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Table XII. —Average Cost of each Patient per Annum

Table XIII.— Expenditure of Public Works Fund on Mental Hospital Buildings, etc., during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1946

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Mental Hospital. Average Number resident (inclusive of Boarders). Salaries. Bedding and Clothing. Buildings and Repairs. Farm. Fuel, Light, Water, and Cleaning. Provisions Auckland Kingseat Tokanui Levin .. Porirua Nelson Hokitika Christchuich Seacliff , Head Office Total average cost 1,337 814 a, 062 32 1,145 1,003 508 1,404 985 8,290 £ s. d. 61 7 9 52 5 10 57 10 0 71 18 7 80 11 4 63 3 4 70 10 2 67 5 8 91 8 9 1 11 2 £ s. d. 8 8 11 6 19 5 8 3 6 9 4 4 6 17 6 7 2 5 8 0 1 6 7 3 £ s. d. 0 13 4 1 3 11 13 0 2 16 2 0 8 4 0 14 1 0 18 6 0 16 7 0 19 7 £ s. d. 14 0 1 16 11 4 11 2 1 11 10 2 15 8 1 10 11 1 14 2 1 14 7 4 4 0 £ s. d. 6 5 8 5 10 7 7 12 11 11 9 4 7 11 5 7 11 11 6 6 9 7 18 0 6 18 0 0 0 1 £ s. d. 16 8 2 17 17 10 14 17 4 29 11 0 20 1 1 16 0 11 18 12 2 16 2 1 18 1 8 8,290 69 11 8 7 9 9 0 16 10 2 8 8 7 1 10 17 3 0 Surgery and Dispensary. Miscellaneous. 1 Total Cost per Patient (a). Repayments (6) (c). Net Cost per Patient (6). Net Cost previous Year. Decrease in 1945-46. Increase in 1945-46. Auckland Kingseat Tokanui Levin Porirua Nelson Hokitika Christchurch Seacliff Head Office Total average cost.. £ s. d. 0 18 3 0 6 8 0 7 10 0 12 9 1 11 3 0 10 9 0 12 2 0 8 0 0 7 3 £ s. d. 7 3 7 7 3 8 8 11 9 36 11 5 9 16 2 6 11 11 5 10 2 7 5 8 9 0 4 0 5 2 £ s. d. 102 9 8 92 7 2 100 2 3 201 2 7 131 19 7 103 1 4 111 6 6 109 10 8 137 6 10 1 16 5 £ s. d. 6 17 7 6 10 11 8 15 11 0 6 4 9 11 2 7 15 5 6 10 1 8 5 11 13 1 11 0 0 1 £ s. d. 95 12 1 85 16 3 91 6 4 200 16 3 122 8 5 95 5 11 104 16 5 101 4 9 124 4 11 1 16. 4 £ s. d. 59 4 11 58 4 8 59 3 6 90 *7 0 60 18 9 69 15 5 65 1 3 82 14 5 16 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 36 7 2 27 11 7 32 2 10 32 i 5 34 7 2 35 1 0 36 3 6 41 10 6 0 10 1 0 13 3 8 3 2 113 8 2 8 10 1 104 18 1 69 6 8 35 11 5 Notes. —(«) Cost does not include interest and depreciation on land, buildings, &c. (b) Receipts from maintenance shown in Table XIa not included, (c) Contributions from Social Security Fund ceased as from 1st April, 1945.

Net Expenditure Mental Hospitals. for Year ended 31st March, 1946. £ Auckland 7,307 Christ church 701 Hokitika 43 Nelson and Stoke 1 Porirua 45,866 Kingseat 1,487 Seacliff 24,918 Tokanui 1 Marton 44,696 Levin 83,967 208,987