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Return showing the Cost of Erection of the New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

Return showing the Expenditure on New Lighthouses, &c., out of Immigration and Public Works Loan, during the Year ended the 31st March, 1884.

Return showing the Amount of Pilotage, Port Charges, &c., collected during the Year ended the 31st March, 1884.

Return showing the Amount of Light Dues collected during the Year ended the 31st March, 1884.

Return showing the Certificates of Service issued to Masters, Mates, and Engineers during the Year ended the 31st March, 1884.

Name of Lighthouse. Cost of Erection. Pencarrow Head Nelson Tiritiri Mana Island* Taiaroa Head Godley Head.. Dog Island Farewell Spit Nugget Point Cape Campbell Manukau Head Cape Poulwind Brothers Portland Island Moeraki Centre Island Puysegur Point Cape Maria van Diemen Akaroa Head Cape Saunders Cape Egmontt Mokohinou Waipapapa Point Ponui PassageJ Miscellaneous and unallocated s b. a. 6,422 0 4 2,824 8 9 5,747 7 2 5,513 0 1 4,923 14 11 4,705 16 4 10,480 12 8 6,139 11 8 6,597 3 7 5,619 2 6 4,975 2 4 6,955 9 1 6,241 0 0 6,554 14 5 4,288 13 2 5,785 19 0 9,958 19 5 7,028 14 8 7,150 6 5 6,066 6 3 3,353 17 11 8,186 5 0 5,969 18 11 1,322* 2 2 Total 142,810 6 9 * Light discontinued; moved to Cape Egmont. + Coat of iron tower, lantern, and apparatus which were re moved from Mana Island ia not included in this. t Built by Provincial Government of Auckland; cost not known in Marine Department.

Nature of Expenditure. Amount. Waipapapa Point Lighthouse .. Mokohinou Lighthouse French Pass Lighthouse Kaipara Lighthouse Jackson's Beef Beacon £ 8. d. 4,817 2 0 519 1 8 321 5 3 .695 3 4 377 3 1 Total 6,730 5 4

Name of Port. Pilotage. Port ChargeB, &c. Total. uiekland* lussell tauhunga Caipara Thames* I ongonui lokianga 'auranga Hsboma Vaitara* Tew Plymouth* Vanganui* i'oxton 'atea* Vairoa Tapiei* Vellington* .. Telson lokitika jyttelton* 'imaru # lamaru 4 )urj.edin* nveroargill* .. iluff* liverton* £ s. d. 2,053 11 2 14 10 8 15 6 1 363 18 0 61 1 6 45 13 3 58 10 10 60 7 10 84 7 9 44 8 0 331 15 10 101 1 6 11 6 1 118 11 0 1,035 4 2 1,368 18 7 649 13 9 16 10 2 3,006 4 11 .£ b. a. 2,078 6 2 13 9 10 159 2 9 280 1 10 5817 4 36' 5 0 29 15 8 £ s. d. 4,131 17 4 28 0 6 174 8 10 643 19 10 61 1 6 58 17 4 45 13 3 58 10 10 60 7 10 120 12 9 74 3 8 331 15 10 101 1 6 22 4 9 123 7 9 1,561 18 4 3,601 4 0 649 13 9 16 10 2 5,482 6 1 285 1 7 827 16 2 6,150 17 7 59 18 0 1,138 18 2 1 13 0 10 19 8 4 16 9 526 14 2 2,232 5 5 411 16 9 3,099 0 6 2,476 1 2 285 1 7 415 19 6 3,051 17 1 59 18 0 604 8 6 634" 9 8 1 13 0 Totals .. 13.58S 0 0 12,224 0 4 25,812 0 ♦ Harbour Board revenue.

Luokland Vhangaroa .. Thames iussell longonui 'overty Bay .. Vanganui Vellington .. f apier kelson Vestport Ireymouth .. jyttelton !imaru lamaru )unedin iluff £ b. d. 1,934 19 10 3 13 4 4 10 27 19 8 20 8 4 3 18 2 8 4 1,941 12 8 79 2 0 61 19 8 41 13 8 36 6 10 1,181 18 10 144 11 6 68 3 0 1,657 19 2 984 0 6 Total 8,194 0 0

Name of Person. Bank. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue. No. Thomas Hunter John Reid Brown David Arthur Stuart Henry Bushell* Kobert Scollay James Joseph Oonway* .. John Austen George Henry Harris Kobert Alexander Leathart Frank Ohomemes Peter Greig Leslie" Joseph Bradley William Henry Burgess». Donald Boss Thomas Burns* Master Home trade 0 Foreign trade Home trade m m Foreign trade Homo trade ■ • • 25 April, 1883 15 May, 1883 22 May, 1883 28 May, 1883 31 July, 1883 9 October, 1883 1 November, 1883 .. 21 November, 1883 .. 13 Deoember, 1883 .. 23 February, 1884 .. 12 Maroh, 1884 20 February, 1884 .. 25 Maroh, 1884 16 May, 1883 9 Juno, 1883 2511 2512 2513 2514 2515 2516 2517 2518 2519 2521 2522 2520 2523 1039 1040 m Mate Foreign trade Second-class • • Engineer r m • • 'Renewal.