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Payments (Net Vote).

It will be observed that the receipts have increased from £73,696 in 1921-22 to £138,940 in 1928-29, while the payments have decreased from £151,695 in 1921-22 to £110,212 in 1928-29. Thus by an increase of £65,214 in receipts and a decrease of £41,483 in payments the Department has improved its cash position to the extent of £106,727 in seven years. Turning to the Income and Expenditure Account, which is the really reliable index of the Department's financial position, the figures for the past four years in comparison with 1922-23 are as follows : —

I • (' ■ Branch. 1921-22. 1922-23. ! 1923-24. ! 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. I ££££££££ Head Office .. .. * 9,169 8,433 9,378 9,148 9,687 9,214 9,269 Harbours .. ., 5,194 4,216 6,279 3,911 3,862 4,338 7,882 3,739 Lighthouses .. .. 37,085 27,734 25,503 26,018 26,038 25,273 24,119 23,441 Meteorological Office .. 3,909 5,314 5,671 6,009 6,007 Mercantile Marine .. 12,632 11,901 13,422 14,262 15,413 14,813 15,087 15,128 Inspection of Machinery .. 27,492 25,279 24,821 24,714 26,181 28,294 27,045 26,942 Fisheries .. .. 13,784 10,456 10,792 12,539 15,351 14,922 14,238 13,030 Government Steamers .. 34,184 19,675 21,155 19,956 18,642 21,215 19,638 17,580 Miscellaneous Services .. 17,415 3,460 1,573 2,676 1,359 1,240 1,855 1,083 Totals.. .. 151,695 117,204 117,649 119,463 122,001 119,782 119,078 110,212 * It was formerly the practice to include Head Office expenditure under miscellaneous services.

I Branch. 1922-23. j 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. Revenue. Shipping Branch— £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Light dues .. .. 39,688 16 8 82,875 6 3 81,064 9 8 81,247 11 8 80,979 13 11 Engagement and discharge 3,179 11 0 3,664 15 3 3,124 13 3 2,790 2 6 2,583 2 9 fees Survey fees .. .. 3,095 9 0 6,137 16 11 5,371 7 8 5,144 7 6 5,123 8 6 Examination fees .. 395 12 6 429 10 0 379 5 0 321 5 0 268 8 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 1,289 0 4 823 14 3 505 18 3 427 5 11 296 6 11 Harbours — Pilotage, port charges, &c. 764 14 6 870 11 8 920 17 1 1,801 18 10 1,998 18 5 Foreshore revenue .. 1,126 14 1 5,704 2 4 5,988 17 4 6,212 2 3 5,582 0 5 Inspection of Machinery— Inspection fees, &c. .. 17,126 19 0 18,005 8 10 19,531 8 3 19,549 16 9 19,922 9 4 Examination fees .. 667 0 0 657 5 0 556 4 0 497 5 0 402 5 0 Fisheries — Net profit from sale of oysters 2,546 9 6 2,517 3 11 1,347 11 7 1,003 17 11 1,160 0 11 Fishing-boat license fees, &c. 324 9 6 575 5 4 629 15 9 845 0 I 542 0 6 Rental of toheroa-beds .. 10 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 Government Steamers — Freight, passage-money, &c. 1,785 0 7 3,185 17 8 5,134 9 6 1,458 9 2 4,046 7 3 Ross Sea Revenue .. .. .. 1,720 12 6 2,921 5 0 7,176 15 0 13,961 17 6 Miscellaneous Revenue .. 2,800 11 4 1,818 1 10 1,693 12 2 1,616 3 7 *2,719 13 3 Totals .. .. 74,800 8 0 129,285 11 9 | 129,469 14 6 130,392 1 2 j 139,886 12 8 Expenditure. Head Office .. .. 9,612 2 8 9,626 13 9 10,007 16 10 9,72115 2 9,397 4 4 Harbours .. .. 4,826 13 2 4,295 13 3 3,938 6 0 7,790 0 0 4,059 18 4 Lighthouses .. .. 26,995 19 5 24,220 2 2 24,157 5 4 24,266 9 2 23,919 13 11 Meteorological .. .. .5,374 0 3 6,124 12 6 Mercantile Marine .. .. 15,150 17 11 24,626 5 5 25,021 18 8 24,792 14 9 25,266 9 2 Inspection of Machinery .. 27,015 0 0 20,793 2 9 22,288 13 8 21,842 2 1 21,573 2 7 Fisheries .. .. .. 4,545 3 2 3,179 2 6 3,385 5 11 3,389 19 10 3,281 12 10 Government Steamers .. 21,697 19 6 24,309 19 11 22,605 0 4 20,733 16 9 21,559 12 3 Miscellaneous Services .. 2,655 3 8 2,189 17 10 j 2,861 17 4 2,161 11 7 2,146 4 0 Grants and Subsidies .. 1,510 0 0 540 0 0 j 290 0 0 594 '0 0 260 0 0 Depreciation .. .. 8,035 4 9 8,862 19 6 I 9,032 5 3 9,158 5 10 9,662 2 8 Interest on Capital .. 15,716 7 3 17,811 11 oj 18,005 6 0 18,119 18 0 17,285 17 5 Totals .. .. 143,134 11 9 146,580 0 7 ! 141,593 15 4 142,570 13 2 138,41117 6 'I •