B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(a) Overexpenditure due to arrears of maintenance. (b) Supplies did not come to hand to extent anticipated. (c) Increased business expected. Additional expenditure will be covered by increased revenue. (d) Overexpenditure covered by increased revenue. (e) Additional provision to meet major drainage repairs. (/) Overexpenditure due to increased wages paid. (g) Additional provision to meet running-expenses of Chateau when reopened. (h) Additional provision to meet cost of transfer expenses of officers sent to Australia. (i) Overexpenditure due to increased business at Tourist Bureaux. Number of officers,*6l. Travellingallowances, £175; travelling-expenses, £644.

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VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS 1946-47. 1945-46. —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Tourist and Health Resorts —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Rotorua works (including Whakarewarewa) — 1 Wages, repairs, sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen— Electric light and power system 25,000 25,000 23,584 Reserves, gardens, parks, &c. 4,000 3,000 (a) 3,855 Water-supply and sewerage 1,675 850 (a) 1,658 Wharves and beacons 25 25 20 Rotorua : purchase of stores (including freight) 25,000 25,000 (b) 18,308 Subsidies : motor and steamer services— Bluff - Stewart Island steamer service .. 200 200 200 Fairlie-Pukaki-Hermitage-Queenstown .. 325 650 650 Pipiriki-Retaruke river service 285 285 286 Te Anau Hotel: maintenance of, including furniture, repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. (c) 8,000 6,000 (d) 6,823 Te Aroha Hot Springs : maintenance of baths, gardens, music, furniture, and repairs (e) 2,800 1,950 (/) 2,278 Tokaanu Hotel: maintenance (including furniture and repairs) and compensation to workmen 16,150 14,750 1 {a) 16,237 Tongariro National Park— Chateau, huts, &c., maintenance of (including furniture, repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c.) (9) 10,000 500 7 Maintenance and improvements of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. .. C9) 500 100 Transfer and removal expenses 300 150 145 Transfer and removal expenses of staff to and from overseas offices (h) 500 150 14 Travelling allowances and expenses 805 400 (i) 819 Travelling allowances and expenses of staff in overseas offices 200 200 . .