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YEAE ENDING 31 MAECH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS— continued

(a) Renovations to hotel have not been completed as early as anticipated. (b) Includes provision for renewal of water-pipe lines. (c) Overexpenditure due to rewiring of caves. (d) Exchange, £2 ; medical expenses, £3 ; insurance, £8 ; cost of repairs to motor-vehicle, £l5 : total, £2B. (e) Rotorua Sanatorium was taken over by the Health Department as from the Ist July, 1947. if) The Rotorua water-supply and sewerage system was purchased by the Rotorua Borough Council in December, 1947.

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VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS 19^7-lfi — continued 1948-49. Subdivision No. I — Tourist and Health Resorts Voted. Expended. —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — ctd. Travelling allowances and expenses 2,000 1,700 2,003 Travelling allowances and expenses of staff in overseas offices 600 1,000 534 Waikaremo ana — Operating-expenses of Lake House, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, £ &c. .. .. .. 10,100 Repairs to buildings and plant . . 500 10,600 11,000 10,533 Waimangu Round-trips and Hostel: wages, repairs, and sundry expenses 1,200 1,000 841 Wairakei Hotel and thermal area — Operating-expenses, including furniture and repairs, and £ compensation to workmen, &c. 25,000 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 16,000 41,000 40,000 (a) 14,712 Waitomo Caves and Hostel— Operating - expenses, including furniture and repairs, and £ compensation to workmen, &c. 19,370 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 2,342 (6) 21,712 18,296 (c) 21,337 Contingencies 50 50 (d) 28 Rotorua Sanatorium — Operating-expenses, including furniture, supplies, repairs, and compensation to workmen (p\ J 3,200 3,519 Medical stores, drugs, and instruments \ e ) s 100 96 Rotorua works : water-supply and sewerage (/) 2,000 2,094 Total — Subdivision No. I 563,489 461,185 420,722