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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued. FISHERIES BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Expenditure. £ Income. £ Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. 5,106 Fishing-boat licenses, registration fees, &c. ->o<) Fresh-water fisheries research .. .. .. 1,251 Fresh-water fisheries license fees, &c. . " 1200 Salmon fisheries .. .. .. .. .. 1,593 Redemption fees .. .. Kakahi Hatchery: Loss by fire ~ .. .. 225 Salmon license fees .. .. 05 Repairs to Te Anau Hatchery .. .. .. 6 Toheroa areas : Rentals and license fees .. sr.ii Maintenance of launches .. .. .. .. 430 Sale of salmon and salmon ova .. . . R ent • • • • • • ■ ■ •. . • 189 Rental of buildings .. 05 Office cleaning .. .. .. . . .. 8 Launch hire .. o Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 164 Sale of publications " " r . Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 142 Sale of stores .. .. .. " ] ' , Postage, telegrams, &c. . . .. .. . . 104 Costs awarded the Department in connection with prolelephone rentals, &c. . . .. .. .. 97 secutions under the Fisheries Act 34 Books, newspapers, &c. . . .. .. .. 27 Balance carried down . . .. " "10 503 Legal expenses, &c. .. .. . . .. 56 Transfer expenses . . .. .. .. 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 1,327 Whitebait spawning-grounds : Fencing .. .. 35 Protection of toheroa-beds .. .. .. .. 78 Fisheries investigation .. .. .. .. 101 Slipways for fishermen— Taieri Mouth .. .. .. .. 1 Waikawa .. .. .. .. 291 292 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. . . 11 Grants and subsidies . . . . .. .. 325 Head Office administration .. .. . . .. 785 Depreciation— £ Buildings .. .. .. ~ ill Launches, &c. .. .. .. .. 91 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 42 244 £12,598 £12,598 £ Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 10,593 Excess of expenditure over income .. 11 857 Net loss on rock-oyster industry transferred from Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. . . 954 Interest on capital . . . . .. ~ ~ 310 £1] ' 857 £11,857

ROCK OYSTER INDUSTRY. Profit and Loss Account for 1939 Season. £ Cr. £ Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. 6,682 Sales .. .. .. .. d ofiMaintenanee of ketch and launches, &c. .. .. 1,076 Rent of depot .. " ' rji. Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. 473 Balance carried down ! ' ] " " 744 Stores and materials . . .. . . . . 192 Repairs and replacements to tools, &c. .. .. 47 Wharfage and cranage . . . . .. . . 86 Rent, fuel, light, &c. .. .. . . .. 208 Administration expenses . . . . .. .. 114 Travelling-expenses . . .. .. .. 103 Office expenses .. . . .. .. .. 20 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 22 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 8 Depreciation : Launches, &c. .. .. .. 31 £9,062 £ £9,062 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 744 ™ Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 210 Net loss .. .. .. . # # # gg4 Note. —This account includes expenditure on oyster-cultivation amounting to £2,423. ROSS DEPENDENCY. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Expenditure. £ Income. f Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. .. 1 Excess expenditure over income . r Head Office administration .. .. .. 5 *' ' * 0 ff &

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