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TABLES.

Statement of Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1925, in Comparison with the previous Year.

Summary of Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1925, in Comparison with the previous Year.

I Item. | 1923-24. 1924-25. Shipping and Seamen Act— £ s. d. £ s. d. Light dues .. .. .. .. . 76,867 15 6 80,467 6 2 Engagement and discharge fees, &c. .. .. .. 4,026 15 5 4,155 5 8 Survey fees .. .. .. .. .. 4,785 2 6 5,010 0 4 Examination fees .. .. .. .. .. 369 12 0 417 5 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 1,389 8 0 1,175 6 3 Harbours Act — Pilotage, port charges, &c. .. .. .. .. 768 13 1 842 18 7 Foreshore revenue .. .. .. .. .. 2,909 0 4 4,393 19 1 Inspection of Machinery Act— Inspection fees, &c. .. .. .. .. 16,125 11 2 17,256 2 10 Examination fees .. .. .. .. .. 634 18 0 648 18 0 Fisheries Act — Net profit from sale of oysters .. .. .. 2,310 19 9 2,139 10 1 Fishing-boat license fees, &c. .. .. .. 627 4 1 365 4 9 Renta of toheroa-beds .. .. .. . . 300 0 0 300 0 0 Tramways Act — Examination fees .. .. .. .. . . 104 0 0 84 0 0 Government steamers — Freight, passage-money, &c. .. .. .. 2,788 1 8 4,793 0 10 Miscellaneous revenue — Sale of charts, books, &c. .. .. .. .. 584 16 8 528 10 10 Sale of Nautical Almanac .. .. .. .. 135 18 2 129 13 3 Rents of buildings and reserves .. .. .. 154 2 8 235 9 8 Sale of trout-ova .. .. .. .. . . .. 112 9 9 Sale of stores .. .. .. .. .. 939 14 11 67 16 1 Ross Sea Dependency—Revenue .. .. .. 200 0 0 200 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 35 11 11 Totals, General accounts .. .. .. 116,057 5 10 123,322 17 2 Westport Harbour Account .. .. .. .. 42,285 7 4 50,378 11 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £158,342 13 2 £173,701 8 2 N.B. —The figures quoted for 1924-25 are subject to audit.

Branch. 1923-24. ! 1924-25. £ s. d. £ s. d. Head Office.. .. .. .. .. .. 8,574 3 2 9,292 7 4 Harbours .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,739 17 5 3,921 2 11 Lighthouses .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,302 19 4 26,823 6 5 Meteorological .. .. .. .. .. 5,572 6 2 5,863 19 2 Mercantile marine .. .. .. .. .. 16,585 15 1 17,896 11 0 Inspection of machinery .. .. .. .. 25,802 1 2 26,124 16 11 Fisheries .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,743 11 8 2,890 13 10 Government steamers .. .. .. .. 22,819 8 9 21,837 5 4 Miscellaneous services .. .. .. .. 3,939 7 5 1,734 3 1 Grants and subsidies .. .. .. .. .. 900 0 0 150 0 0 Totals, General accounts* .. .. .. 116,979 10 2 116,534 6 0 Westport Harbour Account .. .. .. .. 47,213 7 10 43,602 5 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £164,192 18 0 £160,136 11 11 * Excludes depreciation and interest on capital. N.B.—The figures quoted for 1924-25 are subject to audit.