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Revised Statement of the Calculated Actual Earnings of the Board's Endowments, &c.— cont.

The interest and sinking fund payable on present indebtedness of Board amount to about £7,900 per annum. Marine Department, C. Y. O'Connor, Wellington, 11th October, 1890. Marine Engineer.

1 Quantities : 1887-88, 170,000 tons ; 1888-89, 174,730 tons ; 1889-90, 150,600 tons. Tarifi rate, 2s. per ton. 2 On goods (exclusive of coal) crossing wharf. The wharf rate on coal is included in railway charge. For wharfage rates chargeable, vide New Zealand Gazette of 30th May, 1890 (page 669, under heading " Bates "). 8 Payable by ships using wharf. For tonnage-dues chargeable, vide New Zealand Gazette of 30th May, 1890 (pages 668-69, under heading " Charges for Use of Wharf "). In addition to these rates, there -were also levied light-dues to extent as follows: —1887-88, .-£142; 1888-89, £170; and 1889-90, £168; but these amounts go to General Government revenue, not to Harbour Board revenue. For rates chargeable, vide New Zealand Gazette of 31st March, 1887, page 407. 4 This is exclusive of £29 remitted. 6 This is exclusive of £116 remitted. 8 This is exclusive of £125 remitted, being one-quarter of £500 rental for year ending the 31st December, 1890, remitted to Cobden Coal Company, in consequence of delay in arrangements for shipping coal. 9 This is exclusive of £50 remitted. 10 This is exclusive of £16 remitted. 4 This includes £61 still outstanding on 31st March, 1890.—Total outstanding for year 1887-88, £61 5 This includes £20 still outstanding on 31st March, 1890) » This includes £174 „ „ „ „ „ I Total outstanding for year 1888-89, £503 ' This includes £309 „ „ „ „ „ J s This includes £128 still outstanding on 31st March, 1890\ W This includes £499 "„ "„ ''„'"'■", "„ \ Tctal outstanclin g for y ear 1889 - 90 > £I >B2B " This includes £1,176 " " " "„ "„ j £2,392 12 These are for four months, commencing the Ist December, 1887 (the date tug purchased by Board)7~~

EXHIBIT IX.—THE GBEY VALLEY COAL COMPANY (LIMITED). Hands employed and Bates op Pay. Hewers, 170 to 180 ... ... ... Carpenters, 5 ... ... .... 12s. Truckers, 40 ... ... ... 10s. and lis. Lampmen, 2 ... ... ... 9s. Banksmen, screenmen, &c, 16 ... 10s. Enginemen, 6 ... ... lis. Weighmen, 3 ... ... ... lis. Stokers, 5 ... ... ... 10s. Labourers, 6 ... ... ... 10s. Pump-tenters, 3 ... ... 9s. and 10s. Labourers, 2 ... ... ... 9s. Cartman, 1 ... ... ... 10s. Youths, 8 ... ... ... 7s. to Bs. 6d. Coke-drawers, &c, 6 ... ... 10s. Boys, 30 ... ... ... 4s. to 6s. Coke foreman, 1 ... ... 12s. Oversmen, 4 ... ... ... £4 per week. Enginewrights, 2 ...£3l2s. and£4per week Fitter, 1 ... ... ... 12s. respectively. Blacksmiths, 3 ... ... 10s. to 12s. Clerks, 2 ... ...£2los. and £4 per week Strikers and assistants, 3 (infirm, 55.), Bs. and 9s. I respectively. Brickworks. Foreman, 1 ... ... ... 13s. 4d. Youth, 1 ... ... ... 7s. Labourers and Brickmakers, 5 ... 9s. Boys, 5 ... ... ... 3s. to 4s 27—C. 3.

Financial Years Description of Earnings. 1887-88. 1888-89. 1889-90. Through the Lands and Mines Departments, — Goldfields revenue, Nelson... „ Westland . Total from gold-workings ... Total earnings through the Lands and Mines Departments 3,189 3,288 2,939 By the Harbour Board itself, — Towage charges ... Less working-expenses of tug ... 689 12 943 12 1,273 1,809 1,160 1,506 Total earnings by the Harbour Board itself (minus) -254 -536 -346 * Grand total actual earnings Working-expenses of Board chargeable to revenue—namely, harbour and office expenses and salaries ... 14,385 1,518 15,939 1,333 10,931 1,461 Net earnings left available for payment of interest and sinking fund, &c, &c. ... 12,867 14,606 9,470