GRAVING DOCK, LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11501, 6 February 1903, Page 4

GRAVING DOCK, LYTTELTON.

Working expenses for twelve month* ending 31st December. 1903. RECEIPTS. Bock Dueii actually earned in 1902. 1902. . Tone Dock Dues Ist January, Dingadee ... &10 30 0 0 17th January, Mamari ... 3583 50 0 0 24th January, Rotomahina 1763 50 0 0 4th February, Fetone ... 708 S3 10 0 19th February. Pareor* ... 6JO 30 0 0 12th Maroh, Timaru ... 407 25 0 0 10th April, Dinnadee (9 days extra ... ... 640 ■ 96 0 0 IStfi April, Dongol* ... 4363 30 0 0 22ud April, Einciuue (leu 20 per cent.) ... 741 20 0 0 2nd Hay. Roti**ey Bar ... 773 82 Iff 0 BMb iUy. Mokei* „. Zim «0 0 0

31st May. Rotomahsx* ... 1763 20 0 0 9th June, Rosamoud ... 721 32 10 0 2nd July, Taieri (1 day extra) 1668 69 3 3 2-2 nd July, Kini ... 1122 50 0 0 27th September. Toroa ... 3SB 22 10 0 Ist Xcveniber. Rosamond ... 721 32 10 0 sth November. Wakanui ... 5706 50 0 0 13lh November, Waikato (6 di\ys extra) ... 4767 288 7 0 2nd December, Warrimoo ... 3528 50 0 0 Bth December, Waikato ... 4767 50 0 0 19th December. Tarawexa ... 3003 50 0 0 22nd December, Kumara ... 6260 50 0 0 £1,266 19 3 £ «. d. Credit for docking the dredge Manchester (883 tons)— In dock from 22nd March, 1902 (7 days extra) ... 134 6 9 In dock from 4th August ... 35 0 0 For dockicjr Antarctio ship Morning (437 -tons), 26th November, 1902 ... 25 0 0 £194 6 9 Graving Dock Working Expense*. Dock d\ies—2o years, ended December 31st, 1902 ... £20,388 410 Dock woiTcing expenses. 20 years ended December 31st, 1902 10,249 13 5 'Cγ. balance for 20 years ended December 31st, 1902 ... £3,138 11 5 EXPENDITURE. 1902. £ m. d. Salaries (13 months)— Engine driver, wages at rate of £162 per annum, end extra - labour 203 13 7 Wages— Labourers, and oleaning dock, etc. 152 0 0 Coals— 131 tons. 10 cwt Oqrs, at 23s 6d per ton ... ... 152 10 11 Oil, wedges, waste, etc. ... 118 10 6 Repairs, firebars, eto. ... 95 17 6 £732 18 6 Credit balance for year 1902 ... 544 0 9 £1,366 19 8 Note—The actual nett earnings of the Lyttelton graving dook for the twelve months to 31st December, 1902, exclusive of the amount {£194 6a 9d) chargeable if or docking the dredge Manchester and Morning, were ... ... ... £544 0 9 The nett earnings for 1901 were... £1,664 3 5 (This included £169&J0r Tomoana.) 23 vessels were docked in 1883. 28 vessels we-re docked in 1884, 25 vessels were docked in 1885, 25 vessels wero tfocked in 1886, Iβ vessels were docked in 1837, 17 vessels weT* docked in 1888, 15 vessels were docked in 1889, 15 vessels were docked in 1890, 17 vessels were docked in 1891, 17 vessels were docked in 1892, 17 Vessels were docked in 1893, 12 vessels were docked in 1894, 15 vessels were docked in 1895, 15 vessels were docked in 1896, 23 vessels were docked in 1897, 23 vessels ware docked in 1898, 26 vessels were docked in 1899, 22 vessels were docked in 1900, 26 vessels were docked in 1901, 23 vessels were docked in 1902. The docking charges were considerably reduced in 1884. New by-laws were made by the Board on the Ist August, 1888. The provisions of the latter were such as to relieve the Board of responsibility in. docking vessels, and also enabled the Board to dispense with the services of the assistant dock/ master, at £200 a year, a.rtd also half that of the- superintending engineer, amounting to £125 ft year. An engine driver, at £162 a year, now represents the permanent staff at the graving dock. On the 15th September, 1891,- the Graving Dock charpen wore further reduced, whereby vessels of 1201 tons and upwards are docked for four days for £50, instead of £75 as formerly. * The Graving Dock and machinery cost £105,000. Interest and sinking fund on that sum, at 6} per cent, amounts to £6825 per annum.

