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Return showing the Cost of Maintenance of the New Zealand Lighthouses, and the Quantity of Oil consumed at each, during the Year ended 31st March, 1901.

Note.—This return does not include the cost of the periodical visits made to the lighthouses by the Government steamer with oil, stores, and provisions. The proportion of the steamer's expenses chargeable to this service is about £5,000 a year. * Lighted for the first time on 9th August, 1900. + Includes £28 Us. 2d., cost of repairs. § Includes £il lis. 3d., cost of repairs. t Includes £5i 43. 9d., cost of provisions for keepers. || Includes £0 9s. 7d., cost of repairs. IT Includes £Q5 4s. 7d., cost of repairs. ** includes £61 16s. 3d., cost of repairs.

Oil. Name of Lighthouse. Salaries. Gallons consumed. Value. Stores and Contingencies. Totals. Cape Maria van Diemen Moko Hinou Tiri-Tiri Bean Rock Ponui Passage Cuvier Island East Cape* Portland Island Napier Bluff Cape Palliser Pencarrow Head Somes Island Cape Egmont Manukau Head Manukau South Head leading-lights Manukau North Head leading-lights Kaipara Head Brothers Tory Channel leading-lights Cape Campbell Godley Head Akaroa Head Moeraki .. .. Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders.. Nugget Point Waipapapa Point Dog Island Centre Island Puysegur Point Hokitika .. Cape Foulwind Farewell Spit Nelson Stephens Island French Pass £ s. d. 349 7 0 344 11 8 280 0 0 160 0 0 160 0 0 345 8 4 268 15 5 392 6 3 20 0 0 277 11 0 300 0 0 144 13 0 270 0 0 268 11 5 1,041 820 510 90 76 1,380 462 762 £ s. d. 75 18 2 59 15 10 37 3 9 7 16 6 5 10 10 100 12 6 33 13 9 55 11 3 12 12 5 70 0 0 66 15 10. 63 19 0 38 10 0 £ s. d. 101 6 6 153 11 0 58 0 7 34 0 10 7 17 1 117 0 10 105 18 6 111 3 2 15 3 9 66 9 9 41 9 6 133 17 11 76 4 8 £ s. d. 526 11 8 557 18 6 375 4 4 201 17 4 173 7 11 563 1 8 408 7 8 559 0 8 47 16 2 414 0 9 408 5 4 342 9 11 384 14 8 120 0 0 247 5 0 467 3 5 90 0 0 270 0 0 270 0 0 280 0 0 286 16 8 263 14 9 247 2 4 280 0 0 250 6 11 343 6 8 392 1 3 354 3 4 12 0 0 280 0 0 318 16 3 280 0 0 380 0 0 210 0 0 Gas 960 916 877 528 529 159 151 546 686 163 553 500 575 498 533 647 884 657 783 866 905 Gas 544 046 240 1,837 123 1 50 3 6 11 0 3 39 16 3 50 0 5 11 17 9 40 6 6 36 9 2 41 18 6 36 6 3 38 17 3 47 3 6 64 9 2 47 18 2 57 1 11 63 3 0 65 19 9 14 18 6 39 13 4 47 2 0 17 10 0 133 19 0 8 19 4 +91 10 8 51 11 11 111 6 9 §98 15 4 8 5 7 65 3 1 75 10 5 50 7 2 55 10 4 40 3 2 {158 6 7 63 2 11 ||113 1 6 114 5 7 66 15 0 89 14 0 25 17 6 34 19 5 122 1 7 16 7 3 H200 0 4 ••81 16 7 410 5 7 182 12 2 398 8 0 615 19 2 110 3 4 375 9 7 381 19 7 372 5 8 378 13 3 342 15 2 452 12 5 407 12 1 411 6 7 514 14 2 521 19 3 509 17 1 52 16 0 354 12 9 487 19 10 313 17 3 713 19 4 300 15 11 Totals 9,224 0 8 21,447 1,592 13 4 2,756 16 9 13,573 10 9