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Return continued, showing other Expenditure besides Direct Expenditure on Works.

Summary of Expenditure. .£ s. d. Expenditure on works ... ... ... ... 36,437 0 11 Expenditure not on works ... ... ... ... 15,718 11 6 Gross expenditure ... ... ... £52,155 12 5 Memoeandum as to Eesults of Wqeks constructed up to 30th June, 1889. Depth on Bar. —The following table shows the number of days in each year (from the financial year 1880-81 to the financial year 1888-89, inclusive) that the depths of water on the bar were as stated:—

An examination of this table will show that, whereas in 1880-82, when the works were only just started, the depth during the bulk of these years was under 12ft., in 1888-89 a nearly equal number of days were over 18ft. in depth. It will also be seen that this improvement has been progressive, and as regular as can be expected in such cases, and that it has continued up to the end of last financial year, which shows a marked improvement over the preceding year. Shelter at Entrance. —Another result of the recent work done is that even the small increase of overlap of the south breakwater over the north one which was made during the last fifteen

Items. Amounts. Totals. larbour expenses— Salaries, harbour staff ... Incidental ... ... .., Eepairs, buildings Beacon-tramway alterations £ s. cl. 990 0 0 104 16 7 7 14 6 25 13 0 £ s. cl. Cug p.s. " Westland," balance of purchase-money Dug-service Expenses of Board — Salaries, Secretary, &c. (portion not charged to works) Bates Printing, advertising, &c. Incidental (including repairs to office), law-expenses, auditor, and all petty office-charges ... 1,128 4 1 4,792 10 0 2,217 9 8 157 151 68 0 4 0 0 3 0 195 0 8 571 4 11 "nterest, &c. — Interest Sinking fund ... Commission on payment of interest 5,976 18 1,000 0 32 4 8 0 2 7,009 2 10 Total 15,718 11 6

Depth on Bar at High Water. H CO 00 I rH 00 at CO ■/: I CC 00 I CO ?/, o i -H CD CO T—I CO CO ICO 3 CO i ■:rj 05 \ CO % si >> o • s Bβ Days. 165 140 57 3 Days. 130 143 90 2 Days. 16 78 230 40 1 ! Days. 27 85 124 100 30 Days. 13 44 144 124 40 Days. 14 75 91 119 64 2 Days. Days. Days. Jnder 10ft. .Oft. and under 12ft. .2ft. „ 14ft. .4ft. „ 16ft. .6ft. „ 18ft. 8ft. „ 20ft. 10ft. „ 22ft. 12ft. „ 24ft. 14ft. and over 5 57 230 65 8 6 108 105 119 28 i 1 11 60 146 i 99 33 15 16 36 156 104 52 i i Total days in year 365 365 365 366 365 365 365 366 i I I 365 i I i 364