Statement of receipts and expenditure of the Lyttelton Hnrbour Board from the date of its constitution. 10th January, 1877, to 31et January, 1902, inclusive, being • period of 26 years RECEIPTS. General Account— £ 8. d. Wnarfag*, 26 ytttn ... 429,234 12 7 Pilotage 26 years 113,307 10 7 Port charges, 26 years ... 71,977 13 8 Harbourmaster's fees, 19J yeare abolished in 1893) ... 6,782 9 6 Pilotage exemption certificate fees (26 years ... .'.. 839 6 0 ♦Towage foes (24 years) ... 49,761 19 » Graving dock dues (20 yews ... 20,388 4 10 Ship dues (19 years) 1,828 13 0 Warps (20 years) 8,104 16 0 Licenses (26 years) 637 2 « Rente (26 years) 4,971 4 S Refunds and incidental receipts (26 yearsj 36,404 12 7 Interest on current account in 1877 164 2 10 Sale of two cranes 760 0 0 Sale oi spare gear and plant, etc. 1,92* 1' 10 Wharfage on dock material used by dock contractors ... 247 1 0 Electric light refunds from •hipping (19 years) 2,183 4 11 Transfer contract depoeit for- ' feited 862 10 0 Interest on fixed deposrts at Bank of New Ztftond, 1885 to 1902 7,762 6 3 Stor/»2eil6 years and 10 months) 22,728 18 9 Storage—Cool chambers (11 yews) 6,732 2 1 Haulage refunds ... ... 43 B 2 Sailors' Home building account transfer ... ... 80 3 0 Proceeds of sale of dredge plant to Westland Harbour Board, November, 1890 (expended in dredging) ... 12,000 0 0 Refund Harbour Board expenditure on Gladstone sheds ... 3,800 0 0 E«nd«s ... 1,288 10 0 Total general receipts £804,085 4 6 LOAN RECEIPTS. Gross proceeds of sale of debentures of the £200,000 loan of 1879 204,785 3 *> Bank interest on current account and fixed deposit from 16th August, 1879, to 31st December, 1884 20,944 15 10 Interest in connection with loan to Messrs Scrimgeour, in London 11l 18 9 WORKS—REFUNDS. Refund by General Government of cost of re6lamation between the Screw Pile Jetty and the Gladstone Pier ... 4,479 0 0 Refund by General Government of cost of portion of timber breastwork between the Screw Pile Jetty and the , Gladeane Pier 748 8 9 Sailors' Home, Government grant in aid 600 0 0 Assessed value No. 2 shed, taken over by Railway Department when lcaso expired 28th February, 1902 3,887 2 8 Total Joan and works roccipts£2Ss,46e 18 6 DREDGING LOAN ACCOUNT. Sale of proceeds of first instalment (£30,000) of loan under Lyttelton Harbour Board Loan Act, 1897 (January. 1900) 30,072 11 0 Sale of proceeds, second instalment, £16,000 (January, 1901) 16,001 0 0 Sale of proceeds, third instalment (portion of) ... 5,802 10 0 Interest on fixed deposits ... 882 10 0 Sale of boats, refunds, etc. ... 265 1 9 Refund portion of insurance by London underwriters ... 2.345 1 9 £53,868 14 (i Total ... ... £1,093,410 17 c EXPENDITURE. £ *. d. General Account— Harbour - Board Office staff ' salaries (2C yean) ... 17,642 3 8 Printing, advertising, and stationery (by-laws, etc.) (2C years) 4,443 15 4 Members /travelling expenses (26 years) ... ... 1,484 C 7 Election expnnses (26 years) ... 327 1 11 Ofßce rent (26 years) ... 4,413 17 0 Officp furniture (Chriatohureh) (26 years) ... ... 145 4 4 Model of harbour (20 yean) ... 