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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Logislature or other Authoriy under which levied.

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, &c.—Continued,

SCALE OF Charges for MAINTENANCE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT AT VICTORIA HOSPITAL-Maternity WARDS.

Daily Rates.

1st Class 2nd Class. | 3rd Class.

Private patients.

$ 10.00

*

5.00

2.00

Naval and Military patients will be charged in accordance with the scale for “private patients”.

Proprietary medicines or drugs not contained in the British Pharmacopoeia will be charged for if supplied by the Government.

Private patients, other than Government or Naval or Military patients charged 1st or 2nd class daily rutes for maintenance, will be subject to the following additional charges

(1) For medical attendance, a charge at the rate of one third of the rate for

maintenance,

(2) For surgical operations :

Major operations—$50) (minimum) to $500 (maximum) at the dis-

cretion of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services,

Minor operations—$25 (minitoura) to $100 (maximum) at the dis-

cretion of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services,

This charge will be in addition to the above charge for medical attendance. (3) For minternity cases, charges, of $100 and $75 respectively, in lieu of │

the above charge for medical attendance.

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Patients requiring & Special" nurse, will pay an additional charge of $11. a day. The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services has discretionary power to wairs the additional charges.

Private patients may make their own arrangements for medical attendance, in which case they will be exempt from the above mentioned additional charges.

If in the case of a private patient charged 1st or 2nd class daily rates the Con- sulting Physician, Surgeon or Obstetrician is called in, either at the request of the patient or by arrangement between the patient and the Medical Officer the amount of the consultant's fee shall be a matter for arrangement between the patient and the consultant.

Where an operation is performed by the Consulting Surgeon or Obstetrician or a private medical practitioner no charge will be made by the Government in respect of the operation.

Scale of Charges for MaINTENANCE IN the Peak Hospital.

Government Notification

No. 106 of 2nd February, 1929.

Daily Rates.

1st Class 2nd Class. |

$ 10.00

5.00

Private patients.

Children under twelve years of age are charged at half the foregoing rates in ench class.

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Patients requiring a “Sporial” nurse will pay an additional charge of $7 a day. Additional charges will be made for medicines, dressings and the use of the operating theatre in accordance with the scale laid down in Government Notification No, 100 of 26th February, 1926.

Patients make their own arrangements for meilical attendance,

FEAS FOR PRIVATE NURSING :—

Por mouth of 30 days...........................

$200,00

Government Notification

Per day.....................................

7.00

No. 140 of 1925.

Suitable meals and accommodation must he provided.