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Table showing Total Cost of Maintenance (excluding Interest on Capital and Depreciation) of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

Return of Estates of Deceased Seamen received and administered in pursuance of the Provisions of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, during the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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Oil consumed. Ti«un,„„ on Salaries and Stores and . Name of Lighthouse. Wages. Maintenance. J lotato. Gallons. Value. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Akaroa Head .. .. 487 15 5 692 49 0 4 98 16 8 635 12 5 Brothers .. .. .. 818 16 7 766 54 5 2 208 6 8 1,081 8 5 Cape Brett .. .. .. 730 4 3 720 51 0 0 142 2 4 923 6 7 Cape Campbell .. .. 527 9 5 682 48 6 2 200 4 9 776 0 4 CapeEgmont .. .. 467 1 8 659 46 13 7 120 6 3 634 1 6 Cape Foulwind .. .. 470 16 9 736 52 2 8 63 6 2 586 5 7 Cape Maria .. .. ; 776 10 2 813 57 11 9 241 18 6 1,076 0 5 Cape Palliser .. .. I 526 11 6 595 42 2 11 101 11 8 670 6 1 Cape Saunders .. .. i 475 8 4 627 44 8 3 44 14 5 564 11 0 Castlepoint .. . . ! 514 18 9 632 44 15 4 164 12 8 724 6 9 Centre Island .. .. : 631 7 8 663 46 19 3 130 18 3 809 5 2 Cuvier Island .. .. 769 10 6 823 58 5 11 219 1 1 1,046 17 6 Dog Island.. .. .. 764 11 9 631 62 3 11 140 6 6 967 2 2 East Cape .. .. .. 522 2 1 758 53 13 10 163 17 3 739 13 2 Farewell Spit .. .. 780 19 2 762 54 19 6 154 14 11 990 13 7 French Pass .. .. 283 1 8 206 19 3 10 44 18 5 347 3 11 Godley Head .. .. 506 2 10 744 52 14 0 305 10 4 864 7 2 Jack's Point .. .. 271 6 8 310 21 19 2 109 9 2 402 15 0 Kahurangi Point .. .. 577 12 8 600 42 10 0 267 12 0 887 14 8 Kaipara Heads .. .. j 816 19 11 952 67 8 8 293 12 1 1,178 0 8 Manukau Heads .. .. | 489 2 0 640 45 6 8 156 16 5 691 5 1 Moeraki .. .. . . 1 477 1 8 622 44 1 2 63 11 0 584 13 10 Moko Hinou .. .. 1 746 16 7 725 51 7 1 303 14 9 1,101 18 5 Nugget Point .. .. 655 3 3 717 50 15 9 87 12 5 793 11 5 Pencarrow Head . . .. 593 18 9 761 53 18 1 293 11 7 941 8 5 Portland Island .. . . 717 17 7 819 58 0 3 216 3 9 992 1 7 Puysegur Point .. .. 719 8 9 756 53 11 0 179 4 2 952 3 11 Stephens Island .. .. 773 7 0 774 54 16 6 249 5 3 1,077 '8 9 Tiritiri* .. .. .. 85 11 9 .. .. 26 18 3 112 10 0 Tory Channel . . .. 100 0 0 184 22 4 8 7 6 7 129 11 3 Waipapapa Point .. .. 497 8 4 735 52 1 3 63 8 8 612 18 3 Automatic lights .. .. .. .. ■ • 443 5 0 443 5 0 Totals .. .. 17,575 3 5 .. 1,456 6 8 5,306 17 1] 24,338 8 0 * Converted to automatic on 7th May, 1925.

Balance Balance to Credit of Amount to Credit of Name of Seaman. the Estate Amount paid. the Estate on 31st March, received. on giB( . Marc]3 1925. 1926. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Anderson, E. .. .. .. .. . • 5 5 2 .. 552 Andrews, C. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 19 6 5 19 6 Beere, J. .. .. .. •. • • .. 14 8 4 14 8 4 Calland, J. .. .. .. .. .. 3 15 3 25 11 3 29 6 6 Carney, J. .. .. .. •• .. 33 16 11 33 16 11 Corbett, W. .. .. .. . • • ■ .. 9 5 10 .. 9 5 10 Croucher, B.G. .. .. .. .. .. 8113 8113 Hamilton, W. T. W. .. .. .. .. .. 9 3 7 .. 9 3 7 Hollam, A. .. ■. .. ■ • • • 8 17 0 .. 8 17 0 Kerfontain, P. M. . . .. . . .. 4 12 10 .. 4 12 10 King, C. .. .. •• •• •• .. 852 .. 852 Knox, R. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 21 0 0 Laird, J. .. .. .. .. .. 22 0 11 92 2 4 114 3 3 Larsen, A. .. . • . ■ •. 7 16 0 .. 7 16 0 Larseni, C. .. .. .. .. .. 21 16 7 .. 21 16 7 Lewis, A. .. .. .. .. .. . • 20 14 3 .. 20 14 3 Linddahl, J. .. .. •• .. .. 525 .. 525 Linton, A. .. .. .. .. .. 14 3 2 14 3 2 Marrack, R. .. .. .. .. •• .. 518 518 Mitchell, G. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 15 2 3 15 2 Mitchelson, E. •• •• •• 41411 .. 41411 Pratt, T. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 17 1 .. 9 17 1 Ravenswood, R. .. .. .. . ■ .. 5 4 6 .. 5 4 6 Roiall, E. M. .. .. .. .. .. 23 19 1 23 19 1 Roiall, M. .. .. .. •• .. 11 4 2 .. 11 4 2 Saunders, E. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 10 3 .. 6 10 3 Skeddon, J. T. .. .. .. .. .. 28 10 11 28 10 11. Skilton, W. J. .. .. .. . . .. 16 6 1 16 6 1 Staw, C. .. .. .. .... 7 14 .. 7 14 Victor, C. .. ■ ■ .. • • 17 8 4 .. 17 8 4 Totals .. .. .. .. 110 17 11 371 3 4 404 3 7 77 17 8