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DUNSTAN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ... ... ... 2 Admitted during the year ... .. ... ... 52 Total under treatment ... ... ... 54 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Remaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 4 Sex. —49 males, 5 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Alexandra, 13; Clyde, 13; Bald Hill Flat, 4; Matakanui, 3 ; Ophir, 7 ; Lauder, 1; Galloway, 2 ; Ida Valley, 5 ; Earnscleugh 4 ; Chatto, 2. Nationality. —English, 4 ; Scotch, 8 ; Irish, 11; New Zealand, 17 ; Australian, 3 ; China, 9 ; West Indies, 1; Prance, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 7; Roman Catholic, 11; Presbyterian, 26 ; Confucian, 9 ; Freethinker, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 1,389; individual average days' stay, 22. Daily average cost per head, 10s. llfd.; less patients' payments, 9s. 6d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 32 ; attendances, 54. Receipts and Expbndituee. Receipts. . £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 371 7 7 Rations ... ... ... 136 6 1 Local bodies ... ... ... 219 6 3 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 8 16 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 108 11 1 Surgery and dispensary ... 32 17 10 Patients'payments ... ... 107 12 10 Fuel and light ... ... 25 2 8 Balance from last year ... 3 10 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 6 18 5 Furniture and earthenware ... 13 18 11 Salaries and wages ... ... 472 18 3 Water-supply ... ... 15 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 4 0 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery...- ... ... 11 11 0 Interest, &c. ... ... ... 2 11 0 Insurance ... ... ... 10 7 3 Commission ... ... ... 3 4 11 Other expenses ... ... 19 9 6 Total ... ... £810 7 9 Total ... ... £763 110 GISBORNE HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ... ... ... 26 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 336 Total under treatment ... ... ... 362 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ••• 308 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Remaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 29 Sex. —261 males, 101 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Cook County. Nationality. —British, 356 ; foreign, 6. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 9,560; individual average days' stay, 26'41. Daily average cost per head, ss. 3£d.; less patients' payments, 4s. 6fd. Receipts and Expenditube. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,103 2 1 Rations ... ... ... 426 19 10 Local bodies... ... ... 750 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 13 18 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 290 6 1 Surgery and dispensary ... 287 3 1 Rents ... ... ... 25 14 0 Fuel and light ... ... 182 8 1 Patients'payments ... ... 455 10 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 109 8 8 Other sources ... ... 41 2 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 177 6 4 Balance from last year ... 988 18 3 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,048 11 1 Repairs ... ... ... 181 3 5 New buildings ... ... 683 18 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 23 9 0 Interest ... ... ... 7 13 0 Insurance ... ... ... 35 17 1 Commission ... ... ... 369 Sanitation ... ... ... 25 5 0 Other expenses ... ... 2110 Total .. ... £3,654 13 5 Total ... ... £3,227 9 4