H.—22.

Palmerston North Hospital— continued. Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1909 —continued.

Return regarding Cost of Maintenance of Grounds.

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Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,761 11 11 £ s. d. (a.) Maintenance — continued. IV. Salaries and wages • — 28. Medical 29. Dispensers, &c. 30. Nursing 31. Engineers, porters, &c. 32. Domestic staff Total salaries and wages Total maintenance 282 7 690 7 26 0 251. 7 0 0 0 0 1,250 1 0 4,011 12 11 (b.) Administration. 33. Board's travelling-expenses, &c. 34. Secretary and assistant's salaries 35. Office printing and stationery 36. Postage, telegrams, and telephone 37. Office-rent 38. Advertising 39. Sundries (principal items) :— Secretary's travelling-expenses LegalTexpenses Sundries Total sundries Total administration 35 18 0 170 16 8 40 14 0 24 18 11 4 11 6 4 6 1 1 2 5 2 0 0 7 12 2 284 11 3 Total maintenance and administration 4,296 4 2 (c.) Capital expenditure. 40. Land 41. Buildings 42. Equipment 43. Other capital expenditure (principal items): — Grounds Total of other capital expenditure .. Total capital expenditure.. 637 2 1 2,378 14 11 304 3 7 85 6 9 85 6 0 3,405 7 4 (d.) Miscellaneous expenditure. 44. Rent, rates, and taxes 45. Interest 46. Pensions 47. Sundries (principal items): — Contractors' deposits refunded Total of sundries Total miscellaneous expenditure 150 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 Total expenditure 7,851 11 6

1. Area : — Area of pleasure-grounds „ kitchen-garden .. „ paddock and farm land (all in grass) Area occupied by yards and buildings A. K. P. 2 3 0 1 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 Total area 19 3 0 2. Employees : — (a.) Number of hands employed, other than inmates : 2—1 whole time, 1 part time. (b.) Wages paid during year :-•- (1.) Other than inmates (2.) To inmates £ s. d. 164 8 0 Nil Total wages 164 8 0