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MARINE DEPARTMENT —continued. FISHERIES BRANCH. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 3,575 12 2 Fishing-boat licensc, registration fees, &c. .. 383 2 6 Salmon fisheries .. .. .. .. 533 6 2 Salmon license fees .. . . . ■ .. 33 0 0 Maintenance of launches .. .. .. 260 8 8 Toheroa areas: Rentals and license fees . . .. 313 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 152 0 0 Sale of salmon .. .. .. .. 49 11 4 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 51 11 10 Rental of buildings .. .. .. . • 26 2 6 Office fittings and requisites '.. .. .. 18 7 8 Haunch-hire .. .. •• 20 3 3 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 22 110 Sale of publications .. .. .. . ■ 410 9 Telephone rentals, &c. .. .. .. 43 19 2 Costs awarded the Department in connection with Books, newspapers, &c. .. .. .. 11 1111 prosecutions under the Fisheries Act .. ... 36 14 3 Legal expenses, &c. .. .. .. .. 76 14 ,6 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. ~ .. 2 4 2 Transfer expenses .. .. .. . 1 3. 2 Balance carried down .. .. ... .. 5,081 16 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 448 15 9 Fisheries investigation .. .. .. 198 12 11 Miscellaneous expenses.. .. .. .. 14 15 11 Head Office administration .. .. .. 356 11 0 Depreciation— £ s. d. Buildings .. .. .. 15 10 7 Launches, &c. .. . . 134 7 11 Motor-vehicles .... 34 14 0 184 12 6 £5,950 5 2 £5,950 5 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 5,081 16 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 5,972 4 11 Net lpss on rock oyster industry transferred from Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 776 9 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 113 18 10 £5,972 4 11 £5,972 4 11 ROCK OYSTER INDUSTRY. Profit and Loss Account for 1935 Season. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 3,326 19 10 Sales .. .. .. .. .. 3,762 6 8 Maintenance of ketch and launches .. .. 527 9 3 Sale of stores .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. 150 910 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 672 6 1 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. 101 2 8 Wharfage and cranage .. .. .. 27 16 6 Rent, fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. .. 52 4 6 Administration expenses .. .. .. 80 12 5 Travelliiig-expenses .. .. .. . ■ 60 1 8 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 21 6 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 14 8 10 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 426 Depreciation : Launches, &c. .. .. .. 70 17 11 £4,437 12 9 £4,437 12 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 672 6 1 Net loss .. .. .. .. .. 776 9 8 Sale of building : Loss on realization .. .. 59 6 10 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 44 16 9 £776 9 8 £776 9 8 Note. —This account includes expenditure on oyster cultivation amounting to £895 ss. 7d. ROSS DEPENDENCY. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Miscellaneous expenses.. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Whaling license fees .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Head Office administration .. .. .. 50 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 445 0 0 • £500 0 0 £500 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 0 4 3 Balance brought down .. .. .. 445 0 0 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 444 15 9 £445 0 0 £445 0 0

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