62 12 0 Incidental expenses (26 years) 1,811 15 3 Solioftor -to Board (law charges) (26 years) 2,114 9 7 Insurance, sheds, etc (2G years) 9,409 11 5 Accident insurance fund ... 161 1 4 Law costs re May Queen (26 years) 43 Iβ 4 Auditor*' fees (26 years) ... 175 0 0 Expenses—Mutters in dispute wrtfh Government and Roilway Commissioners re sheds 506 0 7 Grants in aid -end contributions— LyUel-tan Colonists' Society, «*tc. 161 5 0 (23 years) Fire prevention, Lytdelton Borough Council 2,610 10 0 (IS years) Sailors' Home ... 8,120 16 5 Harbour master and , pilots' srakriee (26 years) ... 46,937 U 5 'Harbour incidental expenses (26 years) 2,383 17 0 Pilot Station—Maintenance and repairs (26 years) ... 1,103 14 2 Time BaJl Buildings and Flagstaff—Maintenance α-nd repairs (26 years) ... 1,083 10 5 Bcoys, bouts, mooring*, wtrpt, etc. (26 years) .. 8,704 10 G Sumner pilot (26 years) ... 2,524 9 3 Suinner Conservancy (26 yean) 1,189 8 0 Bonus H. McLelUn, dock muter 60 0 0 Gratuity to daughter of. late F. ' Wfilinins, aitiht -vmtoVnim 13 13 3 Retiring allowance. H. Mcl»--I*i. harbour nw • 'c .. 618 17 1 Gravity late Pilot BeM'i cMI--4m. ... « ut aai.e j>

Gratuity late Pilot Eeld'e .„ H n widow ... — 50 o v Accident to barque. Conference, settlement of claim - *'* • ° Accident to Margaret Galbraith and tug collision, claim and repairs ... .- — «J* *% ■* I/yttelton Borough r*tei - „*£»,? X Wbarf lighting- Gae t>6 years) 2,190 15 9 Wharf lighting-Elestrio (19 „ years) .... — 15V»' *» ' Maintenance wharves, jet-tiee, sheds, repair*, and renewals (26 yearj) ... - 31,830 1 5 Naval Po ; a4 breakwater, main■tenance ... - f X 2 OffweW Poiirt BreaWater - v 631 11 8 ■Special repairs b::eaetworK • decking, burnt 1876 - "33 12 9 Whafrage refunds **{ °- I Haulage refund ... ••• 4 * • 3 Steam Tug Lytteltai—Bi*lto ~.,„„ collision claim ... ••• 154 16 6 Steam Tug LvSteMon— Subsidy, Jan., 1877,'t0 Dec, 1878 (2 years) ... - 1.853 16 2 S.S. lonic's claim. 1884 ... 194 0 0 Steam tug LytteVton—Salaries (24 yeirs) 33,581 4 U Ste*m tug Lyttelton—Coal, Store., etc. (24 y.iara) ... 24,790 6 11 Steam tug Lyttelton—lnsurance (14 years ,to March. 1894) 6,539 15 10 Steam ' tug Lyttelton—Contract two new -boilers, 1865 ... 1,545 6 3 Steam tug Lyttelton — Xevr boiler* snd renewals. 1903 5,136 17 C Public Revenue Aot, 1593 ... 172 2 2 Local Bodies Indemnity Act, 1901 and 1902 - *»0 0 3 Graving dock salaries —Coal, etores. etc. (20 years) ... 12,249 13 5 Patenit -slip working expenses— Labour (19 jeers) ... 656 17 10 Storage DepartmentSalaries—Clerk and Warehouseman (1C years and 10 months) 3,754 4 2 Labour—Receiving and delivering from store* (16 years and 10 monthe) .., 18,996 110 Printing. stationery, advertising, sundries (16 years and 10 months) ... 782 4 11Rent, Btore, Norwich quay £347 10s p*.; keroseme bond 1 , £70 p.a. (expires July, 1901) 6,437 1 9 O&ol cShiamber working expenses (7 years) ... 7,349 6 S Siding rent to Lot 15 (at £50 a year) (10} years) ... 625 0 0 Interest on overdraft, October .let, 1890, to December 'diet, 1896 69 16 0 luterest on overdraft, No. 2 account dredging loan account ... ... ... 191 6 0 IriteTeat on debentures and expenses (33} years) ... 283,047 0 10 Kxobange on London credits and advertising payment of coupons ... ... 