11. 7.

Table XIa.—Credits for the Financial Year, 1938-39.

Table XII.— Average Cost of each Patient per Annum.

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Auckland. Kingseat. Tokanui. Porirua. Nelson. Hokitika. Christchurch.' Seaciiff. Head Office. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Receipts from maintenance .. .. 31,613 16 4 9,977 19 9 13,295 9 3 36,957 3 11 11,554 11 4 6,422 13 9 27,348 8 5 24,964 10 9 .. 162,134 13 6 Receipts from farms .. .. 705 14 3 2,157 15 9 4,072 10 0 1,468 10 4 1,908 18 10 56 18 2 2,332 7 5 3,248 4 7 .. 15,950 19 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 6,619 7 11 I 2,911 19 3 4,312 1 10 9,874 4 8 3,621 1 7 j 2,786 10 7 7,925 14 3 7,430 6 6 i 3 15 7 45,485 2 2 Totals .. .. .. 38,938 18 6 15,047 14 9 21,680 1 1 48,299 18 11 17,084 11 9 9,266 2 6 37,606 10 1 35,643 1 10 3 15 7 223,570 15 *0

Average Number Bedding Buildings Fuel, Light,! Surgery . Total Cost me nts for Other NetjCost Net Cost Decrease Increase Mental Hospital. i Resident Salaries. and and Farm. Water, and j Provisions. | and ' per - n j lie- per Previous in | in (inclusive of Clothing. Repairs. Cleaning. I Dispensary. Patient. * tenanee ' P a y men ts. Patient. Tear. 1938-39. 1938-39. Boarders). j I | ' . . £ s. d. i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ; £ s. d. £ s. d. ; £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. : £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. { £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 1,278 46 13 2 3 19 9 0 11 11 0 16 11 5 15 0 11 13 11 0 8 1 3 14 1 73 12 10 24 14 9 j 5 14 8 43 3 5 42 15 4 .. | 0 8 1 Kingseat .. .. .. 581 36 18 6 3 7 11 0 0 7 1 8 3 4 9 1 14 15 11 0 6 11 4 1 6 65 8 8 17 3 6 I 8 14 6 39 10 8 33 0 7 .. 6 10 1 Tokanui .. .. 651 57 10 8 3 17 9 0 13 3 4 9 4 6 14 2 10 3 0 0 3 9 5 7 11 88 19 10 20 8 6 12 17 7 55 13 9 53 14 10 .. 1 18 11 Porirua .. .. .. 1,506 49 15 7 4 8 10 0 9 9 1 7 3 5 1 0 13 11 9 0 6 11 5 13 4 80 14 5 24 10 10 7 10 8 48 12 11 45 7 1 .. 3 5 10 Nelson .. .. 792 47 11 4 3 18 9 0 4 5 1 9 3" 6 7 2 11 14 9 0 6 7 3 11 3 75 3 6 14 11 9 6 19 8 53 12 1 48 1 11 .. 5 10 2 Hokitika .. .. .. 452 55 17 6 5 2 11 0 10 11 0 14 4 4 14 10 14 11 4 0 10 1 4 0 5 86 2 4 14 4 2 | 6 5 10 65 12 4 63 6 9 .. 2 5 7 Christchurch .. 1,320 53 17 1 4 5 7 0 18 10 1 4 4 ; 5 8 4 12 10 10 0 7 9 1 6 9 0 85 1 9 20 14 4 : 7 14 5 56 13 0 52 18 2 .. 3 14 10 Seacliff .. .. .. 1,117 64 2 3 3 12 4 0 15 11 6 3 5:5 6 8 9 3 4 0 9 10 6 0 9 95 14 8 22 7 0 9 11 2 63 16 6 61 4 3 .. 2 12 3 Head Office .. .. .. 159 .. .. | 0 0 2 j .. .. 046 1 10 5 .. .. 1 10 5 1 10 1 .. 004 Total average cost .. 7,697 53 2 11 418 0 11 8 239|599jl2 25 077 6 0 83 5 9 21 1 4 j 7 19 8 54 4 9 51 3 8 .. 31 1 * Note. —Cost does not include interest and depreciation on land, buildings, &c.