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

The purchases of stock do not include cattle or sheep bought for more or less immediate consumption, where we provide our own meat-supply. With regard to such stock a grazing-rate is credited to the farm and charged against the cost of meat. Where stock reared on the estate is taken to the, abattoir the farm is credited with the value. We, are now supplying meat at Seaclift', Sunnyside, Hokitika, and Tokanui, and successfully, as the patients are getting prime quality and the cost to the Department is less than it would be under contract. Even if it were a fraction more it would be justified by the uniform excellence of quality. Balance-sheets have been drawn up to demonstrate the year's work in this direction, and as. they are interesting a sample (that furnished by Sunnyside) is reproduced hereunder. Here the sheep and cattle are purchased at the, Addington Market and killed at the City Abattoir. Statement of Beef and Mutton Transactions fob 1918. Christchurch Mental Hospital. On hand, Ist January, 1918— £ s. d. On hand, Ist January, 1918— £ s. d. Beef, 1,204$ lb. at 1.-96 d. .. .. .. 20 2 8 Beef .. '.. .. 20 2 8 Mutton, 2881b, at 5-67 d, .. .. .. 0 10 1 Mutton .. .. 6 16 1 On farm, Ist January, 1918— £ s. d. Returned from abattoir during Cattle, JO at £14 12s. .. .. 140 0 0 1918— Sheep, 74 at 20s. 0-Bd. .. .. 98 0 0 Beef, 100,572 lb. at 5-25 d... 3,513 19 1 Cattle bought, 207 at £19 os. 7-ld. Mutton, 93,850 lb. at 4-87 d. 1,904 8 10 (insurance included) .. .. 4,001 5 0 Sheep bought, 1,008 at 325. 3-od. .. 2,693 15 3 Grazing on mental hospital farm— Cattle, at 4d. per day .. .. 62 9 4 Sheep, at 4d. per week .. .. 90 13 0 Abattoir charges— Cattle .. .. .. 61 5 0 Sheep , . .. .. 64 2 6 Cartage of beef from abattoir .. 25 18 10 Cartage of mutton from abattoir .. 17 12 2 Proportion butcher's salary (£75+£75) 150 0 0 Proportion incidentals at sales (50s. + 505.) .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Proportion upkeep of freezer (£so+ £50) 100 0 0 . 7,516 8 1 7,549 6 10 Less. Cattle sold at auction, 3 at £16 7s. 6d. (average) .. .. .. 49 2 6 Sheep sold at auction, 20 at 335. 9d. .. 33 15 0 On farm, 31st December, 1918— Cattle, 6at £18 10s. .. .. 11l 0 0 Sheep, 43 at 335. 7d. .. .. 72 4 I Hides sold at auction, 188 .. .. 472 16 7 Skins sold at auction .. .. 796 12 0 Hides on hand (20), valued at .. 40 0 0 Skins on hand (20), valued at 7 19 0 Fat sold (£O2 3s. lid.+£lol 13s. 3d. .. 103 17 2 Fat sold after refining (half each) .. 270 1 7 Fat, 2,203 beef and 2,202 mutton at 3d. —refined and made into soap at Mental Hospital .. .. 55 1 3 Fat, 780 lb. beef and 780 mutton at 3d. —refined in Mental Hospital and used for baking .... 19 10 0 2,098 0 2 £5,451 6 8 £5,451 6 8 Cattle slaughtered, 208 ; average dressed weight, 771 -98 lb. ; average consumption per diem, 437-98 lb. Sheep slaughtered, 1,079; average dressed weight, 55-89 lb. ; avorage consumption per diem, 254-38 lb, On hand, Ist January, 1919; Beef, 1,974$ lb. ; mutton, 1,288 lb,

Produce sold for Cash. Value of Produce consumed. Total. Mental Hospital. Luckland !hristchurch .. ieacliff lokitika kelson 'orirua tokanui £ s. d. 1,045 8 0 2,859 15 6 3,281 7 4 £ s. d. 2,978 1 4 5,172 7 10 5,322 16 5 786 14 6 1,605 11 0 3,230 11 7 638 6 10 £ s. 4,023 9 8,032 3 8,604 3 786 14 1,958 16 4,680 2 2,236 19 d. 4 4 9 6 9 9 6 353 5 9 1,449 11 2 1,598 12 8 Totals 10,588 0 5 19,734 9 6 30,322 9 11