D.—2.

Income and Expenditure in respect of Advertising Service.

RETURN No. 1—continued. Income and Expenditure in respect of Lake Wakatipu Steamers.

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Per Cent, of Revenue. ! ' Per Cent, of Revenue. EXPENDITURE. 1924-25. 1923-24. j REVENUE. i 1924-25. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1923-24. ' 1924-25. 1923-24. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wages and services .. .. .. 8,420 13 8 7,361 0 10 83-40 82-97 Ordinary passengers .. .. 4,168 16 11 3,730 3 9 41-30 42-04 Stores and material .. .. .. 3,356 18 9 2,965 6 3 33-25 33-42 Season tickets .. .. .. 204 7 6 220 17 6 2-02 2-49 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 501 14 5 129 5 11 4-97 1-46 Parcels, luggage, and mails .. .. 1,327 2 5 1,174 8 6 13-14 13-24 Goods .. .. .. .. 4,270 16 3 3,626 5 0 42-30 40-87 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 124 19 3 120 10 3 1-24 1-36 10,096 2 4 8,872 5 0 100-00 100-00 Loss on operation .. .. .. 2,183 4 6 1,583 8 0 12,279 6 10 10,455 13 0 121-62 117-85 12,279 6 10 10,455 13 0

Per Cent, of Revenue. Per Cent, of Revenue. EXPENDITURE. 1924-25. 1923-24. : REVENUE. 1924-25. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1923-24. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Office salaries, &e. .. .. .. .. 3,599 10 1 | 3,237 9 0 11-71 13-45 Advertising, signs, printing, &e. .. 29,825 12 11 23,675 6 9 97 - 05 98'35 Studio wages, material, &c. .. .. .. 7,192 5 10 6,490 0 9 23-41 26-96 Poster stamps .. .. 35 1 0 48 15 0 0*12 0 "20 Canvassers —Salaries, commission, and allowances 3,739 13 11 2,996 19 1 12-17 12-45 Advertisements in time-tables .. 870 7 4 349 10 4 2'83 1-45 Linemen —Wages, allowances, and stores .. 2,466 0 7 2,055 2 10 8-02 8'54 Making and repairing advertisements .. .. 2,439 1 0 856 19 5 7-94 3'56 Repairs to building and plant .. .. .. 205 7 5 .. 0'85 19,436 11 5 15,841 18 6 i 63-25 65'81 Railway revenue. — Rent of premises .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 196 0 0 Advertising rights .. .. .. 7,674 0 0 Commission on collections .. .. .. 1,536 11 0 601 16 9 Net profit .. .. .. 1,083 18 10 7,433 16 10 11,294 9 10 8,231 13 7 36-7? 34'19 30,731 1 3 24,073 12 1 100-00 100-00 30,731 1 3 | 24,073 12 1 100-00 lOO'OO