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Appendix N. APPROXIMATE RETURN of the Cost of the several Harbour and Pilot Establishments of the Colony during the Financial Year 1868-9.

Appendix P. RETURN of Local Pilotage Exemption Certificates issued during the Financial Year 1868-9.

Approximate Total Cost of Harbour and Pilot EstaPjlishments. Province or District. Remarks. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay ... Wellington Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Otago Southland Westland £ s. a. 2,976 16 8 491 0 0 744 0 0 2,605 17 0 3,430 15 0 305 0 0 2,461 5 0 4,473 13 6 2,338 11 8 2,300 0 0 With the exception of Westland (the information as regards which was received from the Chairman of tho County Council), these amounts are taken from the Appropriation Acts and published Estimates for the several Provinces ; the necessary fractions being taken in order to bring the amounts as nearly as possible correct for the year commencing 1st July, 1868, and ending 30th June, 1869. The amount for Wellington includes £341 5s. for maintenance of Somes Island Light, and £220 for tho Beacon Hill and Mount Victoria Signal Stations. The amount for Nelson includes £1,438 for the Gold Fields Harbours. Approximate Total for the Colony Approximate Total in 1867-8 22,126 18 10 22,656 12 6

Province. Name of Master to whom Certificate has been issued. Name of Vessel for which Certificate has been granted. Ports included in the Certificate. Date of Issue of Certificate. Auckland ... J. McDougall Daniel Sellars A. Earquhar Dukeof Edinburgh... Tauranga ... Boyal Alfred Auckland ... „ Manukau, Kaipara, Port Waikato „ Manukau... 24 July, 1868 27 July, 1868 Charles Watson J. C. Norton D. McKenzie J. McKenzie G. Short Wm. Cooper Wm. E. Stephenson Hannibal Marks J. McKenzie J. Logan B. Martin John Calder John Howard J. McKenzie Prince Alfred Excelsior ... Huntress Duke of Edinburgh... Fiery Cross... Kate Tell Dukeof Edinburgh... Aurora Hero Isabella Island City... Lion... Herald ,, ,, „ Bussell ... ,, Bussell ... 14 August, 1868 17 August, 1868 28 August, 1868 31 August, 1868 7 September, 1868 10 September, 1868 16 September, 1868 18 September, 1868 21 September, 1868 17 October, 1868 20 October, 1868 26 October, 1868 12 December, 1868 7 January, 1869 „ Bussell ... ,, Hokianga... „ Manukau, Bussell, and Tauranga Canterbury... Otago J. McDonald G. Davies ... Wm. Harris James Biddle A. Chambers F. Ohlson D. H. McKenzie ... F.W.Fletcher ... J. Chadwick J. Malcolm C. Hodge J. Falconer... C. Osborn ... H. Bobinson H. Henton ... Wm. Walker H. Patching Wm. Simpson Wm. Best J. W. Cumming ... ,1. Jameson... B. M. Jackson Golden Isle... Little Fred Huntress Eucalyptus... Huntress ... ... Dukeof Edinburgh... Flirt Success P.C.E Wallace Indus Jane Anderson Elizabeth Curie Free Trader Indus Onehunga ... Omega Becord Emulous Hydra Bengal Indus Auckland ... ,, Manukau, Kaipara... „ Bussell Lyttelton ... Dunedin 9 January, 1869 25 January, 1869 27 January, 1869 15 February, 1869 20 February, 1869 3 June, 1869 7 June, 1869 17 June, 1869 29 June, 1869 29 December, 18G8 6 July, 1868 10 July, 1868 18 August, 1868 7 September, 1868 22 September, 1868 29 October, 1868 3 November, 1868 18 December, 1868 21 December, 1868 19 February, 1869 3 March, 1869 4 April, 1869 17 May, 1869