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Table showing Total Cost of Maintenance (excluding Interest on Capital and Depreciation) of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Return of Estates of Deceased Seamen received and administered in pursuance of the Provisions of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, during the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Return showing Amounts received prior to Ist April, 1928, standing to Credit op Estates OF DECEASED SEAMEN, AND FOR WHICH CLAIMS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVED. £ s. d. Cliffe, F., late A.8., s.s. " Storm " .. .. . . . . .. .. 5 10 6 Darling, J., late deck hand. s.s. " Aotea " . . . . . . .. ..188 King, C., late A.8., scow " Herald " . . . . . . . . .. ..852 Lancaster, J. A., late A.8., s.s. " Gale " . . . . . . 50 1 11 Morley, J., late fireman, s.s. " Waimarino " . . . . . . . . . . ]11 10 Nelson, R., late fireman, s.s. " Ripple " . . . . . . . . . . 117 Peterson, F., late A.8., s.s. " T iroa " .. . . . . . . . . .. • 34 10 1 Small, T.. late fireman, s.s. " Arahura " .. . . .. . . .. 12 15 6 Welsh, T. 8., late second cook, s.s. " Marama " . . .. . . .. ..870 £123 12 3

Oil consumed. Name of Lighthouse. j mX™. ***• Gallons. Value. . [ 1 I ' J £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. AkaroaHead .. .. 523 18 4 650 45 8 3 132 8 6 701 15 1 Brothers .. .. .. 856 3 2 798 55 12 7 1 280 6 6 1,192 2 3 Cape Brett .. .. 747 18 7 735 51 4 10 376 4 0 1,175 7 5 Cape Campbell .. .. 504 15 0 749 52 11 0 140 19 6 698 5 6 Cape Egmont .. .. 511 15 0 601 42 7 4 70 10 7 624 12 11 Cape Maria .. .. 899 8 7 840 59 6 10 ! 536 4 3 ! 1,494 19 8 Cape Palliser .. .. 544 1 9 659 45 7 9 150 12 1 740 1 7 Cape Saunders .. .. 444 4 9 761 55 15 6 151 0 10 651 1 I Castlepoint .. . . 479 1 8 643 45 2 4 100 7 5 624 11 5 Centre Island .. .. 755 0 10 648 45 5 11 242 14 10 1,043 1 7 Cuvier Island .. .. 705 12 0 795 41 17 8 I 354 17 1 1,102 6 9 Bog Island .. .. 537 10 7 756 52 12 11 131 10 5 721 13 11 East Cape .. .. .. 491 14 7 857 50 14 7 306 15 10 849 5 0 Farewell Spit .. .. 803 13 1 769 54 7 5 230 12 6 1,088 13 0 French Pass .. .. 235 1 8 133 9 11 7 39 8 1 284 1 4 Godley Head .. .. 523 16 8 828 55 16 6 155 1 5 734 14 7 Jacks Point .. .. 286 0 0 293 21 2 2 23 13 8 330 15 10 Kaipara Heads .. .. 783 3 4 970 67 11 11 251 18 1 1,102 13 4 Manukau Heads* .. . . 448 15 0 621 43 5 11 76 5 10 568 6 9 Moeraki .. .. .. 459 15 0 645 44 19 5 120 7 6 625 1 11 Moko Hinou .. .. 747 7 1 723 50 7 5 243 8 3 1,041 2 9 Nugget Point .. .. 465 8 1 685 48 5 2 91 19 8 605 12 11 Pencarrow Head .. .. 543 3 1 764 53 19 11 139 8 3 736 11 3 Portland Island .. .. 717 7 4 775 52 11 11 340 1 2 1,110 0 5 Puysegur Point .. .. 798 7 0 735 52 3 10 207 5 7 1,057 16 5 Stephens Island .. .. 775 18 8 826 57 14 4 | 289 3 3 1,122 16 3 Tory Channel . . . . 100 0 0 185 25 17 4 ; 15 9 0 141 6 4 Waipapapa Point .. .. 515 5 0 684 48 9 3 j 145 15 3 709 9 6 Automatic lights . . . . .. . . .. | 906 13 0 906 13 0 Fog-signals .. .. .. .. .. 134 14 2 134 14 2 16,204 5 10 19,128 1,329 11 7 j 6,385 16 6 23,919 13 II * Converted to automatic as from 5t.h March, 1929.

Balance Balance to Credit of Amount to of Name of Seaman. the Estate w,,.,,;,- , Amount paid. the Estate ' on 31st March, received. on g|8t Marchj 1928. 1929. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Alexander, S. . . .. .. . . 0 9 2 .. 0 9 2 Anderson, M. .. . . .. .. .. 25 5 2 .. 25 5 2 Bass, F. C. .. .. . . . . . . .. 47 18 4 47 18 4 Bedwell, E. .. . . .. .. 14 3 !• .. 14 3 9 Briginshaw, R. . . . . . . . . .. 12 8 3 12 8 3 Clarke, J. .. .. .. .. .. 44 0 10 3 0 0 47 0 10 Edminston, <T. . . . . . . . . .. 9 4 10 9 4 10 Evans, W. . . .. . ■ . . .. 8 10 4 .. 8 10 4 Fowler, C. . . . . . . . . 5 18 4 .. 5 18 4 Freeman, T. .. . . . . .. 112 112 Kake, Jioni .. .. .. .. II 10 5 .. 11 10 5 Kendrick, A. .. . . . . . . . . . . | 13 10 8 13 10 8 Kennedy, M. .. . . . . . . .. 5 16 8 5 16 8 Landreth, .J. .. . . . . . . . . 234 1 9 234 1 9 Liewendahl, J. . . . . . . . . 24 12 2 24 12 2 Mazone, A. . . . . . . .. 3 3 0 .. 3 3 0 Manchin, J. .. .. .. .. .. 26.12 9 .. 26 12 9 Merritt, E. . . . . . . . . .. 8 9 11 8 9 11 Murray, J. J. .. . . . . . . . . 0 11 1 ] . . 6 1111 MoMahon, S. G. .. 10 11 3 10 10 11 8 0 0 13 2 2 Saran, J. .. .. . . .. 19 12 7 19 12 7 Ruvanto, A. .. . . . . . . 7 1 11 38 5 1 45 7 0 Teixeira, D. .. . . . . .. 10 10 0] 10 10 0 Thomassen, T. . . . . . . 0 9 0[ '090 Trevarthen, H. . . . . .. . . .. 4 13 4 4 13 4 Urwin, W. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 2 8 10 2 8 Williams, E. C. .. . . . . . . .. 5 18 9 3 0 0 2 18 9 1 127 0 4 497 4 7 j 571 5 6 52 19 5