B. —7 [PT. I].

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY— continued.

(a) Major portion of amount provided is to cover expenditure on the production of films and display material for war-propaganda purposes. (b) Amount provided as compared with last year has been reduced, as it is not proposed to open the Milford Track this year. (c) Overexpenditure due to extensive repairs carried out to the steamer on Lake Te Anau.

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Number 1941-42. oi Persons. 1942-43. Z7 2 4 ,| 1B41 42 VOTE-INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST Expended. AND p UBLIC ITY— Subdivision No. II.—Tourist and Publicity— continued. £ £ £ Other Charges pok and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications (within New Zealand) .. .. .. 200 4,000 2,526 Advertising New Zealand overseas: Special publicitywork in connection with (part recoverable) — £ Advertising in newspapers and periodicals .. 100 Advertising in United Kingdom (part recoverable) 600 Films, photographs, pictures, and window displays, &c, preparation of and equipment for, wages, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 18,000 Folders, booklets, and posters .. .. 200 Miscellaneous publicity and general expenses .. 400 Reuters Telegram Co. : Payment for special telegrams .. .. • • • • 500 Special advertising and follow-up work in other countries, including payment of commission 250 (a) 20,050 22,850 19,168 Audit fees •• 40 40 39 Bonuses and commissions to honorary agents .. .. 125 125 166 Establishment of office of Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia : Representation allowance (also Industries and Commerce, £218) .. .. 217 217 109 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 100 150 37 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 500 600 346 Glade House, Eglinton Valley, and Te Anau - Wakatipu - Milford Track: Maintenance, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. .. .. (ft) 2,000 8,000 7,862 Government ticket orders, to establish a credit for payment of (recoverable) .. • • • ■ ■ ■ 100 100 Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri: Maintenance of steamers and jetties, including repairs, wages, purchase of stores, etc. 1,250 720 (c) 1,620 Law-costs .. .. •• •• ■• ;• «) 50 7 Maintenance of hostels, baths, or reserves at Little Barrier Island, Waiotapu, Te Puia, Tokaanu, Morere, Tarawera, Pukaki, and Te Anau Tourist Tracks, and reserves vested in Department 500 500 365 Minor agencies in New Zealand: Grants and expenses in connection therewith .. .. • • ■ • 130 130 74 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. 250 550 Office-cleaning . .. . • • ■ • • • • 800 650 711 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 200 400 194 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 400 750 462 Passenger bookings : Payment of claims made by tourists for losses incurred while travelling in New Zealand 50 50 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes (part recoverable) .. 1,600 2,000 1,748 Printing and stationery .. .. • ■ • ■ 850 1,100 588 Oueenstown Reserves : Maintenance, improvements, music, &0 100 100 62 Rents of offices (part recoverable) .. .. .. 5,610 7,400 5,076 Rotorua Baths: Wages, repairs, baths and treatments for visiting doctors, staff, &c, sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen . . .. ■ ■ _ • ■ 3,500 3,500 3 , 232 Rotorua electric system: Expenses in connection with the change-over from 110 volts to 230 volts system .. 1,000 1,000 741 Rotorua : Thermal hot-water pipe-line .. .. 400 600 300