H.—ls.

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

Return showing the Number of Masters, Mates, and Engineers examined during the Year ended the 31st March, 1898, distinguishing the Number of Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates.

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Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Totals. Harboubs — continued. Cape Turnagain,— Contingencies : Report on landing-place £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6 9 0 6 9 0 Pension of J. Hebberley 50 0 0 50 0 0 Buoy chain Port light General contingencies 120 2 11 52 0 0 89 11 9 4,504 2 Iα - 261 14 8 Lighthouses :— Salaries of keepers Travelling-expenses of keepers Oil .. Stores and contingencies Lighthouse artificer Pension of Mrs. Deck Fog signal, Pencarrow Head 9,048 6 0 79 19 5 1,501 19 9 2,328 2 11 200 0 0 24 0 0 374 14 7 13,557 2 8 13,557 2 8 Departmental travelling-expenses Coastal buoys, beacons, and surveys Sundries Charts Inquiries into wrecks and casualties Relief of distressed New Zealand seamen Relief of distressed seamen (other than New Zealand) Survey of unseaworthy ships 37 18 6 64 8 4 333 11 10 76 3 3 438 14 3 4 17 6 16 7 3 2 2 0 974 2 11 Administration of " The Sea-fisheries Act, 1894," — Protection of fish Protection of oysters 196 7 4 237 9 11 974 2 11 Fish Hatcheries .. .. .. .. r ■ ■ 433 17 3 433 17 3 129 6 1 Examination of Masters and Mates, — Salaries Contingencies 129 6 1 129 6 1 162 1 8 197 10 0 Weather Forecasts, — Salary .. .. .. ' Barometers Contingencies 359 11 8 359 11 8 300 0 0 216 7 8 34 5 6 550 13 2 550 13 2 Government Steamers, — S.s. " Hinemoa," — Wages, stores, provisions, &c. S.s. " Tutanekai," — Wages, stores, provisions, &c, 6,775 4 0 8,299 10 7 Less amount received for freight, passages, &o. .. 15,074 14 7 4,646 6 3 10,428 8 4 10,428 8 4 Less amount of credits to vote 32,015 16 1 372 9 5 Total £31,643 6 8

Auckland. We: llingi son. Lyttelti 111. Dunedi in. Othi arPli toes. 'otali Class of Certificate. re d Cβ o P4 fe H £ I J 'O IT) q as M i—i d '=3 o H ■a CD CCJ o H 1 1 a i o En I I Ph (!) '3 1 o EH roreign - going masters and mates lome-trade masters and mates liver-steamer masters Sea-going engineers liver-steamer engineers tarine engine-drivers i 9 9 4 19 8 5 7 3 2 9 6 4 16 12 6 28 14 9 28 12 3 31 i 2 1 11 2 1 25 53 12 4 42 6 3 12 2 '7 1 5 1 1 17 2 8 2 4 3 15 3 *5 10 .. 3 .. 2 20 10 3 1 2 36 15 1 1 2 10 2 3 53 26 9 82 17 9 43 3 3 26 10 6 96 29 12 108 27 15 Totals 54 80 40 120 22 7 25 11 2 17 196 91 287 31 85 29