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Statistics. Receipts for the Year ending 31st March, 1909. 1909. 1908. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sanatorium fees ... ... ... ... ... 1,287 Oil 1,055 16 3 Out-patients' fees ... ... ... ... ... 753 5 0 724 12 5 Bath fees ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,052 13 3 2,577 9 0 Mineral water ... ... ... ... ... 188 14 5 147 16 10 Massage and electrical treatment ... ... ... 336 15 9 199 5 3 Players' fees ... ... ... ... ... 215 3 3 179 13 6 Miscellaneous receipts ... ... ... ... 116 4 2 4 8 4 Total ... ... ... ... £5,949 16 9 £4,889 1 7 / - Value of free consultations : Out-patients, £120. Total Number of Baths and Special Treatments. Number. Value. £ s. d. Paid for ... ... ... ... ... ...111,856 3,59115 5 Sanatorium ... ... ... ... ... ... 13,634 878 8 2 Free patients ... ... ... ... ... ... 939 75 0 0 Total ... ... ... 126,429 £4,545 3 7 APPENDIX 111. REPORT OF ENGINEER IN CHARGE, ROTORUA, ON WORKS. Sir, — Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, Rotorua, 7th June, 1909. I have the honour to report on the works under my supervision, as follows : — Apart from municipal and acclimatisation matters, the departmental functions under my control are as follows: (1) Electric-light supply, Rotorua; (2) water-supply, Rotorua; (3) drainage, Rotorua; (4) reserves, Rotorua, Whakarewarewa, &c.; (5) model Maori pa, Whakarewarewa; (6) bath and sanatorium buildings, Rotorua; (7) wharves and lake services, Rotorua and Rotoiti; (8) Waitomo Caves and Accommodation-house building; (9) Te Aroha Bath buildings. Electric Light. The electric-light system has operated very successfully during the year. Owing to the requirements of the new baths, a partial day-supply has been instituted, the hours of operation now being from 2.30 p.m. until sunrise, instead of from sunset to sunrise as heretofore. The total output and revenue for the year has been as follows : — Units. Revenue. £ Private lighting ... ... ... ... ... 72,600 1819 Street lighting ... ... ... ... ... 12,000 39 Bath buildings ... ... ... ... ... 8,000 Sanatorium ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 Tea-house ... ... ... ... ... 600 State nurser\ r ... ... ... ... ... 800 96,000 1,858 Valuing the current supplied to the public buildings (11,400 units) at 3|d. per unit, the plant has earned £166 from such supplies, making the total earnings £2,024. The working-costs during the year have been as follows : — £ Salaries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 543 Wages and materials ... ... ... ... ... ... 370 Proportion of office salaries and expenses, say ... ... ... 200 £1,113 leaving a working-profit of £911, or 4J per cent, on a capital expenditure of about £20,000. 3—H. 2.