 A Passenger Transport Rate was first levied in Hamilton in 1994.In 1996 it collected $1.033m, in 1997 $1.077m, in 1998 $1.187m, in 1999 $1.275m, $1.278m in 2001, in 2001 $1.453m, in 2002 $1.519m, in 2005 $3,626m, in 2007 $5.503m, and $6.237m in 2008.By 2003 only 3 (Raglan, Te Awamutu and Thames) of 33 routes ran without subsidy.