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REPORT ON THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.

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Appendix A. RETURN of the actual COST of the MARINE DEPARTMENT for the Financial Year 1867-8, including Maintenance of Lighthouses, Expenses of "St. Kilda" (so far as charged against the Department), &c.; but exclusive of all Expenditure charged against Schedule B., Public Debts Act.

Appendix B. RETURN of AMOUNTS EXPENDED by the MARINE DEPARTMENT, charged against Schedule B., Public Debts Act.

'ote 26. Nature of Expenditure. Details of Expenditure. Amount Expended. Amount Voted. Eemarks. Item £ s. d. £ s. d. 622 4 5 £ s. d. 700 0 0 Marine Engineer Engaged on Provincial work during portions of June and November, consequently a proportional part of tlic salary lias been deducted. Inspector of Steamers and Nautical Assessor Inspector of Steamers and Engineer Surveyor Lightkeepers' salaries 375 0 0 375 0 0 2 3 375 0 0 375 0 0 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 Payments to, and travelling expenses of non-salaried officers 2,397 0 0 2,400 0 0 The increase of salary Toted for Tiri Tiri, Mana, and Pencarrow, in lieu of other allowances, only waa paid from Oct. 1st. Prom the same date the first and second assistant-keepers at Dog Island, have been allowed an increase at the respective rates of£20and£10per annum. One keeper was fined£5 during the year for negligence, and this amount was repaid to the Consolidated Fund. All officers acting for the Department at out Ports, who are only paid for a portion of their time, are termed nonsalaried officers,, to distinguish them from the full paid staff, whether they receive a regular monthly allowance or not. To aid in framing the New Zealand Har- ■ bour Regulations. 11&12 31G 8 0 >> Expenses of Harbour Masters attending Congress at Wellington Ecpairs to Lighthouses ... Oil and other lighthouse stores from England, including carriage, and all charges Tools and other more permanent lighthouse stores Lighthouse contingencies, including medical charges, payment of temporary keepers, paint, fuel, &c. Departmental contingencies, furniture, books, instruments, cost of removal, clerical assistance, &c. Departmental travelling expenses Alterations and repairs to " St. Zilda," pay of shipkeepers while she was laid up, &c. 91 6 0 672 9 0 926 11 0 155 8 4 288 8 1 205 17 11 311 19 7 742 G 0 3,710 14 0 4,000 0 0 Totals expended and voted 7,479 18 5 7,850 0 0

Kature of Expenditure. Amount. Remarks. Purchase of Nelson Lighthouse £ s. d. 2,824 8 9 Refund actual cost of Lighthouse to the Nelson Provincial Government. A refund to the Provincial Government of Otago. Balance, price of lighthouse apparatus procured for Cape Saunders, but intended to be fitted up on Nugget Point Cost of survey of lighthouse site at Nugget Point; also clerical assistance in Drawing Office Clerical assistance, working drawings, Farewell Spit Lighthouse Clerical assistance, working drawings, Cape Campbell Lighthouse Cost of Marine Survey as detailed in Appendix D. 250 0 0 139 10 0 The survey includes some miles of road traverse, and was a difficult wort. Making drawings from sketches and directions: also tracings of the same. 24 15 0 17 5 0 4,347 5 10 Total 7,603 4 7