B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

MARINE DEPARTMENT. HEAD OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. •• •• 7,830 3 2 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. .. 16 19 1 R en t .. .. .. 813 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 9,267 0 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 137 10 9 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. 11 9 2 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. 145 18 1 Telephone rentals, &c. .. .. . ■ 91 13 10 Books, newspapers, &c. .. .. • • 41 0 0 Maintenance of typewriters, &c... .. .. 26 4 3 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. ■. 8 16 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. • • 87 10 9 Miscellaneous expenses.. . . .. .. 0 3 3 Depreciation : Furniture and equipment .. .. 90 10 0 £9,283 19 7 £9,283 19 7 £ s. d. Apportionment of cost of administration to branches. £s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 9,267 0 6 Mercantile Marine Branch .. .. .. 5,645 7 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 819 9 Harbours Branch .. . . .. .. 534 16 5 Inspection of Machinery Branch .. .. 2,139 £> 10 Fisheries Branch .. . . •. • • 356 11 0 Ross Dependency Account .. . . .. 50 0 0 Westport Harbour Account .. . . . . 500 0 0 Rock Oyster Industry Account .. .. 50 0 0 £9,276 0 3 £9,276 0 3 MERCANTILE MARINE BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. ! Income. £ s. d. Lighthouses— £ s. d. £ s. d. Light dues . . . . . . .. . . 94,020 10 10 General maintenance .. ..22,384 10 11 Survey of ships 3,625 5 10 Working-expenses of tender ..21,367 7 0 Engagement and discharge of seamen .. .. 1,793 8 6 43,751 17 11 Fines and forfeitures .. .. .. .. 17 15 8 Mercantile Marine Offices, &c.— Deck-cargo licenses .. .. .. .. 38 5 0 Salaries ■■ 13,460 5 4 Examination fees .. .. .. .. 202 3 0 Services of Customs officers .. 1,935 0 0 Sale of charts, books, and forms .. M| j -j^ en £ t . 1,556 15 7 Sale of New Zealand Nautical Almanac . . 147 1 0 Fuel, light, &c.' !! .. 47 3 0 Registry of shipping fees .. .. .. 74 18 9 Printing and stationery . . 187 9 0 Salvage .... .. .. .. 36 78, Office fittings and requisites .. 44 711 Costs awarded the Department— Postage, telegrams, and rent of Nautical inquiries .. .. .. .. 17 12 b j )0X g S 91 17 2 Prosecutions under Shipping and Seamen Act .. 4 4 0 Telephone rentals, &c. " !! 189 15 2 Fares, freight, &e. .. .. 642 3 8 Books, newspapers, &c. . . 93 9 7 Services of lighthouse tender m respect of harbours 571 13 4 Legal expenses ' .. . . 66 0 Rents of buildings and reserves .. . . 156 0 0 Inquiries into shipping casualties 86 19 5 Radio messages . . .. .. . . 15 12 11 Salvage expenses .. .. 26 17 8 Mail subsidy.. .. .. 10 0 0 Transfer expenses .. .. 85 3 2 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 38 8 3 Travelling-expenses . . . . 444 0 2 Examination expenses . ■ 306 2 8 Charts, saleable books and forms 392 12 5 "New Zealand Nautical Almanac" 478 15 7 Preparation of Tide-tables .. 550 0 0 Checking passenger traffic . . 77 14 3 Relief of distressed seamen .. 7 7 0 Grant to Imperial Shipping Committee .. ■ • • • I*>o 0 0 Miscellaneous expenses.. .. 28 10 8 20,256 11 9 Head Office administration .. .. 5,645 7 0 Losses on disposal of surplus stores .. 177 0 9 Depreciation — Buildings, including lighthouse dwellings .. ■. 2, 596 6 10 G.S.S. " Matai" .. .. 4,034 4 8 Lighthouses .. . • ■ • 4,035 3 7 Furniture and equipment .. 1,089 7 11 11,755 3 0 Balance carried down .. ■■ .. 20,685 11 / £102,271 12 0 £102,271 12 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. • • .. 13,100 4 9 Balance brought down .. .. .. 20,685 11 7 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 7,585 610 £20,685 11 7 £20,685 11 7

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