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Appendix C. RETURN showing COST of MAINTENANCE of the existing NEW ZEALAND LIGHTHOUSES during the Financial Year 1867-8.

Appendix D. RETURN of AMOUNT expended on MARINE SURVEYS during the Financial Year 1867-8.

N"ame of Lighthouse. Spent on Repairs and Stores of a Permanent Nature. Oil, Paint, and other Annual Supplies. Keepers' Salaries. Totals. Total Annual Cost of each Lighthouse as estimated in Last Report. Remarks. TiriTiri £ s. d. 28 13 6 £ 8. d. 218 13 9 £ s. a. 335 0 0 £ s. d. 582 7 3 £ s. d. 565 0 0 Timber has been supplied to the keepers to enable them to make footpaths round their houses. Roofs of dwellings repaired, and the whole work carefully painted. Works have continued in good order. A new boat has been sent to this station. Some tools and materials for fencing furnished. The large expenditure on repairs at this station was partially incurred during last financial year. The remainder is for new roofs, &e., rendered necessary by the damage done bytho great gale of February 3rd. The works at this station have continued in good order. Ditto. Nelson 78 18 9 75 2 0 180 0 0 334 0 9 283 0 0 Mana 30 0 9 179 12 1 335 0 0 544 12 10 565 0 0 Pencarrow ... 21 12 0 260 13 G 325 0 0 607 5*0 600 0 0 Godley Head 600 19 6 143 13 5 350 0 0 1,094 12 11 582 10 0 Tairoa's Head 43 15 10 146 2 4 350 0 0 539 18 2 558 0 0 Dog Island ... 23 17 0 208 0 1 522 0 0 753 17 1 773 15 0 TOTAIS ... 827 17 4 1,231 17 2 2,397 0 0 4,456 14- 6 3,926 15 0 Excess of expenditure over estimate, £529 19s. 6d. It will be seen that the cost of repairs alone during the year is £672 9s., (AppendixA.,) being much more than anticipated, and quite exceptional.

Nature of Expenditure. Amount. Remarks. Chief Surveyor £ s. d. 303 14 2 Contingent on the approval and adoption of the surveys by the Admiralty, it is proposed to give the chief surveyor a bonus, in addition to his salary. Including one month's extra pay to Mr. KUiet, as compensation for personal injuries at wreck. Some valuable instruments have been borrowed from several Provincial Governments, in addition to those purchased. This sum includes rating and cleaning chronometers. Assistant Surveyor 225 16 1 Purchase of instruments, &c. 232 11 0 Maintenance of " St. Kilda," when on survey duty, including ■wages of crew, rations, stores, and sundries Special fittings to adapt "St. Kilda" for survey work 2,775 19 6 331 18 G This includes cost of repairs of "St. Kilda," after she was damaged at Kaikoura, so far as it was charged against this Department. Coal Compensation to survey party for loss of property when wrecked 371 8 G 105 18 1 Allowance for loss of clothes, stores, &c. Total 4,347 5 10