8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued

(a) Overexpenditure duo to outstanding liabilities on purchase of film. Estimate this year includes provision for increased salary scales. The expenditure is recoverable from War Expenses Account in the case of war-film publicity, (ft) Overexpenditure due to repairs and purchases of equipment necessitated on assuming full control of hotel. Estimate for 1945-46 includes provision for increased wages scale. (c) Extra provision for maintenance which is now in arrears. (d) Increase arises out of passenger-booking work, and is recoverable. (e) Overexpended through unforeseen repairs and maintenance expenditure. (/) Overexpenditure due to increase in treatments supplied, and special work necessary through hot-water supply difficulties. Wages increases allowed for in new estimate. (;g) Provision made to cover higher wages payable.

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Number of Persons. irwr- in 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—TOURIST AND PUBLICITY continued Voted Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Tourist and Publicity —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising New Zealand overseas: Special publicity work in connection with (part recoverable) — £ Advertising in newspapers and periodicals .. 1,000 Advertising in United Kingdom (part recoverable) 2,000 Films, photographs, pictures, and window displays, &c., preparation of and equipment for, wages, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. -38,314 Polders, booklets, and posters .. .. 4,000 Miscellaneous publicity and general expenses .. 300 Special advertising and follow-up work in other countries, including payment of commission 200 (a) 45,814 37,500 («) 44,806 Bonuses and commissions to honorary agents .. .. 200 200 213 Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia : Representation allowance and entertainingexpenses (also Industries and Commerce, £318) .. 217 217 208 Glade House, Eglinton Valley, and Te Anau - Wakatipu - Milford Track: Maintenance, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c, .. .. 2,500 2,500 2,019 Government ticket orders, to establish a credit for payment of (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 100 100 Hermitage, Mount Cook, maintenance of, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. .. 17,000 15,000 (b) 19,490 Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri : Maintenance of steamers { and jetties, including repairs, wages, purchase of stores, &c. 250 250 Maintenance of hostels, baths, or reserves at Little Barrier Island, Waiotapu, Te Puia, Morere, Tarawera, Pukaki, and Te Anau Tourist Tracks, and reserves vested in Department .. .. .. .. (c) 1,000 500 373 Minor agencies in New Zealand: Grants and expenses in connection therewith .. .. .. . , 150 150 64 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. 1,000 2,000 2,271 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,140 1,616 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 200 200 154 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1,500 2,000 1,270 PassengM bookings : Payment of claims made by tourists for losses incurred while travelling in New Zealand 50 50 .. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,700 4,500 (d) 5,613 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 850 800 827 Queenstown Reserves : Maintenance, improvements, music, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ., 250 180 (e) 592 Rents of offices (part recoverable) .. .. .. 4,059 4,300 3,187 Rotorua Baths: Wages, repairs, baths and treatments for visiting doctors, staff, &c., sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen .. .. .. .. 8,374 5,500 (f) 8,207 Rotorua electric system : Expenses in connection with the change-over from 110 volts to 230 volts system .. 500 1,000 134 Rotorua Sanatorium — Maintenance, including furniture, supplies, repairs, and compensation to workmen .. .. • • (<7) 7,100 6,500 6,600 Medical stores, drugs, and instruments .. .. 250 250 187