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Descriptive Return of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses

Return showing the Fees, &c, received under the Shipping and Seamen's Act, the Merchant Shipping Act, the Inspection of Machinery Act; and for Pilotage and Port Charges, and Sale of Charts, &c.

Return of Estates of Deceased Seamen received in pursuance of the provisions of "The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877," during the Year ended the 31st March, 1886.

Name of Lighthouse. Order of Apparatus. lescriptiou. Period of E evolving Light. Colour of Light. Tower built of Dwellings built of Date first lighted. Cape Maria van J Diemen Moko Hinou TiriTiri.. Ponui Passage Portland Island \ 1st order dioptric 1st order dioptric 2nd 5th 2nd Bevolving Fixed Flashing Fixed 1' 10" White Bed, to show over Columbia Eeef White White, with red arc over Flat Rock White and red White Bed, to show over Bull Bock Whito Timber Stone Iron Timber Timber Timber 24 Mar., 1879 18 June, 1883 1 Jan., 1865 29 July, 1871 10 Feb., 1878 Bevolving Fixed 30" Pencarrow Head Cape Egmont Manukau Heads Kaipara Head Brothers 2nd order dioptric 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd Flashing 10" 10" Iron Timber Timber Uan., 1S50 1 Aug., 1881 1 Sept., 1874 1 Dec, 1884 24 Sept., 1877 Fixed Bed, to show over Cook Bock White Cape Campbell Godley Head Akaroa Head Moeraki .. Taiaroa Head Cape Saundera Nuggot Point Waipapapa Point .. Dog Island 2nd order dioptric 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st order catadioptric 1st order dioptric Bevolving Fixed Flashing Fixed Bevolving Fixed Flashing .Bevolving 1' i6" r Bed '.'. '.'. White Timber Stone Timber Stone her Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone 1 Aug., 1870 1 April, 18G5 1 Jan., 1880 22 April, 1878 2 Jan., 1865 1 Jan., 1880 4 July, 1870 1 Jan., 1884 1 Aug., 1865 10" 30" Centre Island Fixed White, with red ares over inshore dangers White Timber Timber 16 Sept., 1878 Puysegur Point Cape Foulwind Farewell Spit 1st 2nd 2nd Flashing Bevolving 10" 30 // 1' 1 Mar., 1879 1 Sept., 1876 17 June, 1870 Nelson 4th Fixed White, with red arc over Spit end White, with red arc to mark limit of anchorage Bed, with white light on beacon Iron 4 Aug., 18G2 French Pass 6th 1 Oct., 1884

Nature of Keceipts. Amount. Shipping and Seamen's Act, — Fees for shipping and discharge of seamen, and sale of forms .. Survey of steamers Examination of masters, mates, and engineers Light-dues Merchant Shipping Act Inspection of Machinery Act L'ilotagc and port charges Sale of charts Sundry receipts under Harbours Acts Sundries .. .. .. £ s. d. 1,000 15 3 1,175 7 0 194 5 0 7,433 G 0 121 10 0 2,500 0 0 2,185 18 11 52 3 6 124 0 0 9 7 3 Total £14,802 12 11

Name of Seaman. Net Amount of Estate. Name of Seaman.' Not Amount of Estate. Alexander Murphy W. Hansen, alias E. W. P. Peterson James McLellan Frederick Augustus Yates Andrew Munro Edward Jarvis .. G. Duke Joseph Wolfenden Vincent Croll £ s. d. 3 4 3 0 5 4 16 9 0 8 9 0 19 0 0 5 9 0 3 0 4 11 4 2 3 2 Harry Bridge James Hall William Beard James Moore Thomas West Robin Sydney Bing Charles Schultzo Charles C. A. Laker Alexander Morice £ s. d. 19 0 2 1 16 6 25 2 9 0 13 6 12 3 13 2 6 0 4 9 6 18 6 27 0 0