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APPBNDICE 8. APPENDIX I. FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS. Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, Wellington, Sib, — Ist August, 1905. I have the honour to submit herewith the departmental report for the year ending the 31st March, 1905. I have, &c, C. R. C. Rodieson, Acting Superintendent. The Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, K.C.M.G., Minister of Tourist and Health Resorts. Although the increase in the oversea traffic has been well maintained during the year 1904-5, the local traffic has not come up to expectations, owing to the unseasonable weather-conditions which prevailed during the greater portion of the first three months of the season. The traffic to the several resorts was much less during that period than during the corresponding period for the previous year. The last two months of the season were, however, the busiest on record. The receipts for the year totalled £16,018 3s. Id., as against £15,344 Bs. lid. showing an increase of £673 14s. 2d. Had it not been for the stoppage of Waimangu Geyser the departmental receipts would have exceeded by at least £2,000 those for the previous year. The following statement shows receipts in detail for the last five years, from which it will be seen that for the year under review the sum collected is nearly four times greater than that for the year the Department came into operation.

1900-1. [ I 1901-2. 1902-3. 1903-4. 1904-5. Te Aroha— Bath fees and towel-hire Out-patients' fees Tennis-players, library fees, &e. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 396 12 10 16 5 6 27 4 0 £ s. d. 1,105 0 0 325 1 0 60 18 0 £ a. d. 1,071 2 4 365 0 6 106 11 9 Rotorua — Sanatorium patients' fees Out-patients' fees Sale of bath-tickets, and towel-hire .. Dry massage and electrioal treatment Water fees Electric-light charges Tennis-players, &c. Round trip .. "Tea-houBe" Sale of mineral waters Sale of Guides, pamphlets, &e. Guiding-fees Miscellaneous receipts 668 16 6 419 10 0 1,027 18 5 77 10 0 813 13 6 480 7 6 1,522 0 4 144 "5 0 36 12 8 717 3 3 589 10 0 1,874 5 7 132 12 6 544 19 0 47 7 0 565 5 0 144 19 11 440 2 4 1,490 19 0 929 4 1 817 17 0 2,415 2 10 236 0 0 1,032 19 10 56 18 9 1,794 17 6 295 14 3 48 17 10 16 18 9 22 17 0 72 18 6 1,542 14 7 1,004 4 7 871 6 0 2,483 18 5 280 11 0 344 7 6 1,138 13 7 101 8 3 1,673 4 9 458 14 7 142 8 3 17 7 5 9 6 0 Waimangu Accommodation-house — Accommodation fees, &c. Sale of Guides, photos, &c. 2,193 14 11 2,996 19 0 4,616 2 3 7,740 6 4 926 6 6 3 0 0 8,525 10 4 595 16 0 11 13 3 Lake House, Waikaremoana — Aooommodation fees, <fcc. Oil-launoh and boat reoeipts 66 12 6 929 6 6 379 8 11 61 13 6 607 9 3 370 10 1 79 0 4 Morere Hot SpringsBath fees 66 12 6 441 2 5 449 10 5 35 4 0 Hanmer Hot Springs — Aooommodation fees Sale of bath-tickets, and towel-hire .. Tennis-players, &o. Sale of Guides, pamphlets, &c. Miscellaneous reoeipts Tea-house receipts 1,139 19 10 487 6 10 1,344 1 2 552 6 4 1,200 16 10 778 8 6 , 11 19 11 1,341 0 6 930 5 2 18 17 6 1 10 1 34 16 7 1,199 17 0 849 5 6 13 8 6 1 6 0 17 9 7 108 9 11 Pukaki Accommodation-house — Accommodation fees, &o. 1,627 6 8 1,896 7 6 1,991 5 3 2,326 9 10 2,189 16 6 131 11 0 467 14 1 535 1 3 " Hermitage "— Aooommodation fees, &c. 358 16 6 597 10 4 914 15 6 965 15 6 924 13 6 Qlade House and Milford Tracks— Accommodation fees, &c. Guiding-fees 397 4 0 114 10 0 473 3 6 97 9 6 Head Office — Sale of pamphlets, oards, photos, &o. .. 511 14 0 570 13 0 240 12 10 471 1 3 637 10 3 Totals .. .. 4,179 18 1 5,490 16 10 8,401 1 8 15,344 8 11 16,018 3 1