B.—'7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944

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

(а) Overexpenditure due to liabilities from previous years. (б) Major portion of the amount expended on production of films for war-propaganda purposes. (c) Underexpenditure due to expenditure incurred overseas offices not coming to charge. (d) Overexpenditure due to, liabilities carried forward from previous year. (e) Portion of cost of furniture purchased for staff at Sydney and Melbourne offices engaged on Supply matters. (j) Owing to reduction in trained staff on military leave it was necessary for present staff to work longer hours. (g) Overexpenditure recoverable from Subdivision I and War Expenses Account. (h) Overexpenditure due to increase in staff to cope with increase by general public and military authorities in use of facilities provided.

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Number oi Persons. 1943-44 1942-43. 1943 44 1942-43 VOTE-INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST E nded . AND PUBLICITY—continued. Subdivision No. II.—Tourist and Publicity—continued. £ f £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications (within New Zealand) .. .. .. 200 200 (a) 509 Advertising New Zealand overseas: Special publicity work in connection with (part recoverable) —■ £ Advertising in newspapers and periodicals .. 150 Advertising in United Kingdom (part recoverable) 500 Films, photographs, pictures, and window displays, &c., preparation of and equipment for, wages, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 19,200 Folders, booklets, and' posters .. .. 150 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 100 21,000 20,050 (6) 25,275 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 40 37 Bonuses and commissions to honorary agents .. .. 125 125 88 Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia: Representation allowance (also Industries and Commerce, £218) .. .. .. .. 217 217 263 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 100 100 57 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 500 500 (c) 317 Glade House, Eglinton Valley, and Te Anau - Wakatipu - Milford Track : Maintenance, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. .. .. 2,000 2,000 (d) 3,440 Government ticket orders, to establish a credit for payment of (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 100 100 Hermitage, Mount Cook, maintenance of (including furniture repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c., and refund to Mount Cook and Southern Lakes Tourist Co., Ltd., for net cost of operating hotel) .. .. .. .. 6,000 5,000 Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri: Maintenance of steamers and jetties, including repairs, wages, purchase of stores, &c. 250 1,250 1,015 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 26 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 .. .. .. .. .. 500 500 278 Minor agencies in New Zealand: Grants and expenses in connection therewith ... .. .. .. 130 130 81 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. 1,250 250 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. .. 800 800 748 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 200 200 (e) 354 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 600 400 (/) 758 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) .. 1,500 1,600 (g) 2,357 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 800 850 875 Queenstown Reserves : Maintenance, improvements, music, &c. .. ... ... .. .. .. 100 100 140 Rents of offices (part recoverable) .. .. .. 4,200 5,610 5,115 Rotorua Baths: Wages, repairs, baths and treatments for visiting doctors, staff, &c., sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen .. .. .. .. 5,000 3,500 (h) 5,417 Rotorua electric system : Expenses in connection with the change-over from 110 volts to 230 volts system .. 1,000 1,000 243