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Return showing the Cost of Maintenance of the New Zealand Lighthouses, and the Quantity of Oil consumed at each, during the Year ended the 31st March, 1900.

Note.—This return does not include the cost of the periodical visits made to the lighthouses by the Government steamer with oil, stores, and provisions. The proportion of the steamer's expenses chargeable to this service is about £5,000 a year. * Includes £27 55., cost of repairs. t Includes £48 16s. 3d., cost of provisions for keepers. J Includes £185 9s. lid., cost of repairs. § Includes £68 Is. 3d., cost of fencing. In addition to the amount shown against Somes Island light, the sum of £1,289 3s. sd. has been expended on the new light The Wellington Harbour Board contributed £800 towards the cost of this light.

Oil. Name of Lighthouse. Salaries. Gallons j consumed. Value. and Contingencies. Totals. Cape Maria van Diemen Moko Hinou Tiri-Tiri Bean Rock Ponui Passage Cuvier Island Portland Island Napier Bluff Cape Palliser Pencarrow Head Somes Island Cape Egmont Manukau Head Manukau South Head leading-lights Manukau North Head leading-lights Kaipara Head Brothers Tory Channel leading-lights Cape Campbell Godley Head Akaroa Head Moeraki Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders Nugget Point Waipapapa Point Dog Island Centre Island Puysegur Point Hokitik^, Cape Foulwind Farewell Spit Nelson Stephens Island French Pass £ s. d. 349 16 3 355 0 0 280 0 0 160 0 0 160 0 0 307 13 11 380 0 0 20 0 0 270 0 0 300 0 0 156 0 0 270 0 0 261 17 7 1,035 811 528 89 76 1,355 754 Gas 963 934 278 553 527 161 147 519 712 169 554 503 575 496 521 666 933 659 785 881 922 Gas 544 642 239 1,726 124 £ s. d. 78 2 6 60 16 6 39 12 0 4 5 4 5 14 0 101 12 6 56 11 0 14 5 0 72 4 6 70 1 0 20 17 0 41 9 6 £ s. d. 198 13 10 145 2 6 90 18 8* 42 10 8 23 15 11 135 5 7 156 4 6 10 4 125 4 9 62 1 7 26 18 1 71 0 1 £ s. d. 626 12 7 560 19 0 410 10 8 206 16 0 189 9 11 544 12 0 592 15 6 35 5 4 467 9 3 432 2 7 203 15 1 382 9 7 ) 51 12 0 77 18 0 391 7 7 120 0 0 258 18 6 466 4 3 90 0 0 270 0 0 270 0 0 270 16 8 300 0 0 290 0 0 250 0 0 280 0 0 270 0 0 347 1 3 356 16 0 347 3 0 12 0 0 280 0 0 365 0 0 280 0 0 380 0 0 210 0 0 11 0 6 38 18 6 53 8 0 12 13 6 41 11 0 37 14 6 43 2 6 37 4 0 39 1 6 49 19 6 69 19 6 49 18 6 58 17 6 66 1 6 69 3 0 15 18 9 40 16 0 48 3 0 18 8 6 129 9 0 9 6 0 35 16 1 89 5 1 113 14 8f 5 12 6 304 18 9{ 59 15 11 62 15 6 88 16 1 46 14 9 50 14 1 66 17 5 194 13 7§ 89 18 7 111 2 6 74 11 5 0 6 6 40 17 0 114 3 11 51 5 1 137 15 6 20 4 11 166 16 7 387 2 1 633 6 11 108 6 0 616 9 9 367 10 5 376 14 8 426 0 1 375 16 3 350 13 7 416 16 11 514 12 1 495 17 4 534 0 0 490 17 5 28 5 3 361 13 0 527 6 11 349 13 7 647 4 6 239 10 11 Totals 8,984 7 5 20,371 1,557 17 7 2,916 14 4 13,458 19 4