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TABLES.

Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1929, in Comparison with the Two Previous Years.

Revenue. Item. 1626-27. 1 1927-28 ! 1928-29. ■ i ; | Shipping Branch— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Light dues .. .. .. .. 81,064 9 8 81,247 11 8 80,979 13 11 Engagement and discharge of seamen, &c. .3,124 13 3 2,790 2 6 2,583 2 9 Survey of ships .. .. .. 5,371 7 8 5,144 7 6 5,123 8 6 Examination fees .. .. .. 379 5 0 321 5 0 268 8 0 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. 505 18 3 427 5 11 296 6 11 Harbours — Port dues, &e, .. .. .. 920 17 1 1,801 18 10 1,998 18 5 Foreshore revenue .. .. .. 5,988 17 4 6,212 2 3 5,582 0 5 Inspection of machinery— Inspection fees .. .. .. 19,523 5 3 19,503 0 9 19,912 11 4 Examination fees .. .. .. 556 4 0 497 5 0 402 5 0 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. 8 3 0 46 16 0 9 18 0 Fisheries — Net profit from sale of oysters .. 1 ,347 11 7 1,003 17 11 1,160 0 11 Fishing-boat license fees, &c. .. .. 443 17 5 483 16 5 437 7 11 Rental of toheroa areas .. . . 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 Sale of trout-ova, &c. .. .. 185 18 4 361 3 8 104 12 7 Government steamers — Fares, freights, &e„ .. .. .. 5,134 9 6 1,458 9 2 4,046 7 3 Ross Dependency — Royalties on whale-oil .. .. 2,921 5 0 7,176 15 0 13,961 17 6 Miscellaneous revenue — Sale of charts, books, and forms .. 1,336 4 4 1,228 19 4 [ 1,121 16 10 Sale of " New Zealand Nautical Almanac " 137 6 4 160 12 0 149 15 5 Rents of buildings and reserves .. 199 13 0 .185 19 5 177 10 2 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. 20 . 8 6 40 12 10 41 6 4 Totals, general accounts .. 129,469 14 6 130,392 1 2 138,657 8 2 Westport Harbour Account .. .. 62,976 13 10 65,909 8 1 64,214 5 6 Totals .. .. .. 192,446 8 4 196,301 9 3 202,871 13 8 Expenditure. Branch. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. Head Office .. .. .. .. 10,007 16 10 9,721 15 2 9,397 4 4 Harbours .. .. .. .. 3,938 6 0 7,790 0 0 4,059 18 4 Lighthouses .. .. .. .. 24,157 5 4 24,266 9 2 23,919 13 11 Mercantile marine .. .. .. 25,021 18 8 24,792 14 9 25,266 9 2 Inspection of machinery .. .. 22,288 13 8 21,842 2 1 21,573 2 7 Fisheries .. .. .. 3,385 5 11 3,389 19 10 3,281 12 10 Government steamers .. .. .. 22,605 0 4 20,733 16 9 21,559 12 3 Miscellaneous services .. .. .. 2,861 17 4 2,161 11 7 2,146 4 0 Grants and subsidies .. .. . . 290 0 0 594 0 0 260 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 9,032 5 3 9,158 5 10 9,662 2 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. 18,005 6 0 18,119 18 0 17,285 17 5 Totals, general accounts .. 14-1,593 15 4 142,570 13 2 138,411 17 6 Westport Harbour Account .. .. 52,769 12 6 65,828 1 7 68,871 13 0 Totals .. .. .. 194,363 7 10 208,398 14 9 207,283 10 6 H.B. —The figures quoted for 1928-29 are subject to audit.