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Table XXI.—Total Expenditure, out of Public Works Fund, for Buildings and Equipment at each Mental Hospital from 1st July, 1877, to 31st March, 1931.

Table XX.—Expenditure, out of Public Works Fund, on Mental Hospital Buildings, etc., during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1931, and Liabilities at that Date.

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Total Mental Hospitals. 1877-1922. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30 1930-31 Net Expenditure, 1st July, 1877, to 31st March, 1931. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 169,298 777 5,188 2,393 2,073 19,988 12,213 12,461 2,279 3,372 230 042 Ohristchurch (Sunayside) .. .. 193,967 2,245 1,497 6,272 j 2,901 7,229 10,164 7,777 35,291 23,993 29l'336 Dunedin (The Camp) .. .. .. 4,891 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4'891 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 4,711 4,789 10,216 16,013 8,034 1,745 141 401 3,064 14,761 63'878 Hornby .. .. .. .. 10,980 122 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ 11^102 Motuihi Island .. . .. 561 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ 'g0j Napier .. .. .. ■. 147 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . _ _ 2^7 Nelson and Stoke .. .. .. 34,162 1,929 1,429 2,389 1,182 805 .. 956 127 26,494 124,300 Puhitahi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16J30 16J30 Seacliff .. .. .. .. 187,128 1,602 1,246 3,016 4,767 17,888 9,408 27,132 34,609 8,914 295 710 Tokanui .. .. .. ■■ 95,495 515 2,743 16,076 8,097 1,658 2,124 19,887 32,405 27,787 206'787 Waitati .. .. •. .. 16.620 848 194 .. 627 .. 853 2,170 9,557 3o'869 Wellington .. .. .. .. 29,641 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ 29*641 Wellington (Porirua) .. .. .. 213,130 688 2,578 18,374 38,213 16,004 16,315 27,315 9,028 3,129 344*774 Totals .. .. .. 960,731 13,852 26,541 68,438 77,835 68,635 51,118 96,782 152,096 134,140 1,650,168

Mental Hospitals. Net Expenditure for Year Liabilities ended 31st March, 1931. j on 31st March, 1931. £ £ Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,372 Ghristehurch (Sunnyside .. ,. .. .. .. 23,993 62 Hokitika.. .. .. ., .. .. .. 14,764 584 Nelson and Stoke .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,494 244 Porirua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,129 73 Pubitahi .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,130 6,615 Seacliff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,914 Tokanui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,787 3,162 Waitati .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,557 656 Total .. .. .. .. .. 134,140 11,396