well-situated and well-built Hoapital. Miss Rowles, whom I have known for many years as a first-class nurse in the Auckland Hospital, is the Matron.

OAMARU HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 .. ... ... 20 Admitted during the year ... ... ... 208 Total under treatment ... .. .. 228 Discharged ... ... ... ... . . ... 193 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 .. ... 22 Sex. —l 37 males, 91 females. Localities from tvhich Patients came. —Oamaru town, 84 ; Waitaki County, 124 ; outside districts and shipping, 20. Country. —England, 29; Scotland, 39; Ireland, 34; New Zealand, 106; Australia, 14; America, 3; Spain, 1; Poland, 1; Denmark, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 62; Roman Catholic, 52 ; Presbyterian, 96 ; Wesleyan, 8 ; Baptist, 3 ; Salvation Army, 6 ; no religion, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 5,689; individual average days' stay, 24-95. Daily average cost per head, ss. 6d.; less patients' payments, 4s. BJd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 88 ; attendances, 613. Receipts and Expenditure. Beceipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government .. ... 131 14 11' Rations ... ... ... 430 2 4 Subscriptions and donations ... 103 3 9 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 13 711 Rents ... ... ... 828 4 6 Surgery and dispensary ... 112 7 4 Patients'payments ... ... 224 8 0 Fuel and light .. ... 150 0 6 Other sources ... ... 299 1110 Bedding and clothing ... ... 39 7 5 Furniture and earthenware ... 68 7 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 558 15 9 Funerals ... ... ... 15 16 0 Repairs and additions ... ... 106 1 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 994 Interest ... ... ... 1 17 6 Insurance ... ... ... 10 13 7 Other expenses ... ... 51 2 1 Total ... ...£1,587 3 0 Total ... ...£1,567 8 3 Visited 25th March. —Clean, and in good order.

OTAKI HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 4 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 76 Total under treatment ... ... ... 80 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 Died 2 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ~, 8