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Table showing Cost of Maintenance (excluding Interest on Capital and Depreciation) of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

Return of Estates of Deceased Seamen received and administered in pursuance of the Provisions of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, during the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

Return showing Amounts received prior to Ist April, 1932, Standing to Credit of Estates of Deceased Seamen, and for which Claims have not been proved. Balance to credit Name of Seaman. of estate on 31st March, 1933. £ s. d. Evans, W., late cook, m.v. " Opawa " .. .. .. .. •. 8 10 4 Lancaster, J. A., late seaman, s.s. " Gale " .. .. .. .. 53 7 4 McMahon, S. G., late seaman, s.s. " Apanui " .. .. .. .. 13 22 Stevens, F. G., late fireman, s.s. " Kaitangata " .. .. .. .. .. 4 5 9 Wareline, F., late seaman, s.s. " Koromiko " .. .. .. .. .. 0 12 £79 6 9

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Oil consumed. *r t t '..LfL Salaries and i Stores and Tnfuiii Jiiame of Lighthouse. Wages. ! Maintenance totals. Gallons. Value. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Akaroa Head .. .. 400 17 10 723 48 0 2 255 7 3 704 5 3 Brothers .. .. .. 710 2 4 765 51 10 8 452 11 7 1,214 4 7 Cape Brett .. .. 591 15 6 708 47 14 0 201 1 6 840 11 0 Cape Campbell .. .. 402 12 8 754 50 15 11 166 0 5 619 9 0 Cape Maria van Diemen .. 592 8 0 858 57 15 1 470 17 1 1,121 0 2 Cape Palliser .. .. 392 0 1 657 44 4 7 110 4 4 546 9 0 Cape Saunders .. .. 384 14 8 743 50 2 7 89 11 8 524 8 11 Castlepoint.. .. . . 438 8 9 622 40 10 9 183 15 3 662 14 9 Centre Island .. .. 611 18 10 682 45 17 11 152 11 1 810 7 10 Cuvier Island .. .. 579 6 4 730 49 3 6 209 11 6 838 1 4 Dog Island .. .. 437 9 11 709 47 15 4 146 3 6 631 8 9 East Cape .. .. .. 440 11 0 683 46 0 2 184 2 2 670 13 4 Farewell Spit .. 568 8 6 853 57 9 10 331 14 5 957 12 9 French Pass .. .. 173 1 8 106 7 2 11 31 10 0 211 14 7 Godley Head* .. .. 119 19 10 300 22 18 1 80 6 9 223 4 8 Kaipara Heads .. .. 600 15 3 783 52 14 1 194 8 0 847 17 4 Moeraki .. .. .. 374 19 7 758 51 1 7 68 5 7 494 6 9 Moko Hinou .. .. 615 4 6 600 40 9 2 182 18 7 838 12 3 Nugget Point .. .. 370 11 11 955 64 3 1 121 12 8 556 7 8 Pencarrow Head .. .. 458 8 6 755 49 13 4 190 10 7 698 12 5 Portland Island .. .. 657 2 5 879 59 3 5 348 18 10 1,065 4 8 Puysegur Point .. .. 676 13 6 781 52 12 8 340 0 6 1,069 6 8 Stephens Island .. .. 620 9 5 802 53 19 7 260 12 0 935 1 0 Waipapapa Point .. .. 383 4 5 725 48 16 1 119 16 0 551 16 6 Coastal buoys and beacons .. .. • ■ .. 257 18 2 257 18 2 Fog-signals.. .. .. • • • • • • 151 1 5 151 1 5 Automatic lights .. .. 799 8 6 .. .. 1,303 7 11 2,102 16 5 12,400 13 11 16,931 1,139 14 6 6,604 18 9 20,145 7 2 * Converted to automatic 18th July, 1932.

Balance ! Balance to Credit Of Amnnnt to Credit Name of Seaman. the Estate Amount paid. the Estate on 31st March, received. OQ March, 1932. 1933. £ t). d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. Andrew, W. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 5 4 254 Carle, W. H. .. .. .. .. .. .. 695 38 10 307 Linton,P. A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 .. 0 10 MaeTaggart, D. .. .. .. .. •• 924 924 McEvoy, J. .. .. .. .. .. 0 13 .. 0 13 Nichols, G. E. .. .. .. .. . • 1 13 3 1 13 3 Tronson, J. A. .. .. .. .. . • 0 13 .. 0 13 Walker, W. H. .. .. .. .. .. 702 702 Wassel, K. .. .. .. •• 013 .. 013 Welsh, T. B. .. .. .. .. 870 .. 870 8 7 0 26 15 3 31 16 11 3 5 4