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Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 3.lst March, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance from last year... ...2,737 16 9 Rations ... ... 798 13 9 From Government ... ... 3,788 14 11 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter . . 24 5 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,780 1 2 Surgery and dispensary .., 455 2 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 301 16 5 Fuel and light ... 492 10 8 Bequest ... ... ... 3 810 Bedding and clothing ... ... 189 0 3 Patients'payments ... ... 1,046 0 2 Furniture and earthenware 272 0 10 Other sources (principal items — Washing and laundry ... ... 92 4 3 Hire of ambulance for private Salaries and wages ... ... 1,547 1 2 use, £10 lis. 6d.; sale of cow, Funerals ... ... ..- 13 18 0 £5 os. 9d. ; contractors' de- Repairs ... 89 12 0 posits, £37) ... ... 53 7 9 Additions to buildings ... ... 876 10 0 New buildings ... ... 2,435 2 10 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 70 6 2 Interest ... ... ... 0 14 0 Insurance ... ... ... 59 4 10 Other expenses (principal items— Deposit on purchase of land, £70 ; maintenance and improvement of grounds, £126 165.; working ambulance - van, £21 18s. 3d. ; repairs to ambulancevan, £27 lis. 6d.; members' travelling-expenses, £38 os. 4d.; contractors' deposits, £127 10s.) 458 19 2 Total ... ...£9,711 6 0 Total .., £7,875 5 5 Visited 24th April, 1907, and 25th December, 1907.—Great changes have been made at this Hospital during the year. The ward that was once used for gynaecological cases, and which was not suitable for operation cases, is now being used for old men, two malignant cases being there. The new wards were opened on the 25th September. They are very complete in every detail, as are also the bathrooms and lavatories. They are warmed by radiators, heated by steam from a small furnace. The erection of a new operating-room is under consideration. A new system for the sisters has been instituted by Miss Doherty, three being on day and one on night duty. It seems to work very satisfactorily. Improvements are projected in the kitchen and laundry : both are badly needed. I regret to state that Miss Doherty, who has done such splendid service for this institution, has resigned. The Hospital is very well managed.

io. Thames hospital. Governing body : Thames Hospital Trustees. Resident medical staff : Dr. Walsh. Nursing staff: Matron, Miss Stewart; 4 registered nurses and 7 probationers. Domestic staff : 1 cook, 1 housemaid, 1 laundress, 1 porter, 1 gardener. Number of beds available for males, 36; for females, 18 : total, 54. Number of patients under treatment during year : In-patients—male 358, female 155—total 513; out-patients, 430 (number of attendances, 2,959). In-patients: Average days' stay, 28; average daily cost per head, 3s. 4Jd. (cost after deducting patients' payments, 25.). Percentage of cost of administration on maintenance expenditure, 36'7. Localities from which patients came : Waihi Hospital District, 3; Waikato Hospital District, 5; Thames Hospital District, 505. Nationality of patients: New-Zealanders, 333; English, 82; Scotch, 22; Irish, 36; Australian, 19; Austrian, 3; United States, 4; Scandinavian, 2; various, 12. Religion : Church of England, 245; Roman Catholic, 118; Presbyterian, 69; Primitive Methodist, 9; Baptist, 10; Congregationalist, 5; Wesleyan, 46; Salvation Army, 4; various, 7,