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Publicity. All matters in connection with overseas publicity, with the exception of those bearing on the Dominion's war effort, have had to be drastically curtailed. Owing to the shortage of paper it has been necessary to reduce the despatch of literature overseas to the minimum requirements of the mam offices, and stocks are being rigidly conserved in order that immediate supplies may be available lor & resumption of the tourist drive at the end of hostilities. Financial. The revenue collected from the various activities controlled by the Department, and the ■expenditure from the Consolidated and Public Works Fund, for the past six years was as follows Return of Receipts, 1936-41. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1939-39. 1939-40. 1940-41. 1941-42. Receipts .. .. ..100,678 111, 973 124,134 113,482 109,940 98,885 Return of Expenditure, 1936-41. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1938-39. 1939-40. 1940-41. 1941-42. Consolidated Fund 148* 389* 175,120* 203,200* 184,908* IJI.JJJ* 141,083 Public Works Fund .. .. 16,789 23,159 24,551 24,892 21,575 12,207 * Includes expenditure on overseas publicity. Ticket sales at the Government Tourist Bureaux for the past six years were as follows £ 1936-37 .. .. •• 480,789 1939-40 .. .. 544,517 1937-38 •• 533,847 1940-41 .. •• 523,141 1938-39 '' •• •• 564,787 1941-42 .. .. .. 527,270 \ Department's Film and Advertising Studios. The Studio-manager reports that the major operations have been confined to the production of war-propaganda films, showing something of what is being actually accomplished by the Dominion in this field. Much valuable work has been performed in this direction, particularly m the circulation of short films dealing with the problem of the saving of waste materials for the war efiort. .°tner pictures which have been much appreciated by the public have shown the training of our men m t e use of modern weapons, and the means being adopted in the defence of New Zealand against possible <lggl Aseries of excellent still photographs, and a large variety of topical posters covering urgent problems in connection with the war effort, have also been prepared and distributed. Further copies of films have been despatched overseas, requests having been received for these m connection with the general war effort. APPENDICES. APPENDIX. (EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF CONTROLLING OFFICERS.) The Trade and Tourist Commissioner in Australia. The Trade and Tourist Commissioner reports that travel within Australia is no longer a matter of recreation, and all sections of the community must now justify their departure from Australia upon some grounds of essential business or urgent necessity. Over the past year this has been enforced through the machinery of the Customs Department, its basic justification being the progressive development of the war and the necessity for conserving full monetary resources and man-power upon defence efiorts. . . . Every endeavour is, however, being made to maintain good will and potential co-operation with those Australian organizations which, over the past ten years, have proved so helpful, and which can again be turned to good purpose when normal conditions prevail. District Manager, Rotorua. Revenue from all sources, compared with that of the previous year, shows a further increase in spite of the adverse circumstances affecting the whole position. The year s activities have been directed towards the improvement of the distribution of electrical energy to existing consumers and the extension of water-supply and drainage within the borough. The Sanatorium shows an increase in revenue, although the average number of patients per (lay was slightly below that of the previous year. The various baths m the Sanatorium have proved increasingly popular, particularly the Ward and Blue Baths, which, have been well patronized, while the gardens have won praise from all visitors.

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