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Session 11. 1921 NEW ZEALAND.

TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE). BY THE MINISTER OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS. HON. W. NOSWORTHY.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

The Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department to His Excellency the Governor-General. My Lord,— Wellington, 30th July, 1921. I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the report of the' Department of Tourist and Health Resorts for the year ended 31st March, 1921. I have, &c., W. NoSWORTHY, Minister of Tourist and Health Resorts. His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand. >

ANNUAL REPORT OP THE GENERAL MANAGER OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS, Sib,— Wellington, 29th July, 1921. I have the honour to submit herewith my report for the year ended 31st March, 1921. I have, &c, B. M. Wilson, General Manager. The Hon. W. Nosworthy, Minister of Tourist and Health Resorts. ANNUA L REPORT. The direct revenue received by the Department from all sources for the year ended 1920 was the highest on record to that date, being £42,218, an increase of £8,529 over the previous year. This year there is a further increase of £8,820, making a total of £51,038, clearly showing that the public in New Zealand and in outside countries are making greater use of the services, provided for thenconvenience by the Department. In this connection it is interesting to note the large increase in the volume of business done at the booking bureaux, which indicates that these, services are being more availed of as they become better known. For the. purposes of comparison I quote the figures in the year before the war (1913) and last year : Value of tours issued in 1913, £25,955 ; value in 1921, £69,447. There has during the year been a large number of visitors from America, and this must be attributed to a certain extent to the large supplies of lantern-slides, literature, &c, sent to many