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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT. Institutional Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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Auckland. Christchurch. ; Dunedin. Hokitika. Nelson. Porirua. Tokanui. Totals. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. 28,903 9 1033,027 5 1142,786 4 713,060 3 413,006 9 938,369 4 412,436 19 10181,589 17 7 Official visitors .. .. 48 6 0 23 2 0 37 16 0 10 10 0 .. .. .. 119 14 0 Advertising .. .. 63 0 5 24 9 3 18 15 10 9 8 11 11 1 11 11 13 2 6 7 9 144 17 3 Bacteriological research .. 4 10 0 266 026 19 15 4 .1 26 836 .. 36 04 Bedding and clothing .. .. 3,527 17 0 4,976 16 0 771 11 10 1,443 12 0 4,445 0 4 .. 15,164 17 2 Buildings, repairs, to. .. 5,240 19 0 2,202 9 8 3,577 9 1 620 16 1 2,367 0 7 3,748 1 8 1,677 9 10 19,434 5 11 Dental services .. .. 100 11 10 153 0 2 59 13 6 77 3 1 119 2 1 154 2 3 19 12 8 683 5 7 Farm-produce consumed .. 2,850 15 4 4,818 12 7 7,985 0 4 510 11 6 2,018 11 3 3,635 1 5 3,763 16 1 25,582 8 6 Fencing, draining, roading, .. 24 7 6 187 49 2 17 7 054 481 061 219 9 4 &c. Freights, cartages, to. .. 31 11 6 61 5 3 302 17 3 46 10 1 120 9 9 291 1 11 131 1 11 984 17 8 Fuel and light .. .. 5,237 6 7 5,350 7 3 6,343 17 2 750 19 2 2,056 2 11 4,486 0 9 1,664 4 9 25,888 18 7 Funeral expenses .. 70 0 1 44 0 0 15 0 0 7 10 0 7 15 0 79 15 0 34 9 6 258 9 7 Furniture repairs, to. .. 574 9 10 899 11 8 731 9 0 131 13 11 92 12 6 2,212 6 10 1,350 13 2 5,992 16 11 Gardens and shrubberies .. 11 8 4 95 10 7 68 15 2 15 0 0 19 15 1 51 13 8 18 8 0 280 10 10 Laundry expenses .. 449 19 1 498 7 7 1,954 2 6 965 9 0 229 7 11 330 10 6 302 9 6 4,730 6 1 Law costs .. .. .. .. 0 10 6 .. 436 .. .. 4 14 0 Machinery repairs, to. .. 105 8 6 208 1 11 244 12 7 9 1 4 15 2 0 265 8 3 148 4 3 995 18 10 Maintenance of motor-vehicles 8 2 8 88 0 5 354 6 8 77 12 11 124 13 6 477 10 0 70 6 5 1,200 12 7 Medical fees .. .. 214 17 6 174 18 11 159 17 3 9 0 0 17 1 6 351 5 6 22 9 3 949 9 11 Nursing staff— Engagement of .. .. .. .. .. 080 26 80 076 27 36 Treatment in general hos- 29 17 0 2 7 0 15 0 0 33 15 0 5 9 6 .. .. 86 8 6 pitals Uniforms .. .. 318 9 10 357 19 3 686 10 8 154 13 10 142 12 4 491 8 1 172 6 2 2,324 0 2 Office equipment .. 45 5 8 29 2 4 19 8 6 19 14 5 19 19 11 29 16 6 18 2 6 181 9 10 Patients — Patients' friend .. .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Gratuities .. .. 125 4 2 26 2 5 360 11 10 46 6 11 92 16 4 74 18 7 8 4 11 734 5 2 Recreation .. .. 1,271 13 3 1,296 2 7 2,346 7 3 343 12 10 489 14 7 1,945 18 3 438 2 8 8,131 11 5 Transfer expenses .. 30 0 1 98 17 2 5 5 8 17 18 10 0 8 7 62 19 7 34 3 4 249 13 3 Treatment in general hos- 95 11 0 30 3 6 34 8 0 .. 9 3 0 85 17 0 16 16 0 271 18 6 pitals Postages and telegrams .. 70 10 10 71 3 5 111 16 4 19 10 9 26 0 9 92 5 9 30 18 9 422 6 7 Printing and stationery .. 186 2 8 234 15 9 244 13 3 64 16 2 91 13 5 212 10 2 71 8 4 1,105 19 9 Rations .. .. 16,089 3 712,513 16 919,807 10 7 4,277 7 7 5,099 7 11 15,083 6 2 2,577 11 4 75,448 3 11 Stores — Loose and artisans' tools 199 10 6 23 19 8 78 0 7 .. .. 