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RETURNS.

Return showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine and Inspection of Machinery Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1918.

Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Totals. Head Office : Salaries of staff Harbours :— Grcyinouth,— Salary of Engineer Hokianga,— Salaries of staff Repairing launch .. Stores and contingencies £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,799 8 6 £ s. d. 480 0 0 529 2 9 15 9 3 89 11 5 634 3 5 Kaipara,— Salaries of staff Lighting beacons in Helensvillp River Repairing launch Rcpcijrmg and attending buoys .. Stores and contingencies Wellington,— Salary of storcman 734 14 1 4 0 0 14 4 0 5 0 0 346 10 5 1,104 S fi 220 0 0 Pieton, — Salary Stores anil contingencies 260 0 0 27 0 1 287 0 1 Ngunguru,— Salary Contingencies Napier,— Salary Marokopa,— Salary Timber and freights Tongaporutu,— Salary Stores and contingencies Mokau, — Salary Awakino, — Salary Stores and contingencies Waitapu, — Salary Stores and contingencies , Puponga,— Stores and contingencies ('oiling wood, — Salary Removing snags, &o. Stores and contingencies Karamea, — Salary Shifting beacons, &c. Stores and contingencies Ropairs to signal staff Little Wanganui, — Piloting vessels Stores .. Hokitika, — Salary Gas and contingencies Repairs Okarito, — Salary Stores and contingencies 25 0 0 15 8 3 20 0 0 2 14 0 15 0 0 0 4 0 10 0 0 9 7 0 25 0 0 82 10 0 15 4 0 20 0 0 19 7 0 40 8 3 50 0 0 22 14 0 107 1.0 0 15 2 0 70 0 0 7 14 6 12 16 0 90 10 6 145 0 0 11 5 0 67 7 11 12 12 0 236 4 11 13 0 0 18 17 7 3.1. 17 7 20 0 0 10 12 0 0 7 6 30 19 6 100 0 0 15 1 6 115 I 6 60 0 0 Okuru, — Salary Waikawa, — Salary Anglem Point, — Salary .. .. Stores and contingencies 10 0 0 25 0 0 12 5 2 37 5 2 25 0 0 143 19 0 Supervision of beaches, Hauraki Gulf.. General contingencies Lighthouses :— Salaries Oil, stores, and contingencies Keepers' travelling-expenses New cylinders, Chicken Island New dwellings, Puysegur 10,135 9 0 7,665 5 10 294 6 I) 246 Hi 4 2,934 0 5 21,276 4 10 Meteorological Office : — Salaries Cleaning offices .. .. - .. Extra clerical assistance Inspection of stations J'ostage, telegrams, rent of boxes 1,109 16 8 25 18 0 80 15 2 35 10 5 1,336 2 7