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Return showing the Cost of Maintenance of the New Zealand Lighthouses, and the Quantity of Oil consumed at each, during the Year ended the 31st March, 1896.

Eetuen of Estates of Deceased Seamen received and administered in pursuance of the Provisions of "The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877," during the Year ended the 31st March, 1896.

Name of Lighthouse. Salaries. Gallons consumed. Value. Stores - and Contingencies. Totals. Cape Maria van Diemen.. Moko Hinou .. Tiri-Tiri .. ' .. Bean Eock .. Ponui Passage .. .. Cuvier Island Portland Island.. Napier Bluff .. .. Pencarrow Head .. Somes Island Cape Egmont Manukau Head .. Manukau South Head leading-lights Manukau North Head leading-lights Kaipara Head Brothers Tory Channel leading-lights Cape Campbell Godley Head Akaroa Head Moeraki Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders Nugget,Poinj; Waipapapa Point Dog Island Centre Island Puysegur Point.. Hokitika Cape Foulwind Farewell Spit Nelson Stephens Island French Pass & s. d. 365 16 8 379 13 6 300 0 0 160 0 0 160 0 0 360 0 0 375 4 4 20 0 0 269 14 7 156 0 0 282 10 0 253 0 9 975 883 501 88* 76 1,283 702 Gas 946 216 566 535 166 176 555 707 170 566 526 643 518 554 563 912 533 800 866 887 £, s. d. 67 0 7 60 14 2 34 8 10 5 10 0 5 4 6 88 4 2 48 5 3 13 7 9 65 0 9 14 17 0 38 18 3 36 15 7 11 8 3 12 2 0 38 3 2 48 12 2 11 13 9 38 18 3 36 3 3 44 4 2 35 12 3 38 1 9 38 14 2 62 14 0 36 12 10 55 0 0 59 10 9 60 19 7 14 15 0 35 4 0 41 2 3 17 3 9 117 19 6 8 9 2 I £ s. d. 93 7 0 143 9 1 220 9 9» 1 19 4 4 14 1 142 9 10" 148 10 0 5 0 0 245 11 10° 33 14 10 d 50 1 0 48 19 7 24 17 10 45 18 7 155 9 l e 5 12 113 0 it 253 1 3b 63 14 5 48 11 5 35 15 0 38 0 0 84 18 ll h 51 10 2 224 14 10' 240 2 3i 239 1 11 5 19 125 15 7 k 132 9 101 24 12 8 125 14 9 106 10 7 m £ s. cL 526 4 3 583 16 9 554 18 7 167 9 4 169 18 7 590 14 0 571 19 7 38 7 9 580 7 2 204 11 10 371 9 3 338 15 11 120 0 0 290 0 0 534 8 9 90 0 0 304 3 4 281 13 i 272 2 10 266 13 4 269 3 4 274 8 8 266 16 0 272 10 0 380 0 0 367 10 0 370 0 0 12 0 0 280 0 0 382 3 0 239 11 5 420 0 0 210 0 0 168 8 1 374 1 9 738 10 0 106 14 11 450 1 11 570 17 10 380 1 5 350 17 0 343 0 1 351 2 10 414 8 11 360 13 0 659 14 10 667 3 0 670 1 6 31 16 9 440 19 7 555 15 1 281 7 10 663 14 3 324 19 9 Gas 512 598 250 1,716 123 Totals 8,985 3 10 19,112 .1,341 10 10 3,282 8 8 13,609 3 4 * Kerosene. a Expense for repairs, £175 18s. Expense on Hope Shoal, £12 9a. 8d. e Bepairs M9 6s. 6d. i Bepairs, £109 3s. id. i Kepa i Tree-planting, £8118s. . lid. b Eepai :, £74 16s. 9d. lira, £116 11s. 7d. Irs, £40 13s. 5d t Fencing, £61 11 Bepai: [. c Expense incurred on tram' 6 3s. 3d. g New landing, £208 5s. rs, £34 14s. 1 Material for ne~s 'ay, £184 0s. lid. 11 Fencing. ■ tower, £82 9s,

Name of Seaman. Balance to Credit of "Estate on 31st March, 1895. Amount received. Amount paid. Balance to Credit of Estate on 31st Marcl 1896. Richard Ryan Jeorge Railey Elenry Whatling .. iY. H. Judd irthur Holmes \Iiss L. Grindrod.. Samuel Stewart .. Frank Anderson .. Robert Chesterman Robert Redmond Mrs. Lucy Fotheringham (or Lindsay) \1. Johnston Andrew Luping .. V. Jorenge tfikal Larsen Sills Thomas Tree William Cinnamon rohn McLeod Duncan Campbell i. McKechan £ s. d. 11 4 4 6 4 6 2 14 2 7 12 0 2 10 8 2 10 8 3 11 13 0 10 2 15 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 10 0 6 4 6 2 14 2 7 12 0 2 10 8 2 10 8 10 6 1 9 9 "6 3 16 0 15 6 £ s. d. 9 14 4 7 5 0 3 17 0 0 6 6 0 15 6 6 5 1 0 12 0 0 11 0 0 12 0 6 2 10 82 16 5 3 0 0 0 16 10 2 16 2 7 15 5 7"8 4 6 5 1 0 12 0 0 11 0 0 12 0 6 2 10 82 16 5 3"o 0 0 16 10 2 16 2 7 15 5 Totals 51 13 3 123 11 9 49 14 7 125 10 5