1,644 15 6 Sinking Fund on debentures (23J years) ... ... 23,500 0 0 Iriterest on dredging loan debentures and exchange (3 yeaTs) ... 6,001 10 0 HARBOUR WORKS, ETC. ~ Purchase of Peacock wharf propert> in 1878 ... 22,650 0 0 Interest on overdraft to 1879-82 and 1886-87 2,288 4 10 Debenturee, preliminary expenses, stamp duty, etc., £100,000 loan (cance.led) ... 618 16 2 Debentures, National Bank of New Zealand, charges, London, including transactions with Messrs Scrimgeour ... 3,30810 2 Dredging— Salaries (Hi years) 47,102 15 6 Diedging—"Working expenses and maintenance - ... 83,063 10 6 Dredging—Manchester, salaried, working expenses (2 years and 7 months) 15,474 19 9 Dredging—Minn* Bell, cost and winch ... ... 628 0 0 Dredging—Minna Bell, working expenses (2J years) ... 1,187 9 7 Dredging—Now plant, 1887 end 1902 1,191 17 7 Dredgiag—Special rep*ii* (1690), prior to sale of dredge and 2 bargw - - 7°7 10 ° M •. d. Engineer's staff—Salaries (26 years) .' ;.. 10,999 18 G Engineer's etafi— Contingencies 654 9 2 Bonne to C. Napier B»U, 1889 050 0 0 Gratuity to widow of lat* Inspector W. Riach ... 100 0 0 Gratuity to H. Turpin—caisson. alterations, etc. ... 75 0 0 OfficeVurniture, board room, etc 131 15 5 Purchase of tug—incidental expenses 578 17 10 Purchase of steam' ' tag and voyage out ... ... 12,795 11 10 No. 2 intermediate jetty ... 8,079 6' 9 No. 3 intermediate jetty ... 11,098 1 9 Extension No. 1 and screw pile jetties ... 6,612 11 3 G-ledetone wharf extension ... 10,255 6 11 Gladstone sheds re-erection ... 8,803 15 10 Land purchase—Naval'Point ... 4,271 4 11 Graving dock (preliminary expeijses) ... ■ ... 483 1» 1 Graving dock contract and contiraenciee 94,321 14 1 Graving dock machinery and caisson ... ... 11,778 4 10 Graving dock, cutting out lower eteps ... ... ... 116 1 S Harbour light and basement ... £58 18 0 Reclamation from Sorew Pil« jetty to Gladstone pier ... 10,093 15 4 Timber breastwork ... _ _ ... 16,497 10 5 Harbour Board office—buildings and furniture, Lyttelton ... 3,617 12 5 Telephone dine, Christohurcli to Lyttelton Heads ... 1,777 10 2 New export abed on breastwork 6,178" 7 2 Boxings, etc. ... ... 761 2 3 Patent a'.ip ... ... ... 6,801 8 1 Electric lighting (preliminary expenses) ' ... ... 85 17 6 Breastworks west of Peacock's wharf ... ... 2,067 15 0 Filling in- ballast ground to west of Peacock's wharf ... 433 0 0 Harbour inspection re defence... 32 4 2 Reclamation near dock ... 2,262 0 0 Schoolroom at Heads ... 127 13 2 Governor's Bay jetty contract 401 10' 8 Sailors' Home—building contributions ... "... ... 9,427 Iβ 0 Sailors' Home—additions ... 669 0 9 Road and reclamation, to Ocean jetty ... 5,568 14 10 Ocean steamer jetty—piles *nd timber ... ... ... 9.948 17 1 Ocean steamer jetty—contracts and: extras 6,649 11 4 Road to bathing' place ... 182 10 1 Minna ... ... 89 9 6 Ocean jetty ehed contract cancelled and materiel taken over ... 8,205 6 10 No. 1' shed on reclaimed land contract, ejected out of timber taken over ... 1.550 2 5 Pigeon, Bay end Port Levy jetties and eheds ... 864 15 3 Sumner jetties and extensions ... 320 6 4 Dredge smithy building contract 77 0 0 Electric Lighting— Installation, contract (Guloher) 2,318 14 10 Engine shed contract ... 