A STATE TOWN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13875, 8 October 1908, Page 6

A STATE TOWN.

WHAT ROTORUA COSTS. (ISX TELEGRAPH.—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington,-Wednesday. In his report on the town of Rotorua since it was placed under Government - control, the general manager of Tourist and Health Resorts (Mr. Donne) says: —" Owing to the fact that the Department had complete working and office staffs already engaged in extensive undertakings in the town it has been enabled to administer the municipal works economically and more actively than formerly. As the change of administration took place in the middle of the year under review it is impossible to draw any conclusions from the balance-sheet, but a very active works policy has been carried on, and an unusual number of public improvements of a permanent nature have been carried out during the year. The revenue of the town from all sources last year was £5150, as compared with an average of £4022 for the previous five yearn. Last year's receipts, however, included several non-recurring items, the amount of ordinary revenue being £4400. The. revenue for the'! current year is estimated at £4300, oi £100 j loss than last year. The two principal items in last year's receipts were Crown rents (£4277) and bath fees (£1274). "Tho total expenditure last year was £5833. The traffic to Rotorua last year showed a considerable increase over the previous year, the booking by rail being 20,113, as against 18,243 for the preceding year. The total revenue from tho'resort amounted., to £9647, as compared with £9269 for the previous year. "The expenditure on the maintenance »nd improvement of roads and streets during the year was £4240, which forms a record for Rotfirutii'V J ,