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RETURN showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1877.

Nature of Expenditure. Details of Expenditure. Totals. Grand Total. £ s. d. 200 0 0 410 0 0 120 0 0 300 0 0 400 0 0 300 0 0 125 0 0 100 0 0 225 0 0 150 11 2 405 6 1 289 11 7 3,940 13 11 240 0 0 2,367 0 0 2,968 11 3 £ b. d. £ s. d. Officer in Charge 2 Clerks Messenger Marine Engineer Inspector of Steamers and Nautical Assessor Inspector of Steamers and Engineer Surveyor Local Inspectors of Steamers Examiner of Masters and Mates Local Examiners of Masters and Mates Expenses under Enquiry into Wrecks Act ... Sundries and Contingencies Departmental Travelling Expenses ... Lightkeepers' Salaries Lighthouse Artificer Oil and other Stores for Lighthouses and Lighthouse Contingencies " Stella," working expenses of Naval Training School, Kohimarama, — Wages Provisions, Clothes, &c. 12,541 14 0 607 8 9 1,775 6 4 2,382 15 1 Weather Reporting, — Officer in Charge Salaries of Weather Reporting Officers ... Instruments Contingencies 300 0 0 373 5 0 468 12 6 21 8 8 1,163 6 2 Harbours (six months only) :— Auckland, — Bean Rock Light, — Salaries Contingencies... 16,087 15 3 75 0 0 7 10 0 Manukau, — Salaries Contingencies 82 10 0 354 0 0 91 10 0 445 10 0 Kaipara,— Salaries Telegraph Line to Heads ... Contingencies 394 15 0 301 17 2 40 1 6 736 13 8 Hokianga,— Salaries Contingencies 204 0 0 2 18 7 206 18 7 Russell, — Salaries Mongonui,— Salaries 135 0 0 135 0 0 33 6 8 33 6 8 Thames, — Salaries Contingencies Wharf at Grahamstown, — Salaries Contingencies... 328 16 0 20 6 11 389 17 0 30 0 0 10 14 1 Whangaroa,— Salaries Tauranga,— Salaries Contingencies 60 0 0 147 0 0 28 16 0 50 0 0 175 16 0 Poverty Bay, — Salaries Contingencies ... ... 123 0 0 129 4 4 252 4 4 New Plymouth,— Salaries Contingencies 160 0 0 3 4 0 163 4 0 Waitara, — Salaries Contingencies 50 0 0 3 4 2 53 4 2 Opunake,— Salary Patea, — Salary 4 6 8 4 6 8 50 0 0 50 0 0 Carried forward ... 2,778 11 1 16,087 15 3