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Classification of Theatres The following table shows a classification of theatres according to number of screening days per week and of circuit operators :

Classification, by Provincial Districts The table represented hereunder gives, by provincial districts, the principal statistics of cinematograph-theatres for the year 1945-46 :

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Screening. Theatres. 1 Persons Engaged. Salaries and Wages. 1 Seating | Accommoi dation. Paid Admissions During-Year. Average Admission Charge.* 1 Six days per week Odd days per week .. Circuit Number. I 195 202 171 Number. 2,419 737 157 | £ 443,702 69,434 17,630 Number of Seats. 168,374 72,923 32,649 Number. 31,283,038 4,559,824 1,122,909 d. 18-9 14-6 15-3 Totals 568 1 3,313 530,766 273,946 36,965,771 18-3

Screening. Theatre Theatre Expenditure.* Admission .Receipts.* Screen Advertising. Other. Total. Six days per week .. Odd days per week Circuit Totals 1 £ 2,467,754 278,292 71,600 £ 50,574 8,157 2,527 £ 47,597 5,724 1,192 £ 2,565,925 292,173 75,319 £ 2,148,733 253,182 66,584 2,817,646 j 61,258 54,513 2,933,417 1 2,468,499 •Including amusements-tax.

Provincial Districts. Theatres. Persons ! Engaged. j Salaries ] and Wages. I Seating Accommodation. 1 Paid Admissions During Year. Average Admission Charge.* Number. Number. £ 1 Number of Number. d. Seats. Auckland 236 1,336 210,560 110,291 14,792,827 18-1 Hawkes Bav 22 158 23,702 11,495 1,692,804 17-8 Taranaki 38 137 21,224 14,030 1,471,640 17-1 Wellington 91 750 130,258 57,940 8,584,498 19-0 Marlborough 5 39 6,379 2,953 308,871 i 17-8 Nelson 26 87 10,630 8,640 970,232 15-7 Westland 16 64 9,067 6,395 623,467 15-5 Canterbury 55 434 71,642 30,617 4,962,160 19-4 Gtago— Otago portion 51 197 31,687 21,084 2,511,267 18-2 Southland portion .. 28 111 15,617 | 10,501 1,048,005 17-1 Totals 568 3,313 530,766 273,946 1 36,965,771 18-3