A file of documents associated with the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board expenses for casualties of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. The cover page of the file reads: Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Schedules of Earthquake Casualties, Fees Refunded to Hospital Board. Some documents may be signed copies.

Documents include the following:

1. Schedule, Napier Earthquake Relief Committee: Doctor to the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, for amounts paid to other hospital boards, for treatment of persons injured in earthquake, 3 February 1931. An eleven page document which lists the patient's name, address, date admitted, date discharged, duration of stay, cost per day and amount charged. Hospital boards listed: Palmerston North Hospital Board; Hawera Hospital Board; Wellington Hospital Board; Waipawa Hospital Board.

2. Schedule, headed: Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Earthquake Relief, Hastings, from W Brinsley, Social Welfare officer, Hastings. Schedule lists names, addresses and amounts granted up to 30 April 1931, for relief due to distress caused by the earthquake. Dated: 1 May 1931.

3. Nine page schedule listing the date or date range, name, service provided, amount, total and remarks regarding assisted persons.

4. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary of Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier Hospital, to Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier. Subject: forwarding of further accounts for hospital treatment for persons from Hawke's Bay district injured in earthquake. Letter includes annotations. Dated: 15 May 1931.

5. Schedule, headed: Napier Relief Committee, Doctor to Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, for amounts paid to other hospital boards, for treatment of persons injured in earthquake, 3 February 1931. A four page document which lists the patient's name, address, date admitted, date discharged, duration of stay, cost per day and amount charged.
Hospital boards listed: Palmerston North Hospital Board; Waipawa Hospital Board; Wellington Hospital Board; Waikato Hospital Board.

6. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary of Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier Hospital, to Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier. Subject: forwarding of further accounts for hospital treatment in other hospitals for persons injured in earthquake. Letter includes annotations. Dated: 26 May 1931.

7. Schedule, headed: Napier Relief Committee, Doctor to Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, for amounts paid to other hospital boards, for treatment of persons injured in earthquake, 3 February 1931. A five page document which lists the patient's name, address, date admitted, date discharged, duration of stay, cost per day and amount charged.
Hospitals and boards listed: Dannevirke Hospital Board; Taihape Hospital (Wanganui Hospital Board), Jubilee Home (Wanganui Hospital Board); Wellington Hospital Board; Palmerston North Hospital Board.

8. List, headed: Wellington Hospital Board. The handwritten list refers to patient charges.

9. Copy of letter, from Secretary, Tiffen Park House to the Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier. Subject: advising of committee approval for payment for maintenance of earthquake injured, account adjustments and a query regarding patient, Mr Sam Harris. Dated: 12 August 1931.

10. Schedule, headed: Napier Relief Committee, Doctor to Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, for amounts paid to other hospital boards, for treatment of persons injured in the earthquake, 3 February 1931. An eight page document which lists the patient's name, address, date admitted, date discharged, duration of stay, cost per day and amount charged.
Hospitals and boards listed: Waipawa Hospital Board; Cook Hospital Board; Hawera Hospital Board; Palmerston North Hospital Board; Wellington Hospital Board; Masterton Hospital Board; Greytown Hospital (Masterton Hospital Board); Wanganui Hospital Board; Dannevirke Hospital Board.

11. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary, Napier Hospital, to the Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Tiffin [sic] Park House, Napier. Subject: rail fares. Dated: 28 September 1931.

12. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier Hospital, to the Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier. Subject: rail fares. Dated: 20 August 1931.

13. Copy of letter, to the Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier. Subject: rail fares. Dated: 18 August 1931.

14. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier Hospital, to the Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier. Subject: railway voucher. Dated: 15 August 1931.

15. Copy of letter, to the Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier. Subject: refund of railway fares. Dated: 14 August 1931.

16. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier Hospital, to the Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Tiffin [sic] Park House, Napier. Subject: reimbursement of railway fares. Dated: 10 August 1931.

17. Copy of letter, from H H Sterling, general manager of New Zealand Government Railways head office in Wellington, to the Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier Hospital, Napier. Subject: refusal of refund to board for railway services. Dated: 6 August 1931.

18. Memorandum, Memo for file, Hospital Account. Subject: discussion of matters arising out of the maintenance of earthquake injured. Persons named in memo: John W Findlay; Ngaire Keen; Mrs Henderson; Lorna Williamson; John Foster; G Gordon; T J Hayes.

19. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary, Napier Hospital, to the Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Tiffin [sic] Park House, Napier. Subject: reply to enquires regarding charges for services provided, and earthquake injured. Persons named: Miss E McPhee; John Foster; George Gordon; Lorna Williamson; F C Main; Mrs I M Henderson.

