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Return showing the Cost of Maintenance of the New Zealand Lighthouses, and the Quantity of Oil consumed at each, during the Year ended the 31st March, 1883.

Return showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1883.

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Name of Lighthouse. Salaries. Oi] Gallons consumed. Oil. il. Value. Stores and Contingencies. Totals. Jape Maria Van Dicmon ?in Tiri 3ean Rock 5onui Passage .. 'ortland Island Napier Bluff 'encarrow Head Somes Island Jape Kgmont .. lamikau Heads irothers 'ory Channel Leading Lights !apo Campbell J-odley Head .. Lkaroa Head loeraki 'aiaroa Head 'ape Saunders .. fugget Point )og Island lentre Island .. 'uysegur Point lapo Foulwind 'arewell Spit lelson £ s. d. 382 18 8 250 0 0 150 0 0 160 0 0 386 8 0 81 6 8 240 0 0 289 3 4 287 10 0 269 3 4 468 4 2 90 0 0 234 3 4 274 3 4 270 0 0 264 17 0 2G3 15 0 296 13 4 261 13 4 390 0 0 387 18 4 355 3 4 295 16 8 327 10 0 292 11 8 907 524 80 77 637 Gas used 813 190 431 547 697 174 545 467 542 485 482 484 868 827 817 843 549 496 228 £ s. d. 08 0 0 39 6 0 9 12 0 5 15 6 51 10 6 38 11 0 60 19 6 14 5 0 32 6 6 41 0 6 52 5 6 13 1 0 40 17 6 35 0 6 40 13 0 36 7 6 36 3 0 36 6 0 65 2 0 62 0 0 61 5 6 63 4 6 41 3 6 37 4 0 17 2 0 £ s. d. 110 2 6 70 6 1 2 16 0 15 12 2 136 10 6 36 5 8 50 3 2 18 14 i 50 13 9 42 6 2 68 13 7 58 4 9 64 17 1 95 2 8 41 15 1 78 5 6 61 7 5 59 0 10 64 15 2 163 15 8 94 5 1 118 18 9 121 5 6 68 12 2 19 3 10 £ s. d. 561 1 8 359 12 1 162 8 0 181 7 8 574 9 0 156 3 4 351 2 8 322 2 8 370 10 3 352 10 0 589 3 3 161 5 9 339 17 11 404 6 6 352 8 1 379 10 0 361 5 5 392 0 2 391 10 6 615 16 2 543 8 11 537 6 7 458 5 8 433 6 2 328 17 6 Totals .. 6,968 19 6 12,760 999 3 0 1,711 13 5 9,679 15 11

Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Total. Head Office :— Secretary Chief Clerk 2 Clerks Marino Engineer .. Draftsman Nautical Adviser £ s. d. 200 0 0 370 0 0 390 0 0 300 0 0 220 0 0 300 0 0 £ s. a, & s. d. 1,780 0 0 1,780 0 0 Haebodbs :— . Manukau, — Salaries Buoying South Channel Contingencies Eussell, — Salaries Contingencies Whangaroa,— Salaries Contingencies Whangarei,— Subsidy to Ferryman (3 months) Hokianga,— Salaries Contingencies Kaipara,— Salaries Buoys, repairs to launch, and contingencies .. Kawhia, — Contingencies Waitara, — Contingencies Opunake,— Salaries (6 months) Survey of Bay and Contingencies Foxton, — - ■■£: Salaries Contingencies _>>.. Kangitikei,— Salaries Contingencies 708 0 0 89 11 8 35 17 11 294 0 0 21 4 9 100 0 0 1 12 2 424 0 0 1 17 4 833 9 7 315 4 9 101 12 2 12 10 0 425 17 4 752 K 0 223 5 6 975 15 6 6 5 0 2 6 6 30 0 0 103 12 2 327 15 0 40 16 7 133 12 2 368 11 7 127 15 0 74 14 6 202 9 6