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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

MARINE DEPARTMENT. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1930-31.

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

Your Excellency,— Marine Department, Wellington, 29th October, 1931. 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. G. Cobbe, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Minister of Marine. Dominion of New Zealand.

REPORT. The Secretary, Marine Department, to the Hon. the Minister of Marine. Sir, — Marine Department, Wellington, 20th October, 1931. I have the honour to submit the annual report on the operations of the Marine Department for the financial year ended 31st March, 1931. 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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Branch. Shipping Branch— Light dues Engagement and discharge IG6S Survey fees Examination fees, &c. Miscellaneous Harbours — Pilotage, port charges, &c. Foreshore revenue Inspection of Machinery— Inspection fees, &c. Examination fees, &c. Fisheries — Net profit from sale of oysters Fishing-boat license fees, &c. Rental of toheroa-beds Government steamers — Freight, passage-money, &c. Ross Sea revenue Miscellaneous revenue Totals Head Office Harbours .. . . Lighthouses Mercantile marine Inspection of Machinery Fisheries Government steamers Miscellaneous services Grants and subsidies Depreciation Interest on Capital Totals 39 3 3 1 1 17 2 1 2 74 9 4 27, 15, 27, 4, 21, 2, 1, 8, 15, 138, 1922-23. £ ,688 ,179 ,095 395 ,289 764 126 126 667 546 324 10 785 800' 800 612 826 834 150 015 545 697 655 510 035 716 599 s. 16 11 9 12 0 14 14 19 0 9 9 0 0 11 8 2 13 14 17 0 3 19 3 0 4 7 6 d. 8 0 0 6 4 6 1 6 0 6 6 0 7 4 6 8 2 8 11 0 2 6 8 0 9 3 9 1927-28. Revenue. £■ 81,247 2,790 5,144 321 427 1,801 6,212 19,549 497 1,003 845 300 1,458 7,176 1,616 130,392 s. 11 2 7 5 5 18 2 16 5 17 0 0 9 IS 3 1 d. 8 6 6 0 11 10 3 9 0 11 1 0 2 0 7 2 Expenditure. 9,721 7,790 24,266 24,792 21,842 3,389 20,733 2,161 594 9,158 18,119 142,570 15 0 9 14 2 19 16 II 0 5 18 13 2 0 2 9 1 10 9 7 0 10 0 2 1928-29. £ 80,979 2,583 5,123 268 1,745 1,998 5,582 19,922 402 1,160 542 300 4,046 13,961 41 138,657 9,397 4,059 23,919 25,266 21,573 3,281 21,559 2,146 260 9,662 17,285 138,411 s. 13 2 8 8 9 18 0 9 5 0 0 0 7 17 6 8 4 18 13 !) 2 12 12 4 0 2 1.7 17 d. 11 9 6 0 4 5 5 4 0 11 6 0 3 6 4 2 4 4 11 2 7 10 3 0 0 8 5 6 82 2 5 2 2 4 20 1 1 n 133 1929-30. £ ,710 ,614 ,037 296 ,236 ,206 ,817 ,790 369 ,850 668 300 733 871 15 517 9,273 3 26 27 21 3, 20, 1, 9, 17, 142, 846 793 142 957 727 820 361 350 748 434 457 s. 19 3 12 5 4 1 17 14 7 3 3 0 2 a ii 10 9 .14 14 19 5 1 19 Ii) 0 17 15 17 d. 6 0 6 0 2 4 9 9 0 4 8 0 6 0 4 10 10 8 5 10 10 2 5 4 0 5 2 1 1930-31. 84 2 4 1 1 4 22 1 1 125 9 3 23, 27, 24, 3, 21, 9, 18, 141, £ ,062 ,235 ,184 367 ,736 ,431 ,559 ,535 384 392 638 300 213 2 14 059 708 225 691 373 652 147 257 130 175 806 256 424 s. 0 3 18 1 15 17 17 16 17 6 15 0 3 10 8 12 14 6 3 3 11 16 3 10 0 II 11 .12 d. 5 6 11 0 1 4 3 4 6 3 10 0 9 0 10 0 1 7 4 1 7 11 11 8 0 5 2 9