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MARINE DEPARTMENT. HEAD OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Expenditure. £ Income. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,970 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. g Rent .. . . . . . . .. .. 923 Balance carried down .. . . .. .. 12 024 Fuel, light, power, &c. .. .. .. . . 2 Printing and stationery . . .. . . . . 194 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 33 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. 239 Telephone rentals, &c. .. .. .. .. 117 Books, newspapers, &c. .. . . .. .. 41 Maintenance of typewriters, &c. .. .. .. 15 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 35 Removal of offices . . .. .. .. .. 318 Transfer expenses .. . . . . . . .. 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 116 Miscellaneous .. . . .. .. .. 1 Depreciation : Furniture and equipment .. .. 23 £12 ' 032 £12,032 £ Apportionment of cost of administration to branches— £ Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 12,024 Mercantile Marine Branch .. .. 7 614 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 14 Harbours Branch .. .. ~ ' 595 Inspection of Machinery Branch .. .. .. 2 389 Fisheries Branch .. .. ~ .. ' 735 Ross Dependency Account .. . . , , 5 Westport Harbour Account .. ~ .. 600 Rock Oyster Industry Account .. .. .. 50 £12 > 038 £12,038

MERCANTILE MARINE BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Expenditure. £ £ Income. £ Lighthouses— Light dues .. .. .. . . .. 99 244 General maintenance .. .. .. 29,709 Survey of ships .. .. .. .. 3'904 Working-expenses of tender .. .. 28,885 Engagement and discharge of seamen .. .. 2 030 58,594 Eines and forfeitures .. .. .. ~ 10 Mercantile Marine offices, &c. — Deck-cargo licenses .. . . . . |' 4g Salaries .. .. .. .. 17,365 Plans of vessels, preparation and examination of .. 17 Services of Customs officers .. .. 1,935 Examination fees .. .. .. .. , 286 Services of Post and Telegraph Department Recoupment overtime: Surveyors of Ships .. . . 685 officers .. .. .. .. 50 Sale of charts, books, and forms .. . . . , 1 102 Coastal survey .. .. .. .. 7,136 Sale of" New Zealand Nautical Almanac" .. .. '183 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 1,894 Registry of shipping fees .. .. .. .. 109 Fuel, light, &c. . . .. .. .. 15 Repatriation expenses, distressed, &c., seamen .. 1 Office cleaning .. .. .. .. 4 Salvage .. .. .. .. .. " 25 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 152 Bahamas Island light dues, commission on collection of 33 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 45 Bluff-Stewart Island steamer service : Mail subsidy .. 567 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. 123 Pares, freight, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,649 Telephone rentals, &c. .. .. .. 304 Services of lighthouse tender in respect of harbours .. 65 Books, newspapers, &c. .. .. .. 105 Hire of lighthouse tender .. .. .. .. 8,409 Legal expenses .. .. .. ~ 2 Rents of buildings and reserves .. .. .. ' 149 Measurement of ships .. .. .. 3 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. . | 3 Inquiries into shipping casualties .. .. 99 Overtime . . .. .. .. 752 Salvage expenses .. .. .. 7 Transfer expenses .. .. .. 335 Travelling-expenses .. .. ~ 864 Examination expenses .. .. .. 409 Charts, saleable books, and forms .. .. 504 " New Zealand Nautical Almanac " .. 621 Preparation of tide-tables .. .. 550 Checking passenger traffic .. .. 288 Relief of distressed seamen .. .. 81 Grant to Imperial Shipping Committee .. 160 Subsidy : Bluff-Stewart Island steamer service .. .. .. .. 800 Loss on sale of stores .. .. .. 64 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 2 34,669 Head Office administration .. .. .. 7,614 Depreciation— Buildings .. .. .. .. 2,801 G.S.S. " Matai" .. .. .. 4,057 Lighthouses .. .. .. .. 5,923 Furniture and equipment .. .. 706 13,487 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 4,219 £U8 > 583 £118,583 £ £ Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 12,968 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 4,219 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. .. 8,749 £!2,968 £12,968

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