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

Return showing Total Cost of Maintenance of the New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1909.

* This column shows the actual value of the oil consumed. The amount actually paid for oil purchased during the year was £1,319 Is. sd. (a) Includes £296 17s. 2d. for improvements to landing-place and £38 12s. 2d. for repairs. (b) Includes £6 14s. lOd. for repairs. («) Includes £62 ss. Id. for repairs. (d) Includes £14 lis. 3d. for repairs. (c) Includes £14 7s. 4s. on account of repairs to tramway. (i) Includes £64 16s. 2d. for repairs. (8) Includes £97 16s. 3d. for repairs. (h) Includes £35 for compensation for land taken for road and £5 14s. lid. for repairß. (i) Includes £65 9s. 3d. for provisions and £28 ss. 4d. for flagstaff and erection. (k) Includes £7 os. Id. for repairs. (1) Includes £83 6s. 9d. for repairs. (m; Includes £28 17s. lOd. for repairs. (n) Includes £25 12s. Bd. for repairs. (o) Includes £61 19s. 6d. for repairs. (P) Includes £221 12s. Bd. for repairs and £95 10s. lid. for flagstaff and erection. (r) Includes £179 3s. 4d. for repairs. (s) Includes £70, cost of landing liehtuouse stores. (t) Includes £56 ss. Id. for flagstaff and erection. (v) Includes £119 19s. 2d. for repairs. (v) Includes £7 10s. 4d. for repairs. (w) Includes £81 16s. 2d. for flagstaff and erection and £69 Os, 4d. for repairs. Note.—ln addition to the total shown in the above return, £165 12s. Bd. was paid for keepers' travelling-expenses when being moved from one station to another, £265 for the salary of the lighthouse expert, and £90 for compassionate allowance to widow of a deceased lightkeeper.

Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Totals. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. M itisoellaneoua services— continued. Postage and telegrams Printing, &c, ABC Azimuth Tables and Charts Relief of distressed seamen Remission of light dues on colliers to American fleet Rent, &c, connected with examinations Searching for bodies of persons drowned in wreck of scow " Surprise " Survey of unseaworthy ships Telephones Travelling expenses and allowances Sundries 505 8 11 285 8 3 247 0 0 280 2 8 79 7 i0 5 0 0 35 9 8 46 15 9 95 11 1 66 3 4 4,047 19 6 4,483 1 1 435 1 7 Less recoveries • Grand Totals £67,189 14 3

Oil. Stores and Contingencies. Name of Lighthouse. Salaries. Totals. Gallons consumed. Value.* Cape Maria van Diemen Moko Hinou .. .. • Tiritiri Bean Rock Ponui Passage Cuvier Island East Cape Portland Island Napier Bluff Cape Palliser Pencarrow Head .. . n Somes Island Cape Egmont Manukau South Head Manukau South Head leading-lights Manukau North Head leading-lights Kaipara Head Brothers Tory Channel leading-lights Cape Campbell Godley Head Akaroa Head Jack's Point Moeraki Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders.. .. \ Nugget Point Waipapapa Point Dog Island Centre Island Puysegur Point Cape Foulwind Hokitika Kahurangi Point Farewell Spit Nelson French Pass Stephen Island £ s. d. 376 13 4 372 19 11 280 0 0 170 0 0 153 6 8 373 0 0 355 3 3 ..I 370 7 8 20 0 0 266 17 8 290 0 0 161 13 4 179 11 8 283 5 7 .. 110 0 0 274 17 9 438 5 9 100 0 0 242 17 4 270 0 0 286 5 3 170 0 0 268 13 8 289 8 4 287 5 8 388 8 4 267 3 1 ..I 358 14 0 400 2 1 347 5 0 270 0 0 12 0 0 338 18 11 388 15 9 290 0 0 180 0 0 389 8 4 Gals. 950 878 543 90 80 1,241 870 740 Gas 923 504 644 581 736 167 238 590 750 193 551 585 620 444 603 634 651 1,023 622 780 893 934 615 £ s. d. 67 5 10 62 3 10 38 9 3 2 14 1 5 13 4 87 18 1 61 12 6 52 8 4 10 19 6 65 7 7 35 14 0 45 12 4 41 3 1 52 2 8 11 16 7 16 17 2 41 15 10 53 2 6 13 13 5 39 0 7 41 8 9 43 18 4 31 9 0 42 14 3 44 18 2 46 2 3 72 9 3 44 1 2 55 5 0 63 5 1 66 3 2 43 11 3 13 10 0 77 8 5 46 5 1 18 16 10 12 7 11 42 17 1 £ s. d. (")500 7 9 146 5 4 C>)88 17 10 50 8 5 (°)146 3 5 (<>)208 10 4 («)156 14 11 ( f )169 5 9 19 0 88 6 1 . (s)214 16 8 114 15 2 182 6 4 (")120 17 2 8 18 1 44 4 9 135 14 7 (j)165 9 11 12 10 3 ( k )100 3 0 (>)179 4 8 52 7 6 115 6 8 60 4 6 (m)102 19 1 74 9 2 ( n )195 3 10 (°)131 15 2 96 3 10 (P)451 10 1 150 4 4 ( r )270 6 2 0 9 11 ( 8 )214 16 7 (')163 15 8 (»)188 5 3 ( T )21 9 11 ( w )405 12 4 £ s. d. 944 6 11 581 9 1 407 7 1 223 2 6 305 3 5 669 8 5 573 10 8 592 1 9 32 8 6 420 11 4 540 10 8 322 0 10 403 1 1 456 5 5 20 14 8 171 1 11 452 8 2 656 18 2 126 3 8 382 0 11 490 13 5 382 11 1 316 15 8 371 12 5 437 5 7 407 17 1 656 1 5 442 19 5 510 2 10 914 17 3 563 12 6 583 17 5 25 19 11 631 3 11 598 16 6 497 2 1 213 17 10 837 17 9 Gas 1,093 653 266 175 605 Totals .. .. j 10,021 8 4 22,465 1,612 1 6 5,530 9 5 17,163 19 3