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Return showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department— continued.

Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Totals. Lighthouses :— ' Salaries of keepers Travelling-expenses of keepers .. .. Oil .. Stores and contingencies Lighthouse artificer .. .. ,. Pension of Mrs. Deck .. ' Fog'-signal, PencarrowHead I .. £ s. d. S a. d. £ a. a. 8,990 7 11 70 19 6 1,701 0 6 2,536 14 10 210 0 0 18 0 0 200 16 5 _,■ 13,727 19 2 13,727 19 ,2 Departmental travelling-expenses .. .. Coastal buoys and surveys Putting s.s. "Tararua " Cemetery in order Charts Inquiries into wrecks and casualties .. .. Survey of unseaworthy ships .. .Sundries .. .. .. 70 3 6 65 9 3 18 6 7 63 18 7 182 14 9 11 6 0 297 14 10 709 13 6 Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Steamers, — Salaries Travelling-expenses .. .. Contingencies 709 13 6 3,256 0 0 1,376 1 8 402 11 3 5,034 12 11 3,034 12 11 Examination of Masters and Mates, — Salaries .... Contingencies 176 4 2 219 12 8 395 16 10 Weather Forecasts, — Salary ,. Contingencies .. .. 395 16 10 300 0 0 68 2 4 368 2 4 368 2 4 Administration of " The Sea-fishefies Act, 1894,"— Protection of fish Protection of oysters .. 182 18 4 170 7 11 ' 353 6 3 353' 6 3 Introduction of Fish, — Grant for hatchery .. ~. .. Expenses of Expert Ayson to Europe and America 72 10 3 559 13 7 632 3 10 632 3 10 Government Steamers, — S.S. "Tutanekai,"— Wa,ges, stores, provisions, &c. S.S. " Hinemoa," — Wages, stores, provisions , , &c. .. ' . ~ 8,375 19 6 7,294 9 11 Less amount received for freight, passages, &o. .. 15,670 9 5 8,677 7 2 6,993 2 3 6,993 2 3 Less amount of credits to vote 33,949 4 7 475 6 11 Total 33,473 17 8