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1930. NEW Z EAL AN D

MARINE DEPARTMENT. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1929-30.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Your Excellency,— Marine Department, Wellington, 16th September, 1930. I do myself the honour to transmit for Your Excellency's information the report of the Marine Department of the Dominion for the financial year ended the 31st March last. I have, &c., J. B. Donald, Minister of Marine. His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand.

R E PO R T. The Secretary, Marine Department, to the Hon. the Minister of Marine. Sir, — Marine Department, Wellington, 13th September, 1930. 1 have the honour to submit the annual report on the operations of the Marine Department for the financial year ended 31st March, 1930. Financial. The following statement summarizes the revenue and the expenditure of the Department for the past four years in comparison with the figures for 1922-23 : —

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! I 'I Branch. ! 1922-23. 1926-27. j 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30, Revenue. Shipping Branch — £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s, d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Light dues .. .. 39,688 16 8 81,064 9 8 81,247 11 8 80,979 13 11 82,710 19 6 Engagement and discharge 3,179 11 0 3,124 13 3 2,790 2 6 2,583 2 9 2,614 3 0 fees Survey fees .. .. 3,095 9 0 5,371 7 8 5,144 7 6 5,123 8 6 5,037 12 6 Examination fees, &c. .. 395 12 6 379 5 0 321 5 0 268 8 0 296 5 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 1,289 0 4 505 18 3 427 5 11 296 6 11 673 15 1 Harbours— Pilotage, port charges, &c. 764 14 6 920 17 1 1,801 18 10 1,998 18 5 1,866 17 2 Foreshore revenue .. 1,126 14 1 5,988 17 4 6,212 2 3 5,582 0 5 4,817 17 9 Inspection of Machinery— Inspection fees, &c. .. 17,126 19 0 19,531 8 3 19,549 16 9 19,922 9 4 20,790 14 9 Examination fees, &c. .. 667 0 0 556 4 0 497 5 0 402 5 0 j 369 7 0 Fisheries — Net profit from sale of oysters 2,546 9 6 1,347 11 7 ■ 1,003 17 11 1,160 0 11 1,850 3 4 Fishing-boat license fees, &c. 324 9 6 629 15 9 845 0 1 542 0 6 j 622 13 7 Rental of toheroa-beds .. 10 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 Government Steamers — Freight, passage-money, &c. 1,785 0 7 5,134 9 6 1,458 9 2 4,046 7 3 1,733 2 6 Ross Sea revenue .. .. .. 2,921 5 0 7,176 15 0 13,961 17 6 7,871 5 0 Miscellaneous revenue .. 2,800 11 4 1,693 12 2 j 1,616 3 7 2,719 13 3 , 1,584 5 7 Totals .. .. 74,800 8 0 129,469 14 6 j 130,392 1 2 139,886 12 8,133,139 1 9 Expenditure. Head Office .. .. 9,612 2 8 10,007 16 10 9,721 15 2 9,397 4 4 9,273 9 10 Harbours.. .. .. 4,826 13 2 3,938 6 0 7,790 0 0 4,059 18 4 3,576 9 8 Lighthouses .. .. 26,995 19 5 24,157 5 4 24,266 9 2 23,919 13 11 24,409 0 8 Meteorological .. .. 5,374 0 3 Mercantile marine .. .. 15,150 17 II 25,021 18 8 24,792 14 9 25,266 9 2 25,308 8 0 Inspection of Machinery .. 27,015 0 0 22,288 13 8 21,842 2 1 21,573 2 7 21,907 3 0 Fisheries .. .. .. 4,545 3 2 3,385 5 11 3,389 19 10 3,281 12 10 3.727 1 2 Government steamers .. 21,697 19 6 22,605 0 4 20,733 16 9 21,559 12 3 20,820 19 5 Miscellaneous services .. 2,655 3 8 2,861 17 4 2,161 11 7 2,146 4 0 2,138 9 11 Grants and subsidies .. 1,510 0 0 290 0 0 594 0 0 260 0 0 1,350 0 0 Depreciation .. .. 8,035 4 9 9,032 5 3 9,158 5 10 9,662 2 8 9,748 17 5 Interest on Capital .. 15,716 7 3 18,005 6 0 18,119 18 0 17,285 17 5 17,434 15 2 Totals .. .. 143,134 11 9 j 141,593 15 4 ! 142,570 13 2 138,41117 6 139,694 14 3