B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1951

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Includes £15,000 subsidy for general harbour maintenance and £13,500 on account of £33,000 for improvements to south mole. (b) All materials not available last financial year. (c) Provision again made for authorized work but not completed last year. (d) Includes new engine £2,800 and radio telephone £2lO for launch "' Enterprise." (e) Provision for expenditure previously made in vote ' ; Lighthouses and Harbour Works " in PublicWorks Account.

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1949-50. V OTE—MARINE —continued 1950-51. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Harbours —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Foreshores, expenses of supervision, protection, and maintenance of 100 110 69 Greymouth Harbour— Maintenance, improvements, repairs, and renewal of harbour equipment (a) 28,500 27,500 23,566 New crane (b) 6,553 13,970 7,416 Harbour maintenance (including upkeep of buoys, beacons, and harbour lights, grants, repairs, improvements, &c.) (c) 8,450 12,021 3,222 Launches, purchase of, repairs and maintenance, &c. (d) 3,290 300 279 Office expenses 30 35 17 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 30 40 27 Picton Launch Wharf (on account) (e) 3,000 Printing and stationery 40 30 10 Tauranga Harbour (on account) (e) 1,000 Transfer and removal expenses 30 25 Travelling allowances and expenses 15 20 8 Contingencies 10 10 57,283 61,700 41,032 Total —Subdivision No. II .. 58,844 63,230 42,669 Subdivision No. Ill —Lighthouses (Number of officers : 1950-51, 70 ; 1949-50, 72) Salaries — Other Salaries 70 (£50 to £1,079) 28,864 29,996 29,249 Temporary Keepers' wages 3,372 3,000 3,434 32,236 32,996 32,683