13 18 5 44 12 2 360 1 4 Plant and machinery .. .. 1 10 4 25 15 8 .. .. 67 0 8 .. 94 6 8 Other .. .. 6,335 11 4 .. 1,965 3 10 975 7 1 896 11 4 2,044 18 1 847 19 6 13,065 11 2 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs, to. .. .. 258 14 10 327 9 0 251 10 3 86 9 5 83 16 10 313 2 1 27 8 3 1,348 10 8 Wines and spirits .. 35 19 0 7 19 11 6 8 9 .. .. 19 9 1 6 5 8 76 2 5 Telephone expenses .. 43 10 9 71 3 1 159 5 0 21 10 4 39 16 7 158 7 8 66 12 11 560 6 4 Transfer expenses (staff) . . 146 1 10 28 10 2 123 5 0 39 16 8 219 0 0 160 14 3 28 0 5 745 8 4 Travelling-allowances .. 24 18 11 96 13 11 27 2 4 47 1 8 127 2 8 43 4 10 51 11 6 417 15 10 Travelling-expenses .. 114 9 2 236 7 2 303 3 7 27 5 11 41 7 0 86 17 10 105 11 10 915 2 6 Contingencies .. .. 3 10 6 15 10 5 1 0 0 1 10 0 .. 14 0 3 2 16 0 38 7 2 Head Office administration 1,835 6 1 1,408 2 8 1,906 4 4 373 2 9 570 13 8 2,059 17 3 520 0 7 8,673 7 4 expenses Maintenance fees overpaid 600 .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 Losses on sale of motor- .. ... .. .. 30 0 0 75 0 0 .. 105 0 0 vehicles Unauthorized .. .. .. 51 5 0 .. .. .. .. .. 51 5 0 Bad debts .. .. .. 5 8 10 .. .. 45 12 4 .. .. 51 1 2 Depreciation .. .. 3,431 9 2 3,750 9 10 3,042 3 3 1,033 14 1 845 3 10 3,273 18 0 2,219 14 0 17,596 12 2 74,611 16 872,008 14 4101,425 5 424,679 8 430,531 7 885,357 3 828,935 13 4417,549 9 4 Balance carried down .. 55,416 7 7 49,746 15 1174,839 11 622,529 18 2 19,805 13 158,560 0 224,380 5 9305,278 12 2 Interest.. .. .. 6,746 13 2 6,916 6 1 6,596 16 2 1,850 13 8 1,778 13 4 6,545 10 10 4,045 3 10 34,479 17 1 Loss on farms .. .. 460 15 5 .. 1,758 5 0 464 15 11 639 11 8 1,227 1 2 .. 4,550 9 2 Balance .. .. 62,623 16 256,663 2 083,194 12 824,845 7 922,223 18 166,332 12 228,425 9 7344,308 18 5 Income. Maintenance fees.. .. 19,003 16 0 20,216 12 9 23,671 7 1 1,874 11 110,564 9 5 26,182 8 9 4,165 16 11105,679 2 0 Board and lodging .. 13 6 6 112 3 0 349 6 9 39 8 8 52 15 7 281 9 0 116 12 1 965 1 7 Metal, rags, to. .. .. 136 2 11 47 15 3 .. .. 27 1 2 10 19 7 221 18 11 Offal (institution) .. 5 15 0 1,803 4 4 2,103 14 11 219 0 5 .. 27 2 11 41 8 1 4,200 5 8 Sacks (institution) . . 13 16 8 .. 186 17 4 16 10 0 .. 70 10 1 .. 287 14 1 Rents of buildings .. 13 17 6 82 3 1 203 12 9 .. 103 17 7 208 11 7 220 10 11 832 13 5 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 700 .. 2 10 0 .. .. 9 10 0 Road-metal, sales of .. 8 14 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 14 6 Firewood, sales of .. .. .. 63 15 0 .. 2 2 0 .. .. 65 17 0 Balance carried down .. 55,416 7 7 49,746 15 1174,839 11 6 22,529 18 219,805 13 158,560 0 224,380 5 9305,278 12 2 74,611 16 872,008 14 4101,425 5 424,679 8 430,531 7 885,357 3 828,935 13 4417,549 9 4 Net profit from farms .. .. 893 6 9 .. .. .. .. 2,036 13 9 2,930 0 6 Excess expenditure over in- 62,623 16 255,769 15 383,194 12 824,845 7 922,223 18 166,332 12 2 26,388 15 10 341,378 17 11 come —-——■—— 62,623 16 2 56,663 2 0 83,194 12 8 24,845 7 9 22,223 18 1 66,332 12 2 28,425 9 7 344,308 18 5