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MARINE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Expenditure. Income. To Head Office— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Shipping— £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. 8,032 8 0 Light dues .. .. 81,247 11 8 Office expenses .. .. 1,689 7 2 ■ Engagement and discharge of — 9,721 15 2 seamen.. .. .. 2,790 2 6 Harbours— Survey of ships .. 5,144 7 6 Salaries .. .. .. 1,875 2 4 Examination fees .. .. 321 5 0 General maintenance .. 1,893 19 9 Miscellaneous receipts .. 427 511 Napier Harbour Commission 4,020 17 11 89,930 12 7 7,790 0 0 Harbours — Lighthouses— Port dues .. .. 1,801 18 10 Salaries .. .. .. 16,808 211 Revenue from foreshores .. 6,212 2 3 General maintenance .. 7,458 6 3 8,014 1 1 24,266 9 2 Inspection of machinery— Mercantile marine— Inspection fees .. .. 19,503 0 9 Salaries .. .. .. 21,749 18 1 Examination fees .. .. 497 5 0 Office and general expenses .. 3,042 16 8 Miscellaneous receipts .. 46 16 0 24,792 14 9 — 20,047 1 9 Inspection of machinery— Fisheries — Salaries .. .. .. 14,147 4 7 Net profit on oysters trans-Traveiling-expenses .. 4,516 0 4 ferred from Profit and Loss Office and general expenses .. 3,178 17 2 Account .. .. 1,003 17 11 21,842 2 1 Fishing-boat license fees, reFisheries— demption fees, royalties, &c. 483 16 5 Salaries .. .. 2,117 5 7 Rental of toheroa beds .. 300 0 0 Office and general expenses .. 1,272 14 3 Sale of trout-ova and quinnat 3,389 19 10 salmon .. .. 361 3 8 Government steamer —Working- 2,148 18 0 expenses .. .. .. 20,733 16 9 Government steamer — Fares, Ross Sea Dependency—Adminis- freight, &c. .. .. .. 1,458 9 2 tration expenses .. .. .. 133 18 10 Ross Sea Dependency—Royalties Miscellaneous services— on whale-oil .. .. .. 7,176 15 0 Charts .. .. .. 301 17 7 Miscellaneous revenue— Saleable books and forms .. 326 17 1 Sale of charts .. .. 320 5 8 " New Zealand Nautical Sale of books and forms .. 908 13 8 Almanac " .. .. 525 1 1 Sale of New Zealand Preparation of tide-tables .. 550 0 0 Nautical Almanac " .. 160 12 0 Checking passenger traffic .. 124 19 9 Rents of buildings and reserves 185 19 5 Relief of distressed seamen .. 26 19 9 Interest .. .. .. 5 17 Miscellaneous expenses .. 19 1 Miscellaneous receipts .. 35 11 3 1,857 4 4 1,616 3 7 Reserve for bad debts .. .. .. 170 8 5 Grants .. .. .. .. .. 594 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 9,158 510 Balance carried down .. .. .. 5,941 6 0 £130,392 1 2 £130,392 1 2 , , £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance brought down .. .. .. 5,941 6 0 To Interest on capital .. .. .. 18,119 18 0 Excess expenditure over income after charging interest on capital .. .. .. 12,178 12 0 £18,119 18 0 £18,119 18 0 Notes. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation: (a) Services of Customs officers; (b) rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (c) interest at 4| per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1927; (d) Public Works Department overhead cost. Depreciation has been allowed for on balances of assets as at Ist April, 1927, the total charge being carried to Depreciation Reserve. Credit has been taken without appropriation for services rendered to the Customs Department. Sale of Oysters, 1927 Season. Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ g . d. To Salaries and wages.. .. .. .. 3,610 3 2 By Sales .. .. .. .. .. 7,314 11 0 Maintenance of ketch and launches .. .. 681 15 6 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 466 0 10 Sacks and stores .. .. .. .. 241 6 7 Wharfage and cranage .. .. .. 59 14 3 Compensation for accidents .. .. 53 4 9 Rents, light, &c. .. .. ' .. .. 67 5 7 Administration expenses .. .. .. 176 7 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 124 8 9 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 5 16 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 9 0 6 Advertising .. . • •. .. 4 16 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 353 16 3 Interest on capital .. .. .. 457 11 2 Net profit .. .. .. .. 1,003 17 11 £7,314 11 0 . £7,314 11 0

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