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CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1904 ... ... ... 91 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 1,461 Total under treatment ... ... ... 1,552 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,288 Died .... ... ... ... ... ... 148 Remaining on 31st March, 1905 ... 116 Sex. —93s males, 617 females. Localities from which Patients came. — Christehurch, 794; Suburbs, 237 ; North Canterbury, 351 ; Lyttelton, 89 ; no fixed residence, 81. Country.—New Zealand, 662 ; England, 327 ; Ireland, 158 ; Scotland, 87 ; Australia, 85 ; Wales, 10 ; Tasmania, 14; Germany, 15; China, 1; Sweden, 3; North America, 4; Austria, 1; Switzerland, 1; Norway, 1; Denmark, 6 ; Finland, 3 ; Holland, 1; North India, 1; Belgium, 1; Sweden, 1 ; France, 2; Greece, 1; Syria, 3; Chathams, 1 ; unknown, 163. Religion.— Church of England, 641; Roman Catholic, 244; Presbyterian, 237; Methodist and Wesleyan, 167 ; Lutheran, 25; Congregational, 8 ; Baptist, 28 ; Greek Church, 3 ; Jewish, 3; Our Fathers, 3; Plymouth Brethren, 15; Church of Christ, 5; Salvation Army, 70; no religion, 103. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 37,520; individual average days' stay, 24-17. Daily average cost per head, ss. 6d. ; less patients' payments, 4s. lljd. Outdoor Patients. —Attendances, 10,996. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government 5,721 12 10 Eations 2,472 12 11 Local bodies 5,233 14 1 Wines, spirits, &c 63 19 7 Subscriptions and donations ... 62 0 6 Surgery and dispensary 906 610 25 ° 0 0 Fuel and light . 1,328 6 4 Patients payments 1,011 18 10 Bedding and clothing 32112 11 Other sources 16 19 0 Furniture and earthenware ... 351 13 3 Balance from last year ... 470 12 0 Salaries and wages 4,135 17 0 Funerals ... ... ...• 26 5 0 Repairs ... ... ... 283 1 8 New buildings ... ... 1,412 3 4 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 71 15 4 Insurance ... ... ... 87 210 Commission ... ... ... 2 10 9 Casual Ward, Lyttelton ... 148 0 11 Other expenses ... ... 251 18 4 Total ... £12,766 17 3 Total ... £11,863 7 0 Hospital Boards seem often to think that because things are smooth on the surface the management of their Hospital is all that could be desired. This is only the smooth surface of stagnation, allowing an accumulation of weeds to check progress. Such has been the condition of Christehurch'Hospital for the last few years, but the present Board have had details of inefficient internal management placed before them in plain terms by the honorary staff and this by Department, and seem willing to do what lies in their power to remedy the errors of former Boards.

COROMANDEL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1904 ... ... ... 1 Admitted during the year ... .. ... ... 71 Total under treatment ... ... ... 78 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 57 Died ... ... ... .. ... g Remaining on 31st March, 1905 ... ... 5 Sex. —so males, 28 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Coromandel County, 76 ; Auckland, 1; Wanganui 1. Country. — England, 11 ; Scotland, 7 ; Ireland, 9 ; New Zealand, 28 ; Australia 3 ■ Aboriginal, 12 ; Sweden, 2; Austria, 2 ; Portugal, 1; unknown, 2. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 1,732 ; individual average days' stay, 22-20. Daily average cost per head, lis. Bfd. ; less patients' payments, 10s. sd. Outdoor Patients.— -Individual cases, 118; attendances, 344,