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MARINE DEPARTMENT. WESTPORT HARBOUR ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d" To Dredging .. .. .. .. 16,591 15 0 By Special coal rate .. .. .. .. 25,675 1 2 Harbour maintenance .. .. .. 3,490 5 1 Endowment revenue .. .. .. 20,242 16 9 Protective works .. .. .. .. . 712 11 Port dues .. .. .. .. 6,389 15 0 Working-expenses of tug and launch .. 755 4 11 Sale of quarry refuse .. .. .. 217 2 6 Office administration .. .. .. 2,400 10 4 Sale of surplus stores .. .. .. 15 18 1 Endowments —Administration expenses .. 543 17 1 Interest on investments .. .. .. 195 911 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 28 11 0 I Hire of launch .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Telephone services .. .. .. 73 0 0 j Rent .. .. .. .. .. 129 0 0 Compensation for accidents .. .. 649 14 2 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 142 19 6 Superannuation subsidy .. .. .. 253 4 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 15 7 0 Grant to School of Mines .. .. .. 25 0 0 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 39 13 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 2,530 411 Interest on loans .. .. .. .. 21,577 11 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,031 11 5 £53,013 2 11 £53,013 2 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Transfer to Sinking Fund .. .. .. 4,455 5 3 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,031 11 5 Transfer from Harbour Maintenance Reserve 423 13 10 £4,455 5 3 £4,455 5 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Loan capital— £ s. d. Breakwaters .. .. .. .. 342,760 17 4 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884, and Loan i Training-walls .. .. .. .. 102,998 0 0 Acts, 1896, 1897, and 1900 .. .. 283,970 11 9 Limestone quarry .. .. .. .. 128 0 0 Westport Harbour Board Loan Act, 1908 .. 117.647 1 2 i Protective works and relief channel .. .. 17,384 9 0 Finance Act, 1921, section 4 .. .. 81,884 16 1 Gridiron .. .. .. .. 2,196 0 0 ! Dredge wharf " .. .. .. .. 2,790 0 0 483,502 9 0 ! Martin's Island .. .. .. .. 700 0 0 Sinking Fund Reserve .. .. .. 153,927 3 3 Harbour buildings .. .. .. .. 4,619 0 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 28,201 1 4 Dredges, tug " Mana," plant, &o. .. .. 43,711 14 11 Harbour Maintenance Reserve .. .. 14,235 1 4 j Stock and stores .. .. .. .. 6,740 19 5 Payments in advance .. .. .. 483 6 7 i Debtors — £ s. d. Creditors — £ s. d. Accrued revenue .. .. 3,753 K> 10 Accrued interest .. .. 3,478 15 10 Departmental .. .. 19 4 2 Departmental .. .. 474 12 1 Sundry .. .. .. 1,873 6 4 Sundry .. .. .. 1,058 14 9 5,646 7 4 5,012 2 8 I Sinking Fund investments .. .. 153,927 3 3 I Cash in Public Account .. .. .. 1,758 12 11 £685,361 4 2 £685,361 4 2 G. C. Godfrey, Secretary. J. E. Engel, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. . I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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