20. Copy of letter, from: Secretary, Tiffen Park House, to the Managing Director, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier. Subject: request for information on names of people injured in the earthquake who are still in hospital and information required in connection with the board's account. Dated: 30 September 1931.

21. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to the Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier. Subject: account for patients treated in other hospitals and patients remaining under treatment. Hospitals: Palmerston North; Wellington; Wanganui; Hawera; Masterson and Waipawa. Persons named: Mrs I M Henderson; Miss M Faulkner; Mr D S Campbell; Mr J Wallace; Mr J Foster; Mr G F Gordon; Mrs L Leaning; Mr J Seaton; Mr M Goodger; Miss L Williamson; Mr S Harris; Mr Chas Lorkin; Miss Flo Chatterway. Dated: 23 July 1931.

22. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier Hospital, to the Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier. Subject: accounts for hospital treatment for persons from Hawke's Bay district injured by the earthquake. Includes a handwritten note. Dated: 10 September 1931.

23. Summary of attached account. Summary of costs incurred by: Waipawa Hospital Board; Hawera Hospital Board; Wharewhitu Private Hospital; Wellington Hospital Board; Queen Mary Hospital; Palmerston North Hospital Board; Napier Hospital; Wellington Hospital and Wanganui Hospital Board. Annotations on summary.

24. Schedule, headed: Earthquake Relief Committee, Doctor to Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, for amounts paid to other hospital boards for treatment of persons suffering disability due to the earthquake, 3 February 1931. A three page document which lists the patient's name, address, date admitted, date discharged, duration of stay, cost per day and amount charged. Hospitals and boards listed: Waipawa Hospital Board; Hawera Hospital Board; Wharewhitu Private Hospital; Wellington Hospital Board; Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer; Palmerston North Hospital Board; Showgrounds Temporary Hospital; Awapuni Temporary Hospital; Convent Temporary Hospital; Napier Hospital; Wellington Hospital; Waipawa Hospital Board and Wanganui Hospital Board.

25. Copy of letter, to the Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier. Subject: maintenance of injured. The author writes of including a cheque in settlement of an account and the deleting of an amount charged for patient Miss R McKay, a patient who was not injured in the earthquake. Dated: 30 December 1931.

26. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary, Napier Hospital, to the Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier. Subject: an enclosed account for patients in hospital to 30 November 1931. Persons named in letter: Mrs Henderson and Miss Lorna Williamson. Dated: 18 December 1931.

27. Schedule, headed: Earthquake Relief Committee - Napier, Doctor to Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, for amounts paid to other hospital boards for the treatment of persons suffering disability due to the earthquake, 3 February 1931. A two page document which lists the patient's name, address, date admitted, date discharged, duration of stay, cost per day and amount charged. Hospitals and boards listed: Waipawa Hospital Board; North Canterbury Hospital Board; Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer; Palmerston North Hospital Board, Dannevirke Hospital Board; Wellington Hospital Board and Napier Hospital.

28. Letter, from Rees, managing secretary, Napier Hospital, to the Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier. Subject: accounts for hospital treatment for persons from Hawke's Bay district injured by the earthquake. Dated: 6 November 1931.

29. Schedule, headed: Earthquake Relief Committee - Napier, Doctor to Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, for amounts paid to other hospital boards for the treatment of persons suffering disability due to the earthquake, 3 February 1931. A two page document which lists the patient's name, address, date admitted, date discharged, duration of stay, cost per day and amount charged. Hospitals and boards listed: Waipawa Hospital Board; Palmerston North Hospital Board; Cook Hospital Board; Wellington Hospital Board; Napier Hospital; Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer and Wanganui Hospital.

30. Copy of letter, to the Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier. Subject: an enclosed cheque in payment of account for maintenance of persons injured in the earthquake. Person named in letter: Mrs Davidson.

31. Schedule, headed: Earthquake Relief Committee - Napier, Doctor to Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, for treatment of patients suffering disability due to the earthquake, 3 February 1931. A two page document which lists the patient's name, town, date admitted, date discharged, duration of stay, cost per day and amount charged. Hospitals listed: Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer and Napier Hospital.

32. Account, to: Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier, in account with Hawke's Bay Hospital Board. The document lists the patient's name, date from, date to or treatment received, rate and total cost. Hospitals listed: Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer; Wellington Hospital, Wellington; Napier Hospital, Napier - Outpatients; Hastings Hospital. Dated: 2 May 1932.

33. Account, to: Earthquake Relief Committee, Napier, in account with Hawke's Bay Hospital Board. The document lists the patient's name, duration of stay or treatment received, rate and totals for treatment at outpatient departments; x-ray departments; ambulance; treatment at Wellington; treatment at Hanmer and miscellaneous costs. Dated: 5 July 1932.

Also included in the file are accounting receipts.