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The following table gives full particulars of the direct revenue of the Department:—

Receipts of the Tourist and Health Resorts Department for Year ended 31st March, 1909.

The receipts for the year 1908-9 amounted to £23,787 9s. 3d., compared with £20,487 18s. 4d. for the previous year, an increase of £3,299 10s. lid.; equals 161 per cent.

1902-3. 1906-7. 1907-8. 1908-9. Te Aroha — Bath fees and towel-hire Out-patients' fees .. .. Tennis-players, library fees, &c. Tea-house £ s. d. 396 12 10 16 5 6 27 4 0 £ s. d. 1,022 17 9 419 11 0 91 7 0 £ s. d. 1,011 13 2 500 12 6 152 17 6 £ s. d. 1,113 17 3 339 18 6 220 11 3 77 4 3 Rotorua — Sanatorium patients' fees Out-patients' fees Sale of bath-tickets, and towel-hire Dry massage and electrical treatment Water and sewerage fees .. Electric-light charges Tennis-players, <fec. Round trip : Launch fares, accommodation, guidingfees, &o. Tea-house Sale of mineral waters Launch licenses, wharfages, &c. Miscellaneous receipts 440 2 4 1,533 15 9 1,665 3 2 1,751 11 3 717 3 3 589 10 0 1,874 5 7 132 12 6 544 19 0 47 7 0 565 5 0 892 5 6 748 16 0 2,614 8 6 219 5 9 369 19 2 1,406 6 3 137 8 3 1,933 1 0 1,055 16 3 724 12 5 2,577 9 0 199 5 3 343 0 0 1,689 18 3 179 13 6 1,981 8 0 1,287 0 11 753 5 0 3,052 13 3 336 15 9 959 10 7 1,858 10 3 215 3 3 3,031 19 6 144 19 11 395 19 3 216 16 0 105 0 0 174 12 2 659 1 0 147 16 10 19 0 0 74 12 5 661 15 5 188 14 5 75 19 0 256 13 1 Rotorua Acclimatisation District reoeipts 4,616 2 3 9,213 17 10 55 10 0 9,651 12 11 503 3 11 12,678 0 5 669 2 3 Te Puia Hot Springs Accommodation-house — Accommodation fees, &c. 340 18 4 355 9 1 Waitomo Caves Accommodation-house — Accommodation fees, &c. .. 182 9 10 584 5 10 656 17 5 Lake House, Waikaremoana — Accommodation fees, &o. Oil-launch and boat receipts 66 12 6 532 12 7 135 10 3 367 14 4 94 7 0 396 4 0 97 11 2 66 12 6 668 2 10 462 1 4 493 15 2 Morere Hot Springs — Bath fees, &c. 50 7 3 70 13 3 71 15 0 Hanmer Hot Springs — Accommodation fees Sale of batli-tickets, and towel-hire Tennis-players, &c. Sale of Guides, pamphlets, &c. Miscellaneous recefptB Tea-house receipts 1,200 16 10 778 8 6 11 19 11 1,078 4 3 687 3 3 5 10 0 0 3 0 20 10 7 190 3 0 1,180 8 10 716 19 8 4 12 9 684 6 5 595 3 7 12 0 6 39'19 6 233 13 6 136' 1 3 181 16 0 1,991 5 3 1,981 14 1 2,175 14 3 1,609 7 9 Pukaki Accommodation-house — Accommodation fees, &c. .. 131 11 0 653 1 4 625 14 10 825 1 2 " Hermitage " — Accommodation fees, &c. 1,405 12 6 914 15 6 1,516 8 4 1,796 10 0 Queenstown Park — Bowls, &o. 14 12 0 44 16 3 72 10 6 Lake Manapouri — Steamer fares 146 10 0 149 2 6 153 18 9 Te Anau Accommodation-house — Accommodation fees, &o. 486 10 0 598 19 3 541 8 0 Lake Te Anau — Steamer fares, &c. 474 19 6 625 15 0 645 2 6 Glade House and Milford Tracks — Accommodation fees, &c. Guiding-fees 517 7 6 86 0 6 607 7 0 133 15 0 733 18 10 169 3 9 603 8 0 741 2 0 903 2 7 Head Office — Sale of pamphlets, cards, photos, &c. 240 12 10 620 18 7 843 3 0 563 17 5 Totals 8,401 1 8 18,202 5 4 23,787 9 3 20,487 18 4