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Johnston, Miriam Mayze, Ethel Naylor. Arthur Albert O'Donnell, David Riddle, Ellen Mary Sadler, George Shand, Isabel Stuart, John D. Woods, Sloan B. Woods, John Wright. Financial h'r<n/ix. —The details of expenditure are given in Tables XX and XXI. The expenditure in different institutions must perforce vary according to circumstances — f.g., local prices, freights on supplies, climate governing fuel and nature of clothing, scattered or concentrated buildings and farm lands, number of patients entailing proportionately more or less paid labour, and so forth. But in each hospital expenditure is carefully considered, and economy —that is, a providing for all that is necessary without waste —enforced. What has been said regarding vital statistics refers equally to expenditure, too much must not be inferred in comparing one year with another : —

In this table Head Office salaries and expenses (£2,146 3s. 10d.) and medical fees (£1,346 165.) are omitted. Giving these value, the net annual cost per patient is £25 2s. l£d., as against .£25 Os. 9Jd. for 1909, an increase of Is. 4d. In stating the cost per patient above, interest on capital expenditure is omitted, and also for repairs charged to the Public Works Consolidated Fund. Adding these items, the approximate full cost per annum will be — s. d. £ s. d. Average gross cost in mental hospitals ... ... ... ... 33 9 0i Proportion of Head Office salaries and expenses ... ... 12 6J fees for medical certificates, &c. ... ... 7 10J . 1.0 4} interest (averaged at 4 per cent.) on Public Works expenditure from July, 1877, to 31st March, 1911 ... 6 19 4* Proportion of interest (averaged at 4£ per cent.) for capital cost previous to above period ... ... ... ... 0 14 6 Gross cost ... ... ... ••• • ■ • ... 42 3 3J Less receipts for maintenance and sale of produce ... 9 7 3f Net cost ... ... ... ... ... £32 15 1H In 1909 the full cost so reckoned was £42 Bs. and the net £31 18s. 4£d. It will be seen that in the aggregate there has been a decrease of Is. lid. per patient in the institutions, but when the entire expenditure is taken into account there has been an increase of Is. Id. pev head. We must look forward to a further increase, because the expense is disproportionate when development is taking place, and the increase in numbers has necessitated the appointment of additional officers. Farming Operations. — Hereunder is the statement of expenditure and receipts, &c, in connection with the farms at the mental hospitals:— Or. £ s. d. CV. f b. d To Silaries and wages .. .. .. 2,699 110 By Cash sales of produce, &o. .. .. 5,695 17 7 Feed ~ .. .. .. '2,843 16 0 Value of produce grown on farms and Seeds, &c, manures .. .. 865 14 4 j consumed in the mental hospitals .. 12,106 IT 5 Implements, harness, repairs, &c. .. 683 95 j Stock .. .. •• .. 523 5 2 Rent, rates, &o. .. .. .. 658 11 7 Fencing, roadine, &c. .. • .. 189 8 3 Harvesting, threehing, &c. .. .. 92 12 4 Railages ........ 125 19 10 Buildings .. .. .. .. 63 12 5 Sundries.. .. .. .. 157 2 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 8,900 1 4 £17,802 15 0 £17,802 15 0 This is a very satisfactory statement. Compared with 1909, the cash sales have increased by £5 6s. Bd., and the value of produce consumed has increased by £569 2s. 9d.

1910. 1909. 1910. 1910. Mental Hospital. Total Cost per Patient, lees Total Cost Receipts for per Patient. Maintenance, ] Sales of Produce, &e. Total Cost per Patient, less Total Cost Receipts for ; „ i_«-.-, per Patient. Maintenance, ' »«»»•"»• Sales of Produce, &c. Auckland Christchureh Seacliff Hokitika Nelson Porirua Wellington" £ a. a. £■ s. d. 26 9 9 19 15 7 34 17 6 22 15 7 40 1 7£ 27 14 6 25 15 2f 22 6 2} 29 7 3} 23 10 3" 38 8 10 25 5 8 t a. d. £ s. d. : £ s. d. £ s. d. 25 15 11| 17 13 1H •■■ 2 1 7i 38 2 9i 23 2 3f 0 6 8f 42 4 1 29 2 10 1 8 4 26 4 4i 23 9 10f , 1 3 8$ 30 4 5 22 15 7f : ... 0 14 7} 33 19 5 25 1 9| j ... 0 3 10* Averages ... 33 9 0* 24 1 8f 34 13 3* 24 2 10} 0 1 H * Closed 8th June, 1910.