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The expenditure during the year lias risen from £48,732 to £53,656. The following statement gives the usual details of the revenue from the different resorts, and the financial position of each of them : — Receipts for Department of Tourist and Health Rhsobts, Financial Years 1917-18 and 1918-19. 1918-19. 1917-18. Te Aroha— £ £ Bath fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 805 906 Games, library fees, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 219 223 Tea-kiosk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 229 221 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 104 1,370 1,454 Rotorua— Sanatorium fees .. .. .. .. .. . . 34 24 Out-patients' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 657 530 Bath fees, pump-room, &o. .. ~ .. .. .. 2,644 2,478 - Laundry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 175 Dry massage and electrical treatment .. .. .. .. 2,927 2,810 Water-supply.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,590 1,890 Electric-light charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,125 5,320 Games, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 502 470 Round trip : launch faros, guiding fees, &c. .. .. .. 2,105 1,819 Sale of mineral waters .. .. .. .. .. .. 439 386 Launch licenses, wharfages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 2 8 Sulphur royalties .. .. .. .. .. .. 829 668 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. ..493 479 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 266 199 Trout-fishing and game-shooting licenses .. .. .. .. 789 993 18,420 18,249 Waitomo Caves Accommodation and-admission fees .. .. .. .. 3,866 3,596 Hanmer Springs— Sanatorium fees .. .. .. „ .. .. 784 756 Bath fees, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 504 543 Games .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 24 Tea-house .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 752 687 Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 75 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 8.1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. II 96 2,272 2,262 Hermitage— Accommodation and guiding fees .. .. .. .. 4,529 4,866 Queenstown — Games, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 158 134 Glade House, Milford Track, and Te Anau Hotel and steamer — Accommodation, guiding, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 652 291 Steamer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 195 182 847 473 Head OfficeSale of pamphlets .. .. .. .... .. 49 39 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 119 Rents .. .. .. .. .'. .. .. 87 117 Commission on passenger-bookings .. .. .. .. 1,626 1,622 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Value of tickets unpreserited for payment.. .. .. .. 379 2,227 1,901 Totals .. .. £33,689 £32,935