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MARINE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. Income. Stock as at Ist April, 1922— £ s. d. £ s. d. Shipping and Soamen Act — £ s. d. £ s. d. Marine stores £15,879 16 6 Engagement and discharge of Less adjust- • seamen .. .. 4,107 15 6 ment .. 2,143 17 2 Surveys of ships .. .. 3,095 9 0 13,735 19 4 Measurement of'ships .. 17 2 10 Charts, saloablo books, and Examinations of masters, forms .. . .. 3,648 14 0 mates, &c. .. .. 395 12 0 17,384 13 4 Lightdu.es .. .. 39,088 16 8 Head Office — Fines and forfeitures .. 987 2 6 Salaries and allowances .. 7,692 3 1 Miscellaneous receipts .. 284 15 0 Office expenses .. .. 1,919 19 7 48,576 14 0 9,012 2 8 Harbours ActHarbours— Pilotage and port charges .. 704 14 0 Salaries, wages, and allow- Foreshore rents, royalties, &c. 1,136 14 1 ances.. .. .. 2,612 18 3 1,901 8 7 Goneral maintenance .. 2,213 14 11 Fisheries Act— 4,826 13 2 Profit on oysters, as per sepaLighthouses— rate Profit and Loss AcSalaries, wages, and allow- count attached .. 2,546 9 6 anoes .. .. .. 18,325 18 1 Miscellaneous receipts .. 324 9 6 General maintenance .. 8,21.2 14 7 : 2,870 19 0 Maintenance of automatic Inspection of Machinery Act— lights .. .. 457 6 9 Inspection of boiiors and ma--20,995 19 5 chinery .. .. 17,123 7 0 Meteorological Branch— Examinations of engineSalaries, wages, and allow- . drivers .. .. 618 0 0 ances.. .. .. 1,726 11 0 Miscellaneous receipts .. 312 0 Office and general expenses.. 3,647 8 9 17,744 19 6 5,374 0 3 Tramways Act — Mercantile marine— Examinations of eloctric-tram Salaries and allowances .. 10,477 9 2 drivers .. .. .. .. 49 0 0 Office expenses .. .. 4,673 8 9 Miscellaneous revenue— 15,150 17 11 Sales of obsolete stores .. 1,033 0 2 Inspection of machinery— Sales of charts, books, and Salaries and allowances .. 19,192 17 3 forms .. .. 396 811 Travelling-expenses .. 5,013 11 1 Sales of "New Zealand Office and general exponses.. 2,808 11 8 Nautical Almanac " .. 252 11 0 27,015 0 0 Sales of fishing gear .. 139 1.1 10 Fisheries — Rents .. .. .. 23 14 2 Salaries, wages, and allow- Miscellaneous receipts .. 27 0 9 ances.. .. .. 2,509 14 11 1,872 610 Office and general expenses.. 2,035 8, 3 Stock as at 31st March, 1923 — 4,545 3 2 Marine stores .. 13,957 13 1 Working-expenses of Government steamers .. 19,912 18 11 Charts, saleable books, and Miscellaneous services— forms .. .. 2,588 5 0 Charts, saleable books, and 16,545 18 1 forms .. '.. 283 9 2 Excess oxpondituro over income .. .. 53,456 11 3 Checking passenger traffic .. 374 8 9 Expenses of Thames Harbour Commission .. .. 319 12 8 Preparation of nautical tables 429 14 8 " New Zealand Nautical Almanac" .. .. 430 5 0 Preparation of tide-tables .. 550 0 0 War medals and ribands for mercantile marine .. 112 13 9 Relief of distressed seamen.. 132 0 8 Miscellaneous expenses .. 16 18 0 2,655 3 8 Grants .. .. .. .. ~ 1,010 0 0 Subsidies .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 8,035 4 9 £143,017 17 3 £143,017 17 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 53,456 11 3 Excess expenditure over income after charging] Interest on capital .. .. .. 15,716 7 3 interest on capital .. .. .. 69,172 18 6 £09,172 18 6 ' £69,172 18 6