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Home for Defectives, Richmond. —The Education Department, from whom we originally took over this estate, has arranged with us to retake it. They are building accommodation for a special school for girls, and in due course we will betake ourselves to Tokanui, as the extent of this estate is really too small for our purposes. However, in order to add to the safety of the more helpless in case of fire, the dining-room downstairs was extended and converted into a dormitory, to which the boys were removed. Far mi) ig 0 per alio ns. The following summary of expenditure and receipts in connection with the farms at the mental hospitals demonstrates another successful year : — Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries and wages .. .. .. 4,199 16 1 By Cash sales of produce, &c. .. .. 6,640 5 6 Feed .. .. .. .. 3,136 2 5 Value of produce grown on farms and Seeds, &c., manures .. 1,043 2 1 consumed in tho mental hospitals.. 14,942 13 11 Implements, harness, repairs, &c. .. 778 7 4 Stock .. .. •• .. 637 2 11 Rents, rates, &c. .. .. .. 883 16 8 Fenoing, roading, &c. .. .. 278 19 3 Harvesting, threshing, &c, .. .. 114 18 4 Railages .. .. .. .. 113 9 6 Buildings .. .. .. .. 61 7 2 Sundries.. .. .. .. 421 14 1 Balance .. .. .. .. 9,914 3 7 £21,582 19 5 £21,582 19 5 The value of produce consumed is shown at wholesale rates ruling in the particular district. Compared with the previous year, the cash sales increased by £803 and the value of produce consumed by £313. The credit balance of the year's transactions was £695 higher. The fluctuation is partly accounted for by the addition of Tokanui. Hereunder is a statement of expenditure on individual farms :—

The statement of receipts is extended in the following table : —

These returns are highly satisfactory, for if they did not pay the cost of management the farms would remain an essential part of our system. In their beauty and spaciousness and in their varied interests we have a suitable environment for the treatment of mental disorder, and, while providing open-air occupation and recreation for patients, they ensure a plentiful supply of fresh wholesome food.

Auckland. I Christchuroh. Seaoliff. Hokitika. Nelson. Porirua. Tokanui. Total. Salaries and wages Feed Seeds,&c. .manures Implements, harness, repairs, &c. Stock Rent, rates, &o... Fenoing, reading, &c. Harvesting.threshing, &e. Railage Buildings Sundries £ s. d. 250 0 0 193 12 3 158 15 1 33 17 3 £ s. d. 510 0 0 241 1 7 112 3 2 169 8 3 & s. d. 2,181 0 0 1,606 8 4 216 5 0 221 1 2 £ s. d.i 136 15 0| 25 14 3! 24 19 7 5 4 0 £ s. a. 248 15 0 16 13 7 104 IB 10 33 17 0 £ s. d. 386 15 0 907 19 6 221 8 0 86 4 4 £ s. d. 486 10 4 144 17 11 204 12 5 223 15 4 £ s. d. 4,199 16 1 3,136 2 5 1,043 2 1 778 7 4 5 0 0 142 17 2 431 11 3 .10 13 2 24 3 0 336 17 11 82 19 5 65 4 6 106 8 0 95 10 10 115 7 6 63 7 1 197 19 6 637 2 11 883 16 8 278 19 3 10 4 6 '20 IS 4 10 19 9 54 0 6 11 2 9 49 15 1 114 18 4 18 12 4 36 7 2 187 6 0 57 8 6 25 0 0 142 4 7 37 8 8 113 9 6 61 7 2 421 14 1 32" 6 3 59 17 3 Totals 11,668 15 10 683 15 4 1,994 0 7 4,893 2 11 257 18 0 547 10 6 1,936 9 6 1,355 19 0, *

Mental Hospital. Produce sold for Cash. Value of Produce consumed. Total. Auckland Christchurch Seacliff Hokitika Nelson Porirua Tokanui £ s. d. 691 1 3 1,935 2 1 2,201 1 10 258 2 9 1,440 13 3 114 4 4 £ s. 2,670 1 3,112 9 4,433 19 427 1 1,044 13 2,460 15 793 13 d. 3 4 5 5 9 6 3 £ s. 3,361 2 5,047 LI 6,635 1 427 1 1,302 16 3,901 8 907 17 d. 6 5 3 5 6 9 7 Totals... 6,640 5 6 14,942 13 11 21,582 19 5