NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION (RETURN SHOWING THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE) FROM THE 27th MAY, 1905, TO THE 31st OCTOBER, 1907.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1907 Session I, H-35a

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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION (RETURN SHOWING THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE) FROM THE 27th MAY, 1905, TO THE 31st OCTOBER, 1907.

Laid upon the Table of the House of Bepresentatices by Leave. Receipts and Expenditure of the New Zealand International Exhibition from the 27th May, 1905, to the 31st October, 1907. Receipts. £ „. d. £ s. d. To Government advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87,617 7 0 Deposits on contracts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,437 9 0 Spacefees.. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 24,666 12 3 Admissions .. .. .. .. ■• •• ■■ ■■ 44,322 9 7 Season tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,483 2 6 Competitors' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 278 6 7 Home industries fees .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 117 4 4 Home industries insurance premiums .. .. .. .. .. 59 3 1 Selling-rights commissions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,107 4 8 Side-shows royalties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,854 6 7 Concert Hall revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,166 16 0 Art Gallery revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,246 15 6 Sundry rents and royalties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 944 15 4 Band contest .. •. .. • • • • • • • • • ■ 625 17 5 Besses o'the Barn Band .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,419 10 10 Sports Ground revenue .. .. .. .. . .. .. 1,392 2 6 Art union .. .. .. •• •• •■ •• •• •• 644 15 2 Commission on sale of pictures .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,962 6 3 Children's rest .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ • • .. 39 5 0 Commemorative stamps sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 12 10 Recoveries — Handling exhibits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,522 811 Advance, Mines Department, .. .. .. .. .. .. 327 19 1 Subsidy .. .. .. ■• •• ■■ 450 0 0 Bands .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 100 0 0 Maori house .. .. . ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • 50 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,100 11 7 Seddon Memorial concert .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 469 17 3 Suspense .. .. .. •• •• •■ •• •■ 25 18 4 Realisation properties .. .. .. ■■ •■ ■■ •• 16,469 5 9 Realisation expenses recovered .. .. .. .. .. .. 436 19 0 218,505 2 4 Bank overdraft, Commissioners' Account .. .. .. £15,347 12 3 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. .. .. 6,871 13 4 22,219 5 7 Commissioners' Account, rash in hand .. .. .. 45 17 10 Imprests rot accounted for— High Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. 465 19 i\ Clark, D. G. .. .. .. •• £172 10 9 Unpresented cheques .. .. 0 7 6 • . 172 3 3 Smith, A. M. .. .. .. •• •• •• 70 0 0 754 0 5J 21,465 5 1J £239,970 7 5J

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Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Refunds to Government .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,117 7 0 Main building .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,872 1 3 Conoert Hall .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,433 17 11 Organ 3,346 7 9 Art Gallery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,659 14 6 Machinery Hall .. .. .'. .. .. .. .. .. 16,417 13 3 Railway siding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 10 0 Fernery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,567 1 4 Lavatories.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,149 4 0 Entrance-pavilions and bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,981 13 7 Fencing and turnstiles .. .. .. .. 1,284 13 11 Landing-stages on river .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 0 7 Sports Ground construction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 935 15 7 Sports Ground band rotunda .. .. . ■ 70 10 4 Preparation and maintenance of grounds .. .. .. .. 4,466 0 7 Tools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 190 11 4 Fountain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 265 0 0 Bubble-fountain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 810 Drainage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 363 14 4 Model colliery '.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 244 17 11 Maori house .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Advances, Mines Department .. .. .. .. 327 19 1 Deoorative expenses .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 1,328 12 5 Statuary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,776 1 9 Furniture and fittings .. .. , .. .. .. .. 2,660 17 3 Refrigerating plant.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 405 16 9 Entertainment of guests .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,739 9 9 Concert Hail, working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,859 17 3 Orchestral expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,093 3 4 Bands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,036 11 0 Art Gallery, working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,044 16 11 Home Industries Section .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,013 4 3 Natural History Section .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 293 1 5 Photographic Section .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 25 16 8 Technical Science Section . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 100 4 1 General exhibits, handling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,C05 13 6 West Coast Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,453 12 5 Refrigerating-plant, working-expenses .. .. .. .. . ■ 193 19 0 Sports Ground, working-expenses .. .. .. . . .. .. 331 3 5 Fireworks.. .. ".. .. .. .. .. .. ..1,159 18 10 Bandoontest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 825 16 11 Besses o'the Barn Band .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,528 14 8 Prizes competitions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,181 7 3 Subsidies 1,953 18 9 Art union .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . • 410 17 2 Purchases pictures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 255 15 8 Purchases commemorative stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 11 11 Wages gatekeepers and attendants .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,376 3 0 Children's rest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 17 1 Supervision side shows .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 138 3 0 Rental cash-registers .. .. .. i.. .. .. 527 14 9 Fire-prevention .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 2,704 8 1 Salaries and office expenses .. .. .. . •• •■ •• ■• 7,612 19 11^ Stamps, telegrams, cables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 806 15 5 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. .. .. •• 1,953 14 10 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,599 6 2 Insurance, fire and accident .. .. .. .. .. ■• 4,504 13 8 Interest .. .. .. .. • • •• • • •• • • 505 5 6 Lighting, gas .. .. .. ••. •• •• •• •• 5,221 711 Lighting, electrio, and power .. .. .. ■• •• •• 7,606 10 10 General expenses .. .. .. .. •• •• •• ■• 2,597 15 3 Petty cash.. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • ■ 10 9 0 Refunds — Deposits .. .. .. .. ■■ •• •• •• 2,873 6 8 Selling rights .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 262 0 2 Season tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 740 Admissions .. .. •■ •• •• •• •• •• 151 10 8 Space fees .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 121 8 7 Miscellaneous fees .. .. .. .. ■ • ■ • • • 57 17 1 Adjustment of imprests with Treasury Department .. .. .. .. 367 5 6 Suspense .. .. .■ .• • • • • ■ • ■ • ■ • • 30 14 6 Seddon Memorial Concert .. .. .. • ■ • ■ 465 7 9 Realisation expenses .. .. .. .. •• •• 3,392 7 3 Realisation refunds.. .. .. .. ■■ •• •■ 195 0 5 239,970 7 5J D. G. Clark, A. W. Eames, Audit Inspector. Director of Finance. 22nd November. 1907.

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