216 17 7 Engine and boiler contract *nd extras ... ... 1,066 5 9 Sailors' Home electric light installation 125 19 2 Installation extension to dock and'Waviil Point 1,851 10 2 Cool chamber additions ... 8,039 0 9 Rocket apparatus and Unethrowinp gun ... ... 110 9 4 Railway sidings on reclaimed land (ha.lt cost) west of ocean steamer jetty ... 1,109 13 11 Kerosene bond building contract 209 IS 6 Purchase of lease gram store, Norwich Quay, anil stamp duty on same ... ... 4,785 12 S Purau jetty ... ... 58 1 6 Shelter 1 aheds for wbar: , labourers and tally clerkr ... 145 1 7 Coal chamber building, machinery and aiding ... 6.236 19 i 0 Extension low-level breastwork and extension ... ... 1,124 18 0 Cattle jetty at Naval Point ... . 116 14 i 0 Boat landing east side of Screw Pile jetty ... ... 43 37 4 Yacht jetty ... • 33 4 9 Workshop a t dock, purohsee machinery from Scott ' Bros. (I-pase en nee! led 1893) 350*0 0 Screw Pile jetty widen'mp ... 2,i& .•*» E Surnner yacht jetty *»t Monck's 2J< 10 6 Boat flip at Sumr.er, at Hell's ba'-hs ...' 20 18 11 Extension No. 7 and 5 jetties 3.140 17 0 Cave Rock signal station, Sumner 170 32 11 No. 2 jetty extension—limber and labour ... ... 7033 1 3 No. 3 jetty extension—timber nnd labour 3,:57 13 0 No. G jetty extension—timber end labour .... ... 7,147 16 4 New Brighton landing stage (labour) ... . 2» 8 0 Coronation Hall and iod?s . SCO 1 0 Special account under I»ytt?'ton • Harbour Loan Act, i (97 — Purchase of dredge, v >yaro out, and fitting j> in colony, end expanse iv raising loan ... ... 34,798 9 8, Credit balance. No. 1 scrooi t general, on Slat December, 1902 ... ... ... 24,150 Iβ 7 Credit balance No. 2 account general, on 31 rt December, 1902 ... 3,150 Iβ 3 Total ... ... ... £1,093,410 17 6 RETURN , OP RECEn?TS AND EXPENDITORE on account of the Lyttelton Harbour jJoard Stores Department for the year ending 31st December, 1902. HECEIPTS. * •. a. Actual amonr/t of stomp earned tt store* for the 12 month* ending Slat December, 1902 2,553 6 11 Dr. Balance for yew ending Sltt December, IWO2 ... 79 2 2 £2,637 9 1 EXPENDITUEE. , £. s. d. Clark and Warthoaiemaa .... 288 U 8

Prictibg, advertising, arid sundries - 42 IS « Rent of Store Site, Norwich Quajr t 46 17 6 * £2,637 9 1 N0TE—37,648 tons o! good* were handled in the Harbour Board Store, during the year 1902.

RETURN OP RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI-

TURE on «O3onnt of the Lyttelton Harbour Board Cool Chamber for the year ending 31st December, 1902. KECEIPTS. fidActual amount of Storage earned at Cool Chamber for the 12 months ending December 31st, 1902 1,799 0 11 £1,799 o*ll EXPENDITURE. , ■- £ a. d. Cish PaidSalary—Engine Driver and Firemen ... ... 150 0 0 Extra Firemen ... ... 222 5 0 Coal*—24B tons 16cwt Oqrg at 17a sd; 76 tons llcwt. at 21s »d 297 4 1 Oils, Stores, eto 71 8 2 Current Repairs ... ... 73 7 4 Contingencies ... ... 46 0 3 Labour (part receiving and delivering) 878 0 0 Cγ. balance for the year ending 31et December, ' 1902 ... 554 16 2 £ 1,799 0 11 NOTE—No proportion of the salaries of ■warehouseman or engineer are charged in this expenditure.