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(iii) Rents, Interest, and Dividends. —Hospital Boards derive certain income from rents, interest, and dividends on investments, although these are of a relatively minor character. The amounts are shown in the following table : —

Table showing Revenue of Hospital Boards from Rent, Interest, and Dividends from 1927-28 to 1944-45

(iv) Other Maintenance Receipts.—Most Hospital Boards receive small amounts of voluntary contributions. At no time have voluntary contributions been an important feature in our hospital finance, and these payments have been declining steadily for many years. Until 1932 these voluntary contributions received pound-for-pound Government subsidy, but since that date the subsidy has been withdrawn. The amount of these miscellaneous receipts is shown in the following table : —

Table showing Voluntary Contributions to Hospital Boards from 1927-28 to 1944-45

(v) Total Maintenance Receipts. The total maintenance receipts from all the previous headings is shown in the following table :—•

Table showing Total Maintenance Receipts other than Levy and Subsidy from 1927-28 to 1944-45

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„ Rent, Interest, v Rent, Interest, ar- and Dividends. ear ' and Dividends. £ £ 1927-28 .. .. 27,640 1936-37 .. 26,368 1928-29 .. .. 27,212 1937-38 .. 32,191 1929-30 .. .. 27,579 1938-39 .. 31,679 1930-31 .. .. 28,223 1939-40 .. 29,787 1931-32 .. .. 25,584 1940-41 .. 31,333 1932-33 .. .. 25,743 1941-42 .. 31,419 1933-34 .. .. 24,278 1942-43 .. 31,611 1934-35 .. .. 26,329 1943-44 .. 30,391 1935-36 .. .. 26,060 1944-45 .. 32,205*

v Voluntary Subsidy on Miscellaneous T "* Contributions. Keolpt,. £ £ £ 1927-28 12,878 12,478 7,783 1928-29 .. .. .. 14,960 13,614 7,271 1929-30.. .. .. 14,524 12,804 25,044f 1930-31 .. .. .. 18,926 7,670 12,336 1931-32.. .. .. 11,947 9,228 18,795 1932-33.. .. .. 9,566 3,935 8,201 1933-34.. .. .. 7,919 .. 7,440 1934-35 .. .. .. 5,186 .. 7,349 1935-3 5,117 .. 16,970 1936-37 .. .. .. 8,016 .. 15,517 1937-38 .. .. .. 7,633 .. 15,763 1938 39 .. .. .. 11,122 .. 13,199 1939-40.. .. .. 4,571 .. 14,911 1940-41.. .. .. 9,709 .. 24,253 1941-42.. .. .. 4,317 .. 30,430 1942-43.. .. .. 3,905 .. 45,429 1943-44.. .. .. 3,095 .. 50,462 1944-45 .. .. .. 1,795* .. 55,756*

Year. Total. Year. Total. £ £ ]927-28 .. .. 44-6,463 1936-37 .. .. 559,747 1928-29 .. .. 459,317 1937-38.. .. 650,378 1929-30 .. .. 507,683 1938-39 .. .. 690,935 1930-31 .. .. 486,888 1939-40 .. .. 1,049,535 1931-32 .. .. 471,399 1940-41 .. .. 1,355,181 1932-33 .. .. 402,082 1941-42.. .. 1,596,781 1933-34 .. .. 415,902 1942-43 .. .. 1,842,029 1934-35 .. .. 451,897 1943-44 .. .. 2,468,223 1935-36 .. .. 484,334 1944-45.. .. 2,474,181* * Estimated. •f Includes Government grant of £10,000 on account of unemployment relief.