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Eecbipts and Expendituke. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 720 16 8 Eations ... ... ... 57834 Local bodies... ... ... 590 4 1 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 84 9 2 Subscriptions and donations ... 59 17 3 Surgery and dispensarj- ... 174 14 3 Bents ... ... ... 23 0 0 Fuel and light... ... ... 133 7 8 Patients'payments ... ... 423 16 7 j Bedding and clothing ... ... 25 511 Other sources ... ... 25 2 0 J Furniture and earthenware ... 79 11 10 Salaries and wages ... ... 618 17 6 Funerals ... ... ... 800 Repairs ... ... ... 70 19 1 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery, &c. ... ... 17 19 6 Insurance ... ... ... 13 19 0 Other expenses ... ... 37 9 9 Total ... ... £1,842 16 7 Total ... ...£1,842 16 7 Visited 10th September and 17th December, 1903. —-This hospital is well and economically managed by an efficient matron, Miss Hayward. Good work is being done by Dr. Mackenzie. Like all West Coast hospitals, Westport is hampered by the number of old men housed in its wards.

WHANGAEEI HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 7 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 83 Total under treatment ... ... ... 90 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 3 Sex. —7l males, 19 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Bay of Islands, 12 ; Whangarei, 76 ; Hobson, 2. Country. — England, 16; Scotland, 10; Ireland, 4; New Zealand, 43; Australia, 5 America, 2; Austria, 3; France, 4; Sweden, 1; Norway, 1 ; unknown, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 35; Roman Catholic, 17; Presbyterian, 23; Wesleyaii, 11; Lutheran, 1 ; Salvationist, 1 ; Mormon, 1 ; no religion, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,080; individual average days' stay, 23-11. Daily average cost per head, ss. BJd. ; less patients' payments, 4s. Bd. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 350 18 11 Rations ... ... ... 169 3 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 293 6 10 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 1 12 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 144 0 6 Surgery and dispensary ... 135 0 0 Patients'payments ... ... 105 9 8 Fuel and light ... ... 27 16 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 21 3 1 Washing and laundry ... ... 1 14 8 Salaries and wages ... ... 197 18 0 Funerals ... ... ... 16 2 0 Repairs ... ... ... 9 0 2 Additions to buildings... ... 172 7 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 0 19 3 Insurance ... ... ... 11 0 0 Eawene Cottage Hospital ... 130 0 0 Total ... ... £893 15 11 Total ... ... £893 15 11 Visited 14th January.—l visited this Hospital accompanied by Mr. Mackenzie, the Chairman, who lives near and takes a great interest in the institution. Miss Stewart, the Matron, is now a registered nurse. The Hospital was in very good order. I pointed out to the Chairman a very serious structural defect. There are steps intervening between the main building and the kitchen, and up these steps nurses have to carry meals backwards and forwards to the wards. The Chairman promised that this defect should be rectified. I have, &c, D. MacGkegor, M.A., M.8., Inspector-General of Hospitals and Charitable Institutions, The Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington.

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