General HINES. I am through if the Members have no further questions, except I would like to have your permission to put these charts and tables, that I think would be valuable to you, into the hearings. The CHAIRMAN. Yes; we want these tables in the hearings.

Statement showing the percentage of total patients cared for in soldiers' homes, fiscal year 1928, who were World War veterans

Total number cared for, fiscal year 1928, by United States Veterans' Bureau in all hospitals, 98,531.

1 Includes expenditures for investigation of pension cases and fees of examining surgeons. 2 Administrative and other expenses.

Activities of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, as of June 30,

Activities of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, as of June 30, 1928-Continued

2 Includes an expenditure of $203,520.73 for clothing for all branches, and $53,075.18 for administration, Board of Managers, headquarters office.

Apportionment of congressional appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1929

United States Veterans' Hospital, as of January 1, 1929-Continued

Issued monthly by evaluation division, coordination service.

Comparative data on the operation of certain Veterans' Bureau and Soldiers Home Hospitals, for the fiscal year 1928

Conditions primarily responsible for higher per diem rate in veterans' hospitals: (a) More employees per patient except in lower grade employees at Marion. Patients are not required to work as in soldiers' homes; (b) higher salaries are paid; (c) food cost is much higher; (d) patients generally require more intensive treatment (lean more to custodial type in soldiers' homes); more effort made to rehabilitate patients. Summary of activities, United States Veterans' Bureau as of December 31, 1928

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