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The " still" photographic branch was very busy until the declaration of the war, and supplied many thousands of prints and enlargements to all parts of the world. (The " coloured work proved extremely popular.) This Department also supplied a large number of super enlargements and murals which were extensively used at the Exhibition. The Art Department transferred to its new building at the beginning of the year and produced a greatly increased output with greater efficiency. Many window displays, show-cards, &c., were displayed at the bureaux throughout New Zealand and Australia. The art work was in great demand throughout the year, and played a very active part in providing many of the exhibits used by the various State Departments at the Exhibition, the more important being the large scale model of Arapuni for the Public Works Department, timber-mills for the Forestry Department, the large T/all exhibit for the National Broadcasting Service, and a considerable number of units for the Labour, Marine, Housing, and Health Departments, &c. In addition to this, the Art Branch was entirely responsible for the furnishing of the Tourist and Publicity and Industries and Commerce stands. In connection with the advertising section, the Department has again undertaken its own newspaper, and radio advertising, and the results achieved indicate that this policy has been entirely successful. Financial. The revenue collected from the various activities controlled by the Department, and the expenditure from the Consolidated and Public Works Funds for the past six years, was as follows :— Return of Receipts, 1934-40. 1934-35. 1935-36. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1938-39. 1939-40. £ £ £ £ £ £ Receipts 75,634 84,564 100,678 115,973 124,134 113,474 Return of Expenditure, .1.934-40. 1934-35. 1935-36. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1938-39. 1939-40. £ £ £ £ £ £ Consolidated Fund .. 103,028* 124,151* 148,389* 175,120* 203,200* 184,908* Public Works Fund .. 12,880 13,683 16,789 23,159 24,551 24,892 Tickets sales at the Government Tourist Bureaux for the past six years were as follows : - £ £ 1934-35 .. .. ..343,933 1937-38 .. .. ..533,847 1935-36 402,148 1938-39 564,787 1936-37 .. .. .. 480,789 1939-40 .. .. .. 544,517 The estimated revenue to New Zealand from overseas tourists visiting the Dominion during the past six years has been as follows : — £ £ 1934-35 .. .. 800,000 1937-38 .. .. 1,200,000 1935-36 .. .. 850,000 1938-39 .. .. 1,500,000 1936-37 .. .. 1,000,000 1939-40 .. .. 600,000

* Includes expenditure on overseas publicity.

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