8.—7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

MARINE DEPARTMENT— continued.

(a) Cost of two years' audit. (b) Increased cost of overhaul to dredges. (c) Maintenance charges below normal for past year. (d) Extensive repairs to launch not necessary after investigation. (e) Number of officers, 10. Travelling-allowance, £42 ; motor-allowance, £11 ; rail and boat fares, £56. (/) Credit s-in-aid— Estimated. Other 1942-43. Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. Charges. Total. 1941-42. 1941-42. £ f. £ £ £ Subdivision 1 200 200 15 204 II .. '50 50 50 65 111 .. 555 555 555 1,090 IV .. 3,385 3,385 3,405 3,031 V .. .. 1,330 1,330 130 2,032 VI .. 600 600 350 670 VII .. 75 60 135 145 68 Totals ~ 75 6,180 6,255 4,830 7,760

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Number 1942-43. 1941^ 2 : 1942 43J1941-42 VOTE-MARINE-oontinued. Vote(L | Expendeti Subdivision No. VII. — Westport Harbour —continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 (a) 65 Compensation for accidents .. .. .. . . 100 300 236 Dredging (including repairs and maintenance) .. .. 20,400 21,930 (b) 25,643 Endowments, cost of administration of .. . . 450 450 361 Harbour maintenance and working-expenses .. .. 1,500 3,000 (c) 1,201 Launch, maintenance and working-expenses of . . . . 100 400 (d) 63 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 100 120 84 Services for meteorological offices (recoverable) . . . . 20 20 28 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 110 110 105 Travelling allowances and expenses . . .. .. 80 60 (e) 110 Tug, working-expenses, repairs, and maintenance of 40 40 13 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. -. .. 10 10 Breakwater and protective works, &c. (on account) . . . . 800 857 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Meteorological services .. .. 20 Miscellaneous .. .. .. . . 40 60 22,930 27,260 28,766 Total-Subdivision No. VII .. .. 29,947 34,342 35,772 Geoss Total .. .. .. .. 153,755 165,825 155,334 Credits-in-aid (/) .. .. .. .. 6,255 4,830 7,760 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ..147,500 160,995 147,574