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MARINE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Expenditure. | Income. To Head Office— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Shipping and Seamen Act— £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. 8,278 8 7 Light dues .. .. 81,064 9 8 Office expenses .. .. 1,729 8 3 Engagement and discharge of 10,007 16 10 seamen.. .. .. 3,124 13 3 Harbours — | Survey of ships .. .. 5,371 7 8 Salaries .. .. .. 1,877 7 8 1 Examination fees .. .. 379 5 0 General maintenance .. 2,060 18 4 j Miscellaneous receipts .. 505 18 3 3,938 6 0 90,445 13 10 Lighthouses— Harbours— Salaries .. .. .. 16,537 7 6 Port dues, &c. .. .. 920 17 1 General maintenance .. 7,619 17 10 Revenue from foreshores .. 5,988 17 4 24,157 5 4 6,909 14 5 Mercantile marine— | Inspection of machinery— Salaries .. .. .. 21,338 15 4 j Inspection fees .. .. 19,523 5 3 Office and general expenses 3,683 3 4 j Examination fees .. .. 556 4 0 25,021 18 8 j Miscellaneous receipts .. 8 3 0 Inspection of machinery—• [ 20 087 12 3 Salaries .. .. .. 13,919 15 II Fisheries— Travelling-expenses .. 5,021 18 3 Net profit on oysters transOffice and general expenses .. 3,346 19 6 ferred from separate Profit 22,288 13 8 and Loss Account attached 1,347 11 7 Fisheries' — Fishing-boat license fees, reSalaries .. .. .. 2,204 1 1 demptionfees, royalties, &c. 443 17 5 Office and general expenses .. 1,181 410 Rental of toheroa-beds .. 300 0 0 3,385 5 11 Sale of trout-ova and quinnat Working-expenses of Govern- salmon .. .. 185 18 4 ment steamers .. .. .. 22,605 0 4 2,277 7 4 Ross Sea Dependency—Adminis- Government steamers — Fares, tration expenses .. .. .. 343 16 7 freights, &c. .. .. .. 5,134 9 6 Miscellaneous services— Ross Sea Dependency—Royalties Charts .. .. .. 809 610 on whale-oil .. .. .. 2,921 5 0 Saleable books and forms . . 286 8 2 Miscellaneous revenue— " New Zealand Nautical Sale of charts .. .. 351 7 6 Almanac" .. .. 604 12 3 1 Sale of books and forms .. 984 16 10 Preparation of tide-tables .. 550 0 0 Sale of " New Zealand NauChecking passenger traffic .. 152 14 6 tical Almanac " .. .. 137 6 4 Relief of distressed seamen .. 79 0 3 Rents of buildings and reserves 199 13 0 Miscellaneous expenses .. 9 18 10 Miscellaneous receipts .. 20 8 6 —— 2,492 0 10 1,693 12 2 Reserve for bad debts .. .. .. 25 19 11 Grants .. .. .. .. .. 290 0 0 Depreciation ... .. .. .. 9,032 5 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. 5,881 5 2 £129,469 14 6 £129,469 14 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. 18,005 6 0 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 5,881 5 2 Excess expenditure over income after charging interest on capital .. .. .. 12,124 010 £18,005 6 0 £18,005 6 0 Notes. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation: (a) Services of Customs officers; (b) rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (c) interest at 4| per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1926 ; (d) Public Works Department overhead cost. Depreciation has been allowed for on balances of assets as at Ist April, 1926, the total charge being carried to Depreciation Reserve. Credit has been taken without appropriation for services rendered to the Customs Department. Sale of Oysters, 1926 Season. Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries and wages.. .. .. .. 3,928 5 3 By Sales .. .. .. .. .. 8,344 10 0 Maintenance of keteh and launches .. .. 873 7 3 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 536 11 1 Sacks and stores .. .. .. .. 440 7 7 Wharfage and cranage .. .. .. 64 0 1 | Rent, light, &c. .. .. .. .. 56 18 9 Administration expenses .. .. .. 161 15 0 j Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 130 13 3 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 15 11 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 18 11 8 Advertising .. .. .. .. 3 14 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 352 10 7 Interest on capital .. .. .. 414 12 11 Net profit .. .. .. 1,347 11 7 £8,344 10 0 £8,344 10 0

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