H.—ls

21

Table showing Number and Species of Whales taken, and Value of Products.

Statement op Keceipts collected for Year endki; 31st March, 1923. Shipping and Seamen Act— £ s. d. £ s. d. Fees for engagement and discharge of seamen and sale of forms .. 4,107 15 0 Surveys of steamers and sailing-vessels .. .. .. ... .. 3,201 19 0 Measurement of ships .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 17 2 10 Examination of masters, mates, and engineers .. .. ■. .. 395 12 0 Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,688 15 0 Fines and forfeitures .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 987 2 6 Sundry receipts .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 99 3 0 48,497 10 4 Merchant Shipping Act— Sale of forms, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 185 11 6 Harbours Act— Pilotage, port charges .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 764 14 6 Foreshore rents and sundry receipts .. .. . . . . .. 1,130 17 10 1,895 12 4 Fisheries ActSale of oysters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,702 9 0 Sundry receipts . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 323 19 6 8,020 9 0 Inspection of Machinery Act— Inspection of boilers a.nd machinery .. .. .. .. .. 17,296 0 0 Examination of engine-drivers .. .. •. .. . . .. 618 0 0 Sundry receipts .. .. . . .. .. . . .. 312 0 17,917 12 0 Tramways Act — Examination of electric-tram drivers .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 0 0 Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £76,571 15 2

Table showing the Total Payments of the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Whaling-station. 2, h 13 A Species. Yield of Oil. I. U CD <D P N si. Value of °lp'g Oil. £gg •T- HJrrH 3-5 ep aValue. & . "cl-d 51 OS >>& IS Value. Total Value. iVhangamumu ilarlborough Sounds and Cook Strait.. ( 34 l 1 (17 I 1 (34 I 1 (17 I 1 0 Humpback " Right " whale Humpback "Right" whale Humpback Tons. 178 02 £ | Tons. 7,280 I 35 1,240 198 8,718 35 £ 280 Cwt. 7 0 £ 120 100 £ 7,400 1,340 ■Caikoura 0 ii 198 Totals '59 280 13 220 8,938 '59 251

Division of Department. Salaries, Wages, SSwSs Bonuses, &c. a^™8 . I PnatnuM Rent ' 0fflce Tclc'Ss Equipment, ind TefeKes Cleaning, Printing ma reiepnoncs. and stationery Miscellaneous and Contingencies. Totals. Head Office .. 7,681 5 2 152 11 1.1. 637 13 1 663 16 4 Harbours.. .. 2,306 7 2 94 13 0 29 3 10 09 0 5 Lighthouses .. 19,050 3 5 439 18 3 23 18 1 Meteorological Office \ 1,747 16 0 22 11 4 3,177 3 0 364 15 9 Mercantile Maririe,&c. 10,496 4 2 17911 5 24815 2 701 13 5 Inspection of Ma- 19,0:3 11 9 1,840 8 2 745 5 2 508 18 0 chinery Fisheries .. ..J 2,723 9 11 457 17 5 .. 85 3 11 Government steamers 10,815 13 5 Miscellaneous sorvices £ s. d. 7,681 5 2 2,300 7 2 19,050 3 5 1,747 16 0 10,496 4 2 19,013 11 9 £ s. d. 152 11 11 94 13 0 439 18 3 22 11 4 179 11 5 4,846 8 2 £ s. d. 637 13 I 29 3 10 23 18 1 3,177 3 0 248 15 2 745 5 2 £ s. d. 603 16 4 69 o 5 304 15 9 701 13 5 508 18 0 £ s. d. 33 16 0 1,716 14 II (a) 8,219 14 7(6) 1 10 0 274 9 4 (c) 179 14 8 (a!) £ s. d. 9,169 2 6 4,215 19 4 27,733 14 4 5,313 17 1 11,900 13 6 25,293 17 9 2,723 9 11 10,815 13 5 457 17 5 85 3 11 7,189 1 11 (e) 8,859 17 10 (/) 3,445 10 4 (g) 10,455 13 2 19,075 11 3 3,445 10 4 Totals .. 73,834 11 6 0,193 11 0 4,801 18 4 2,393 7 10 73,834 11 6 0,193 11 6 4,801 18 4 2,393 7 10 29,920 10 1 117,203 19 3 i (a.) Includes £120 2s. 9d., boats, buildings, and repairs ; £728 7s. 7d., buoys and beacons renewal of wharves ; £799 His., repairs, Kaipara beacons. (u.) Includes £577 17s., carriage of mails,- £771 7s., compensation and funeral expenses to w fog-signals, cartridges, and maintenance; £126 15s. 10d., maintenance of automatic lights; £3,76! purchase and shoeing of horses and forage for same ; £1,-135 lis. Id., repairs to dwellings and mat (c.) Includes £171 8s., administration of Shipping and Seamen Act, &c. ; £101 15s. 10d., exa.mii ((/.) Includes £150 collection of inspection fees. {■>,.) includes £795 _s. id., expenses in connection witfi Salmon-fisheries; £750, maintenance oi maintenance and working-expenses of launches ; £4,819 16s., picking and sale of oysters ; £404 12; (/.) Stores and general maintenance of Government steamers. (;/.) Includes £110, maintenance Waitapu leading-lights ; £300, rebuilding boatman's cottage, books, ami forms; £369 12s, 9d., cheeking overcrowding of steamers; £319 12s. 8d., expenses Th for assistance to Mokau Harbour Hoard ; £81 5s., maintenance leading-lights, Plako Biver; £ £302 10s., preparation of nautical tables ; £182 17s., " New Zealand Nautical Almanac " ; £550, pri i and harbour maintenance; £61 5s. Id., vidow of late A. Duncan : £628 12s. 4d., !9 12s. (id., oil and stores; £412 15s. Id., Inteuanec of lighthouses, illation expenses. >f Portobello Fish-hatchery; £493 7s. Id., 2s. 6d., planting oysters. ■, itawene; £382 19s. 4d., charts, saleable names Harbour Commission ; £150, grant £500, subsidy, Motueka Harbour Board ; reparation of tide-tables.