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Return showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department, &c.— continued.

Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Totals. Brought forward Habboues— continued. Jackson's Bay,— Contingencies Okura Eiver, — Signalling vessels Catlin's River, — Salary .. .. .. ... Contingencies Fortrose, — Salary Contingencies Riverton, — Salary (six months) Akaroa, — Salary Contribution towards lifeboat Contingencies Waimakariri, — Subsidy to Harbour Board.. Kaikoura, — Salary Contingencies £ s. d. £ s, d. 6,422 3 3 17 0 18 0 0 £ s. d. 1,733 15 0 125 0 0 2 0 10 127 0 10 100 0 0 10 0 0 110 0 0 00 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 8 16 0 83 16 0 120 0 0 52 0 0 7 13 6 59 13 6 243 16 10 General harbour contingencies Lighthouses :— Salaries of keepers Keepers' travelling expenses Oil .. Stores and contingencies Pension of Mrs. Deck Lighthouse artificer " Stella," s.s., — New boiler and repairs Wages, stores, provisions, &c. 7,844 7 2 38 0 2 1,175 14 8 1,487 16 2 24 0 0 108 G 8 7,245 17 5 « 2,377 13 10 3,974 6 3 10,678 4 10 Lees amount earned by steamer 6,352 0 1 223 13 5 6,128 6 8 Belief of distressed seamen Inquiries into wrecks and casualties Survey of unseaworthy ships Departmental travelling expenses Charts Coastal buoys and beacons Life-saving apparatus S.s. " Awarua," searching for castaways Sundries Expenses under Fisheries Conservation Act 16,806 11 6 100 18 3 217 7 5 2 17 0 18 5 3 53 9 0 38 8 0 208 9 1 125 0 0 178 9 11 60 3 11 Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Steamers, — Salaries of Inspectors Travelling expenses Cost of collection of fees Contingencies 2,037 1 11 649 8 5 60 12 0 40 11 8 1,003 7 10 Examination of Masters and Mates, — Salaries .. .. ... Contingencies 2,787 14 0 2,787 14 0 575 0 0 23 3 6 Protection of Seal Fisheries, — Schooner " Kekeno," wages, stores, &c. Schooner " Awarua," wages, stores, &c. 598 3 6 598 3 6 363 6 8 337 30 11 Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Campbell " Hinemoa," s.s., — Wages, coal, stores, provisions, &c. Material for new boiler 700 17 7 700 17 7 148 0 0 7,487 3 9 1,088 14 9 Less amount earned by steamer 8,575 18 6 171 3 11 8,404 14 7 8,404 14 7 Introduction of fish-ova, — Whitefish Salmon and trout Herring 194 11 3 412 14 8 554 14 5 1,162 0 4 1,162 0 4 Less amount of credits 40,591 1 9 191 4 2 Total £40,399 17 7