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to date. The kitchen, laundry, and sculleries have received special attention. The farm returns for the year have been very good, and present indications are that the coming season will be above the average. Developmental work, new roads and gardens at Templeton Farm have provided congenial employment for many patients. Two valued officers leave us next year ; Mr. Rose, Chief Engineer, retires on superannuation after thirty years' service, and Mr. Barnes, Head Attendant, retires on completing forty years with the Department. 1 desire to record my appreciation of their services, and their loyalty to the Hospital and to the Department. The patients' recreation has been carried out on the usual lines ; arrangements have been made for the installation of a " talkie plant." This has to a great extent been made possible by the assistance of the Christchurch bowlers, with whom our tournaments have proved very popular. To the District Inspector, Mr. H. D. Acland, to the Official Visitors (Mrs. Williams and Mr. Hanna), and to the clergy of all denominates, I tender my thanks for their regular attention to the patients. I desire to record my thanks to Drs. Brown, Lewis, and Bellringer for the help they have given me in the work of the institution. I have also to thank Mr. Thomas and the office staff, the Matrons, Head Attendants, and other heads of departments for their loyal and efficient assistance, and the staff as a whole for the satisfactory manner in which the work of the Hospital has been carried out.

SEACLIFF MENTAL HOSPITAL. Dr. Hayes reports : — I have the honour to present my annual report for the year ended 31st December, 1933. On the Ist January, 1933, there were 1,284 patients (705 male, 579 female) in the Mental Hospital, and at the end of the year 1,245 (667 male, 578 female), the reduction being largely due to the transfer in December of 60 male patients to Hokitika. During the year 138 patients were admitted under certification, of whom 112 were admitted for the first time (73 male, 39 female). The discharges numbered 56 (23 male, 33 female) of whom 36 were recovered, 14 relieved, and 6 not improved. Sixty-five patients (64 male, 1 female) were transferred. Deaths numbered 56 (37 male, 19 female), the main causes being senile decay and heart disease. Voluntary boarders were 31 (15 male, 16 female) at the beginning of the year, while admissions were 29 (13 male, 16 female). Of these 4 were committed (1 male, 3 female) and 24 were discharged (11 male, 13 female). At the end of the year there were 32 voluntary boarders (16 male, 16 female). Despite the reduction in numbers in the Hospital by 39, overcrowding is still very evident. This amounts to 242 (130 male, 112 female). The position has recently become more accentuated on the female side owing to F. 1 wing having to be abandoned as dangerous, due to movements of the ground. The position on the female side now is that, with the exception of the admission ward (F. 4), there is no female ward in the building with separate day-room and dining accommodation, and F. 1 itself has to use the corridor for these purposes. As in time No. 3 female wing will be similarly affected, the question of overcrowding on the female side will then be unmanageable. As it is, the patients' comfort is decidedly affected, and in the refractory wards the position is naturally more acute. The additions to the male hospital ward were completed in the early part of the year, and, besides supplying necessary accommodation, this has improved the appearance of this part of the Hospital. A new hot-water service was installed in Clifton House to cope with increased demand. New lavatory and bathroom accommodation was provided in the Nurses' Home, and provision made for washing and ironing. The Home, however, is much too small, and increased accommodation for the nurses is an urgent necessity. Painting and renovation has been carried on as usual. The pipe-line to Double Hill has been overhauled and strengthened, and the water-supply is more satisfactory than last year. A new water-supply was installed at Waitati, the water being piped to a concrete reservoir, instead of having the old race and open reservoir. A start has been made on the new boiler-house adjacent to and incorporating the site of the old bunkers. This new building will include the engineers' shops, stores, machine-room, and office. On the farm we are carrying one hundred head more cattle than four years ago, and there is a noticeable improvement in the quality of the herd. At the Psychiatric Clinic in Dunedin there were 115 new cases, of which 75 were seen in the wards, and the remainder referred to the clinic from various sources. Of these patients 33 were committed, 17 admitted as voluntary boarders, 7 discharged recovered, and 35 relieved or unrecovered. Twelve were reported upon, and 11 continuing treatment at the end of the year. The clinic at Invercargill was visited by Dr. Hunter, and 48 cases were examined. Thirty-five of these came from the public hospital; 8, Borstal; and 3, Child Welfare Department. Five cases were committed, the remainder being the subject of reports and advice. In October Mr. Glanvill retired on account of ill-health, to the regret of patients and staff. Mr. Glanvill had been Head Attendant at Seacliff for twenty-five years and had earned the respect and affection of all concerned with the hospital. At the end of the year Mr. Park, farm overseer of Cherry Farm, retired after thirty-three years' service, during which period he was well regarded and liked. During the year concerts were given to the patients by various parties, and special thanks are due to the Justices of the Peace Association and the Dunedin Male Choir. Religious services were conducted by the visiting ministers. My thanks are due for the evidentinterest taken in the patients' welfare by the Patients and Prisoners Aid Society, which is of particular help in assisting the placing of patients in employment after discharge. The Secretary, Mr. Gumming, who is also Patients' Friend, retires from the Patients and Prisoners Aid Society, but continues the latter duties. Mr. Stevens, the new secretary of the society, is showing the same interest in the patients' welfare as his predecessor, and is welcomed by all. Mr. Cumming continues to visit regularly and to help both patients and staff as he has done many years now. My thanks are due to my colleagues and the staff generally for their support and work throughout the year.

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