§ Charges are laid down in the Hospital Fees Regulations, 1951, of which a copy has been placed in the Library of the House. The charges vary according to treatment and the income of the patient. Ministers and members of the public service are exempt from medical and surgical fees but not from maintenance and accommodation charges in hospital. The Regulations apply equally to all races.
§ The revenue accruing from the fees paid by Africans in 1956–57 was approximately £25,000.
§ Such fees have always been charged in Nigeria and the question what effect they have had on attendances does not arise.