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provement on the defective daylight. Heat is supplied 

 by open coal fires. In one of the surgical war*!- the 

 grates occupy the base of a beautifully frescoed square 

 column, which contributes much to the cheerfulness of 

 the otherwise somber room. As in all Australian hos- 

 pitals, a profusion of flowers imparts to the sick rooms 

 a homelike and cheerful appearance. Owing to a some- 

 what miserly government aid, it is interesting to know 

 the sources from which the additional funds are ob- 

 tained to carry on the work of this deserving charity. 

 For the purpose of stimulating the spirit of charity 

 among the people the contributors are given certain 

 privileges, a practice which it would be well for some of 

 our hospitals to imitate. On this subject I will quote 

 from the last annual report of the hospital : 



"1. Every contributor of £2 annually shall have the 

 privilege of recommending one indoor patient in the 

 year; of £5 annually, three indoor patients in the year; 

 of £10 annually, the privilege of having always one 

 patient in the hospital. 



"2. Contributors of £2 annually shall also have the 

 privilege of recommending six outdoor patients for re- 

 lief from the dispensary; contributors of £5, twelve 

 patients, contributors of £10, fifteen patients. It is 

 to be distinctly understood that these recommendations 

 are only to be issued by the contributors to persons 

 who can not pay for medical treatment elsewhere. 



"3. Life contributors to have the same privilege in 

 proportion. Their donations being estimated as annual 

 contributions of one-tenth." The restriction placed on 

 the issuing of recommendations on these terms is re- 

 peated once more in paragraph 5, regidating the ad- 

 mission of patients : "It is to be distinctly understood 

 that these recommendations are only to be given to 

 persons who. on account of their poverty, are proper 

 subjects for hospital treatment." In paragraph 6 pro- 

 vision is made to exclude charity patients who are able 



