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this head having been exceptional, as explained in my last Report. There is
also a small decrease in the cost of " Diet" and " Bazaar Medicines," amount-
ing to Rs. 84-7-1.
Increase.
21. There was a small increase in " Clothing," amounting only to
Rs. 1-10-11; but as a large rope-matting for the visi-
tors' room, amounting to Rs. 62, is included under
this head, there has in reality been a decrease in the actual clothing charges.
Under contingencies the increase is also small, viz., Rs. 38-11-2, due to
repairs to the asylum and purchase of articles of dead stock.
Average Gross and Net
Cost.
22. The gross cost per head was Rs. 111-3-1, and the net cost Rs.
97-11-4; these results show an improvement on the
previous year's figures, which stood at Rs. 129-11-6
and Rs. 118-3-4, respectively. There has, therefore,
been a saving of Rs. 18-8-4 in the gross, and of Rs. 20-7-10 in the net cost
per head during the year under report.
Receipts and Expendi-
ture on account of Garden.
23. The gross garden realizations, including the value of labour in
grain grinding paid by the contractor, have been
Rs. 958-9-6 ; deducting from this amount the cost
incidental to garden operations, the net receipts are
represented by Rs. 573-15-3, being Rs. 212-4-11 in excess of those for 1875.
Population to Average
Number employed.
24. The mean population was 105.6, and the average number employed
77.2 ; these figures differ but little from those of the
previous year. That there has been no increase in the
number of employed is due to the fact that among
the admissions there have not been more than 5 fit for employment, and
among the discharged we have lost several useful able-bodied patients.
Credits or Annual Income.
25. The cash receipts during the year, on account of garden vege-
tables and the grain ground by the patients, amount
to Rs. 958-9-6, and the unrealized value of other
produce, such as crops of jowari, grass, &c., for the cattle, and the value
also of garden improvements and repairs, such as levelling, draining, repair
of hedges, &c., are represented by Rs. 730-8-7. The annual income may,
therefore, be put down at Rs 1,689-2-1, which is slightly in excess of the
previous year's figures, and with a smaller population.
Debits or Annual Expend-
iture.
26. The debits during the year were Rs. 1,115-2-10. This sum is made
up of two items, viz., Rs. 730-8-7 on account of plant
and machinery in store, and Rs. 384-10-3 for raw
materials purchased and all other charges. The pro-
fits or excess of credits over debits amount to Rs. 573-15-3. This is in ex-
cess of the previous year's profit by Rs. 212-4-11 ; the financial results are,
therefore, satisfactory.
Condition as to Marriage,
Age, and Caste.
27. Out of the 108 patients who remained in the asylum at the be-
ginning of the year, 40 were " single," 40 " married,"
11 " widowed," and there were 17 whose condition
was unknown. Of the admissions 4 were single, 3
males and 1 female; 5 were married, all males; 2 were widows; and the condi-
tion of 3—2 males and 1 female—was not known. There were 3 cures, 1 in a
single male, 1 in a married male, and 1 in a widow. Of the 6 transferred to
friends, 1 married male had improved, and the remaining 3 single and 2