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

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Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Totals. Departmental travelling-expenses Bxpenses supervising excursion-steamers inquiries into wrecks and casualties Jnseaworthy ships Iharts .. .. .. .. .. Sundries ielief of distressed seamen £ s. d. £ s. d. 33 11 9 126 1 4 189 4 7 3 3 0 55 6 5 279 11 9 14 9 0 £ s. d. 701 7 10 Veather Forecasts, — Salary Contingencies 350 0 0 0 9 0 Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Steamers, — Salaries Travelling-expenses Rent, cleaning offioes, and fuel Contingencies 350 9 0 350 9 0 3,736 19 9 1,619 9 0 175 6 0 357 9 11 5,889 4 8 5,889 4 8 Examination of Masters and Mates, — Contingencies 90 4 2 superintendents of Mercantile Marine, — Salaries Contingencies 1.000 0 0 140 8 1 1,140 8 1 1,230 12 3 risheries, — Protection of fish and oysters : Salaries.. Contingencies Expenses, fish-hatcheries Hakataramea Salmon-hatchery Import of salmon ova Grant to Hokitika Fish-hatchery Experimental trawling 456 19 4 128 0 7 4 3 6 281 5 3 160 9 4 46 0 0 762 5 2 1,839 3 2 1,839 3 2 Less amount of credits to vote 34,930 7 3 314 5 7 crovernment Steamers, — S.S. " Tutanekai " .. S.S. " Hinemoa " 10,321 5 8 8,472 16 3 34,616 1 8 Less amount received for freight, passages, &c. .. 18,794 1 11 3,659 18 4 15,134 3 7 15,134 3 7 Total .. 49,750 5 3