103

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS X.—MENTAL HOSPITALS, PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Number of ifficers in each Class. Item. 1919-20. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID— continued. 1919-20. £ £ VOTE No. 26— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Miscellaneous Charges, including— continued. Grant to Professor S. T. Champtaloup, Otago University, towards travelling-expenses in consideration of report on bacteriological methods abroad Infectious diseases Influenza epidemic expenses, gratuities, &c. Maternity homes, refund of fees Medical and nursing aid to Maoris (exclusive of salaries) Relief to enemy aliens Relief to epidemic widows and widowers and their dependents, and expenses incidental thereto Retiring-allowance at the rate of £36 per annum to G. A. Birch, late clerk Dunedin District Office, retired medically unfit Stranded New Zealanders (advances to and expenses in connection with) Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote 50 500 170,000 50 3,000 200 60,000 36 1,000 200 Institutions under control of the Department—• Wages — St. Helens Hospital, Auckland St. Helens Hospital, Wellington St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin St. Helens Hospital, Invercargill Rotorua Cottage Hospital Te Waikato Sanatorium Townley St. Helens Hospital, Gisborne... Otaki Hospital Otaki Sanatorium 248,081 350 000 450 350 350 450 3,500 300 600 1,150 Maintenance— St. Helens Hospital, Auckland St. Helens Hospital, Wellington St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin St. Helens Hospital, Invercargill Rotorua Cottage Hospital Te Waikato Sanatorium Townley St. Helens Hospital, Gisborne... Otaki Hospital Otaki Sanatorium 8,100 1,400 1,650 1,700 1,300 800 1,600 8,500 750 650 2,000 Less — Estimated credits under section 48 £ of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 34,500 Amount to be recovered from the Civil List, Native, &c. ... 3,500 20,350 344,998 38,000 Total—Vote No. 306,998 346,18: TO >ta: OF CLASS X £564,72!