MARINE DEPARTMENT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5627, 12 April 1879, Page 3

MARINE DEPARTMENT.

From the annual report of the Marine Department we extract the following tables of general interest The expenditure on new lighthouses out of Immigration and Public ■Works Loan during the financial year 1877-78 was as follows:—Brothers lighthouse, £3-10 65.; Portland Island, £1704 10s. 9d.; Puysegur Point, £3418 12s. Id.; Mokohinau, £43 10s.; Cape Maria Van Diemen, £1863 12s. lid.; Centre Island, £1905 19s. 7d.; Moeraki, £2804 2s. 3d.; Akaroa, £2510 15s. 2d.; Cape Saunders, £545 4s. Id.; Timarn, £7OB Bs. 3d.; Hinemoa, s.s., £7 9s. 3d.; Stella, £2458 ss. 10d.; total, £18,310 16s. 2d. The following statement shows the amount of pilotage, port charges, &c., collected at the four chief ports in New Zealand during the financial year ended 30th June, 1878: —

—Total passed, 102 • total failed, 39.

Port at which Collected. Light dues. Pilotage. Port charges. Total. £ £ £ £ Auckland.. 1650 1109 116 1225 ■Wellington .. 2327 2277 1418 3695 Lyttelton ,, 2407 2872 1805 467S Dunedin .. 2240 1073 1289 3262 Total for all porta In N.Z., 1877-78 12,412 0174 18,588 Do. do., 1878-77 .. 13,073 6873 18,951 The following return shows the number of toasters and mates examined during the year ended the 30th June, 1878 distinguishing the number of successful and unsuccessful dates : — Auckland. Well’ngt'n. Dunedin. Class of - Certificate. r3 cJ ■ ‘ 'a 1 TA I la 3 SI Ph Sh A* Eh S Ph Foreign-Mine 23 15 ii 10 20 3 Home-tmdo 6 : 30 8 4 lUver-steamcr 5 3 1 Totals .. 31 16 41 IS 27 5