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Table XVIII.— Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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Auckland. Christchurch. 1 Hokitika. Nelson. Porirua. | Tokanul. Head Otnce. Totals. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. ... .. 30,807 13 7 35 ; 608 13 8 , 49,445 15 10 13,686 19 0 16,142 3 5 43,114 8 10 15,682 17 6 7,086 4 10 211,574 16 8 Official visitors .. .. .. .. .. 52 10 0 25 4 0 23 2 0 10 10 0 .. 16 16 5 .. .. 128 2 5 Advertising, photographs, books, &c... .. .. 2 14 9 75 10 19 80 4 11 0 5 17 0 336 070 18 75 61 14 6 Bacteriological research .. .. .. .. 550 130 0 15 0 110 0 16 0 16 12 6 1 11 6 .. 27 40 Bedding and clothing .. .. .. .. 5,568 14 7 5,088 18 5 6,793 11 8 811 0 4 1,657 16 7 7,964 18 3 1,331 4 0 .. 29,216 3 10 Buildings, including additions, &c. .. .. .. 1,393 5 10 1,055 13 10 3,048 16 6 202 19 8 57 2 10 976 3 2 524 17 10 .. 7,258 19 8 Dental services .. .. .. .. .. 10 3 0 98 17 7 97 4 4 33 12 6 6 6 1 109 19 3 0 12 6 .. 356 15 3 Developmental work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,648 5 9 .. 1,648 5 9 Farms, maintenance of .. .. .. .. 817 17 4 2,286 11 1 4,025 111 552 10 10 1,299 18 11 1,954 7 11 2,830 16 0 .. 13,767 4 0 Fencing, draining, and roading .. .. .. 50 7 5 241 14 10 758 18 0 23 7 4 99 2 2 295 18 1 248 2 7 .. 1,717 10 5 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 48 7 4 93 8 6 391 7 6 70 19 10 121 15 6 155 17 0 107 9 5 .. 989 5 1 Fuel, light, power, cleaning, and water .. .. 4,966 0 2 5,085 13 0 5,048 15 1 1,040 6 8 2,188 1 4 5,415 19 5 1,526 10 3 .. 25,271 5 11 Funerals, expenses of .. .. .. .. 75 16 6 70 0 0 45 0 0 14 12 10 28 0 0 77 10 0 109 18 6 .. J 420 17 10 Furniture and furnishings .. .. .. .. 737 19 8 318 3 8 279 10 8 42 9 7 62 3 2 587 1 11 120 5 4 .. ! 2,147 14 0 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of .. .. 13 14 0 196 0 11 43 12 7 17 10 6 33 5 7 73 5 3 79 6 6 .. 456 15 4 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. .. 433 8 8 561 9 8 2,600 18 2 1,066 10 3 200 8 8 390 0 9 191 15 3 .. 5,444 11 5 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. .. .. 63 10 3 325 7 3 299 15 9 6 18 8 38 11 8 229 6 10 94 9 8 .. 1,058 0 1 Maintenance fees overpaid, refund of .. .. .. 40 4 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 4 0 Medical fees for certificates, &c. .. .. .. 487 4 6 444 3 8 378 5 0 49 3 0 60 1 6 643 1 7 107 12 0 2 2 0 2,171 13 3 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. .. .. 11 17 1 23 10 11 196 13 7 53 11 10 118 2 0 78 14 2 100 1 0 .. 582 10 7 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 703 8 0 607 8 0 529 9 6 13 14 0 94 14 0 174 14 0 .. 2,123 7 6 Nursing staff — ■ Engagement of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 4 0 29 4 0 3 12 0 .. 40 0 0 Uniforms, purchase of .. .. .. .. 385 2 0 431 6 9 235 19 7 122 10 10 122 12 11 520 16 6 136 16 4 .. 1,955 4 11 Office equipment .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 5 22 6 6 0 12 0 0 2 6 0 14 6 3 18 5 6 18 1 10 2 0 54 14 5 Patients, expenses connected with —• Gratuities .. .. .. .. .. 118 14 8 1 8 6 339 7 1 46 2 8 90 5 0 87 12 11 12 16 7 .. 696 7 5 " Patients' Friends" .. ... .. .. .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Recreation .. .. .. .. .. 970 9 3 1,418 16 3 1,834 16 1 295 4 3 476 16 9 1,232 18 10 438 10 5 0 11 1 6,668 2 11 Transfer .. .. .. .. .. 11 4 2 6 10 6 39 0 1 .. 8 6 6 77 4 1 20 18 8 .. 163 4 0 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. .. 66 3 1 89 13 11 100 11 6 19 6 9 29 4 5 120 16 6 34 8 3 199 6 5 659 10 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 202 5 8 268 3 2 266 19 11 79 8 8 88 5 1 241 18 4 73 19 11 140 11 10 1,361 12 7 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,929 13 4 12,832 2 5 17,779 6 2 4,105 8 2 5,396 7 2 16,416 5 1 2,951 0 9 .. 75,410 3 1 Rents and rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,964 19 7 219 17 7 .. .. .. .. .. 2,184 17 2 Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 891 12 4 921 15 2 1,136 1 3 164 8 10 295 10 5 i 1,003 7 6 213 5 0 .. 4,626 0 6 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments .. .. .. .. 218 8 3 343 5 4 305 3 8 37 3 0 113 1 2 443 17 10 54 18 9 .. 1,515 18 0 Wines, spirits, ales, and porter .. .. .. 7 15 0 15 19 10 6 8 6 13 6 2 12 6 31 17 8 .. .. 71 7 2 Telephone services, &c. .. .. .. .. 43 1 8 126 5 4 164 10 8 18 6 11 54 16 0 81 16 5 56 4 9 74 12 11 619 14 8 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 70 19 11 7 8 5 16 2 0 11 2 0 .. .. 5 9 0 35 1 7 146 2 11 Travelling-allowances .. .. .. .. 6 13 10 117 14 9 90 10 9 39 2 6 80 7 8 3 15 0 20 5 2 377 11 7 736 1 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 88 11 9 76 14 10 330 13 7 57 13 10 44 0 0 92 8 6 58 4 6 366 19 2 1,115 6 2 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals — Patients .. .. .. .. .. 98 5 6 3 16 6 93 13 8 18 0 0 57 1 6 137 15 0 11 13 0 .. 420 5 2 Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 6 7 7 0 7 1 0 .. 47 3 6 6 19 0 11 16 3 .. 81 10 3 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure .. 188 998 42 18 5 1 12 6 1 15 0 100 0 16 8 7 15 6 66 16 5 Grant in lieu of leave .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Total expenditure .. .. .. .. 64,668 2 8 71,040 16 3 97,278 13 3 i 23,240 11 3 29,049 10 6 82,731 10 5 28,992 10 8 8,319 6 4 405,321 1 4 Credits .. .. .. .. .. 22,569 13 5 23,482 11 7 31,101 1 0 3,118 18 5 9,198 10 3 29,222 19 8 11,501 4 0 .. 130,194 18 4 Net expenditure .. .. .. .. 42,098 9 3 47,558 4 8 66,177 12 3 20,121 12 10 19,851 0 3 53,508 10 9 17,491 6 8 8,319 6 4 275,126 3 0