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Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 345 19 8 Rations ... ... ... 177 19 5 Local bodies ... ... ... 180 14 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 316 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 112 3 1 Surgery and dispensary ... 139 12 8 Patients'payments ... ... 307 18 7 \ Fuel and light ... ... 81 17 0 Other sources... ... ... 0 16 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 0 15 3 Balance from last year... ... 409 7 2 Furniture and earthenware ... 812 Washing and laundry ... ... 5 4 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 576 12 8 Water-supply... ... ... 800 Funerals ... ... ... 10 0 0 Repairs and additions ... ... 85 14 7 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 11 3 10 Other expenses ... ... 67 11 3 Total ... ...£1,356 19 2 Total ... ...£1,176 8 3 Visited 14th February, 1905.—1t is always a pleasure to me to visit this Hospital. There were eight patients on the day of my visit. Dr. McKnight is a thoroughly reliable man, and Mrs. and Mr. Byrne second his efforts in the most praiseworthy manner. All the patients spoke in the highest terms of the universal kindness with which they were treated. Everything was in perfect order. A fine supply of new instruments had just arrived.

NELSON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1904 ... ... ... 38 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 260 Total under treatment .. ... ... 298 Discharged ... ... ... .... ... ... 261 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Remaining on 31st March, 1905 ... ... 25 Sex. —183 males, 115 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Waimea County, 281 ; Buller, 6 ; Marlborough, 1 ; Wellington, 3; Greymouth, 1; Christehurch, 1; Wanganui, 1; Picton, 1; Dunedin, 2; Australia, 1. Country.— -New Zealand, 150; England, 63 ; Scotland, 26 ; Ireland, 29 ; Australia, 1; Naples, 1; Shetland Islands, 2; South America, 2; China, 1 ; Sweden, 3; Norway, 1; Tasmania, 1 ; Wales, 14 ; British Guiana, 1; Germany, 1 ; Italy, 1; Portugal, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 140 : Presbyterian, 32 ; Church of Rome, 45 ; Wesleyan, 28 ; Baptist, 18 ; Plymouth Brethren, 11; Church of Christ, 8 ; Congregationalist, 8 ; Freethinkers, 3 ; Salvation Army, 5. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 9,351; individual average days' stay, 31-38. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 2|-d ; less patients' payments, ss. 6^-d. Outdoor Patients. —Attendances, 1,028. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 930 84 j Rations ... ... ... 646 19 4 Local bodies ... .. ... 885 00 | Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 31 3 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 16 16 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 476 8 4 Rents ... ... ... 197 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 183 4 8 Patients'payments ... ... 311 17 2 Bedding and clothing ... ... 73 3 3 Other sources ... ... ... 14 13 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 19 1 4 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,177 18 6 Water-supply... ... ... 17 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 23 17 0 Repairs ... ... ... 36 18 9 New buildings ... ... 66 4 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... .... ... 34 4 9 Insurance ... ... ... 28 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 89 13 1 Total ... ...£2,355 15 0 Total . ...£2,903 16 0