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MARINE DEPARTMENT. WESTPORT HARBOUR ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s d. To Dredgixig .. .. .. .. 22,725 8 2 By Special coal rate .. .. .. ..31 291 15 0 Extension of breakwaters .. .. .. 4,087 711 Endowment revenue .. .. .22 252 11 3 Harbour maintenance .. .. .. 5,120 15 6 Port dues .. .. .. 1! 11899 3 6 Protective works .. .. .. .. 878 5 6 Sale of surplus stores .. .. .. 4 8 9 Working-expenses of tug and launch .. 959 6 4 Interest on investments .. .. .. 588 14 6 Office administration .. . * .. 2,459 7 8 Hire of launch .. .. . ~ 24 0 0 Endowments—Administration expenses .. 730 12 11 Hire of plant .. .. .. .. 15 I 0 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 32 1 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 85 17 0 ielephone services .. .. .. 721110 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 113 6 3 Compensation for accidents .. .. 205 11 9 Retiring-allowances .. .. .. 90 19 II Superannuation subsidy .. .. .. 124 16 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 2 18 6 Grant to School of Mines .. .. .. 25 0 0 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 50 0 0 Depreciation .. .. . . .. 1,546 9 7 Interest on loans .. .. .. .. 21,638 18 10 Balance carried down .. .. .. 5,524 5 1 £66,274 17 3 £66,274 17 3 £ s. d. To Transfer to sinking fund .. .. .. 4,126 183 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 5,524 5 1 Transfer to Harbour Maintenance Reserve .. 1,397 610 £5,524 5 1 £5,524 5 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Loan capital— Eastern breakwater .. .. .. 202,142 0 0 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884, and Loan Western breakwater .. .. .. 163,545 0 0 Acts, 1896, 1897, and 1900 .. .. 292,882 7 1 Training-walls .. .. .. .. 102,998 0 0 Westport Harbour Board Loan Act, 1908 .. 117,647 1 2 Limestone quarry .. .. .. .. 128 0 0 Finance Act, 1921, section 4 .. .. 76,884 16 1 Protective works and relief channel .. .. 17,384 9 0 Gridiron .. .. .. .. .. 2,196 0 0 487,414 4 4 Dredge wharf .. .. .. .. 2,790 0 0 Reserve Account .. .. .. 24,989 12 0 Martin's Island .. .. .. .. 700 0 0 Sinking Fund Reserve .. .. .. 150,611 0 8 Harbour buildings .. .. .. .. 4,619 0 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 25,670 16 5 Dredges, tug " Mana," plant, &c. .. .. 43,748 2 5 Harbour Maintenance Reserve .. .. 14,658 15 2 Stock and stores .. .. .. .. 5,385 5 0 Payments in advance .. .. . . 484 17 4 Debtors — £ s. d. Creditors— £ s. d. Accrued revenue .. .. 3,199 14 1 Interest on debentures .. 4 311 Departmental .. .. 17 2 2 Accrued interest .. 3,565 14 3 Sundry .. .. .. 3,553 10 6 Departmental .. .. 483 8 8 6,770 6 9 Sundry .. .. 1,134 111 Sinking-fund investments .. .. .. 150,611 0 8 5,187 8 9 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 67 4 2 Writings off, Suspense Account .. .. 67 4 2 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. 5,999 10 10 £709,083 18 10 £709,083 18 10 G. C. Godfrey, Secretary. J. E. Engel, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.