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MARINE DEPARTMENT. HEAD OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account eor the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 8,597 5 2 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 28 17 11 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 813 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 10,097 1 11 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 216 9 8 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. 21 1 0 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. 175 7 9 Telephone rentals, &c. .. .. .. 89 6 J Books, newspapers, &c. ... .. .. 36 2 1 Maintenance of typewriters, &c. .. .. 19 11 2 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 2 13 9 Transfer expenses .. .. .. .. 20 5 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 76 10 11 Depreciation : Furniture and equipment .. 58 6 8 £10,125 19 10 £10,125 19 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 10,097 1 11 Apportionment of cost of administration to Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 7116 branches— Mercantile Marine Branch .. .. .. 6,139 13 3 Harbours Branch .. .. .. .. 531 6 4 Inspection of Machinery Branch .. .. 2,302 7 6 Fisheries Branch .. .. .. .. 531. 6 4 Ross Dependency Account .. .. . . 50 0 0 Westport Harbour Account .. .. .. 500 0 0 Rock Oyster Industry Account .. .. 50 0 0 £10,104 13 5 £10,104 13 5 MERCANTILE MARINE BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. Lighthouses — £ s. d. £ s. d. Light dues .. .. .. .. .. 98,717 2 4 General maintenance .. .. 26,486 18 2 Survey of ships .. .. .. .. 3,731 0 5 Working-expenses of tender .. 22,362 6 9 Engagement and discharge of seamen .. .. 2,140 13 0 48,849 4 11 Fines and forfeitures .. .. .. .. 3717 Mercantile marine offices, &c.— Deck-cargo licenses .. .. .. .. 43 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. 14,810 8 0 Plans of vessels, preparation and examination of.. 60 10 0 Services of Customs officers .. 1,935 0 0 Examination fees .. .. .. .. 235 2 6 Rent .. .. .. 1,634 16 6 Sale of charts, books, and forms .. .. 979 2 6 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. 50 15 0 Sale of" New Zealand Nautical Almanac" .. 191 15 2 Printing and stationery .. 261 9 5 Registry of shipping fees .. .. .. 183 10 11 Office fittings and .. 51 0 8 Salvage .. .. .. .. .. 82 5 5 Postage, telegrams, and rent of Costs awarded the Department— boxes .. .. .. 140 1 0 Nautical inquiries .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Telephone rentals, &c. .. 211 3 4 Prosecutions under Shipping and Seamen Act .. 110 Books, newspapers, &c. .. 72 16 11 Bahamas Island light dues, commission on colLegal expenses .. .. 110 lection of .. .. .. .. .. 23 16 4 Inquiries into shipping casualties 1,012 19 9 Fares, freight, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,105 1 6 Salvage expenses .. .. 60 19 4 Services of lighthouse tender in respect of harbours 571 13 4 Transfer expenses .. .. 53 17 0 Rents of buildings and reserves .. .. 148 910 Travelling-expenses .. .. 600 19 5 Radio messages .. .. .. .. 14 0 3 Examination-expenses .. 311 11 1 Mail subsidy.. .. .. .. .. 1 13 4 Charts, saleable books, and forms 390 5 9 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 29 7 6 " New Zealand Nautical Almanac" 522 15 6 Preparation of tide-tables .. 550 0 0 Checking passenger traffic .. 113 10 5 Relief of distressed seamen .. 166 15 3 Grant to Imperial Shipping Committee .. . . .. 160 0 0 Miscellaneous expenses .. 16 16 8 23,129 2 0 Head Office administration .. .. 6,139 13 3 Depreciation — Buildings 2,597 0 0 G.s.s. " Matai" .. .. 4,034 4 8 Lighthouses .. .. .. 4,44110 1 Furniture and equipment .'. 706 1 5 11,778 16 2 Balance carried down .. ~ .. 18,410 0 7 £108,306 16 11 £108,306 16 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 12,810 4 2 Balance brought down .. .. 18,410 0 7 Excess of income over expenditure . . . . 5 ,599 16 5 £18,410 0 7 £IM:ĪŌ~~Ô~7

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