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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, 1927.

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, 1927.

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Oil consumed. Mo ma «f Ti n v,n, n „« a Salaries and ; Stores and , Vn4 . . Name of Lighthouse. Wages. j Maintenance. lotal *- Gallons. | Value. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. AkaroaHead .. .. 493 18 3 672 50 7 8 211 17 9 756 3 8 Brothers .. .. .. 748 4 3 742 55 12 10 230 19 2 1,034 16 3 Cape Brett.. .. .. 804 15 6 711 53 6 8 322 16 2 1,180 18 4 Cape Campbell .. .. 525 9 8 664 49 16 5 216 1 2 791 7 3 CapeEgmont .. .. 488 15 0 619 46 8 10 68 17 8 604 1 6 Cape Foulwind* .. .. 140 2 6 249 18 12 9 2 5 7 161 0 10 Cape Maria .. .. 736 3 9 850 63 15 5 247 10 3 1,047 9 5 Cape Palliser .. . . 526 8 4 646 48 8 7 127 12 2 702 9 1 Cape Saunders .. .. 516 11 11 639 47 18 2 154 11 1 719 1 2 Castlepoint .. . . 490 1 8 631 47 6 6 84 16 7 622 4 9 Centre Island .. .. 613 7 9 636 47 14 7 189 14 5 850 16 9 Cuvier Island .. .. 708 11 11 809 60 13 8 208 15 2 978 0 9 Dog Island .. .. 591 1 2 782 58 12 3 231 16 10 881 10 3 East Cape .. .. .. 510 8 4 767 57 10 1 109 12 0 677 10 5 Farewell Spit .. .. 746 7 2 758 56 17 0 238 8 6 1,041 12 8 French Pass .. .. 260 1 8 197 18 5 0 56 14 9 335 1 5 Godley Head .. . . 503 8 4 802 60 3 0 321 8 4 884 19 8 Jack's Point .. .. 269 6 8 272 20 7 10 85 9 0 375 3 6 Kahurangi Point* .. .. 163 5 1 254 19 1 5 9 14 5 192 0 11 Kaipara Heads .. .. 863 13 2 970 72 14 10 300 13 7 1,237 1 7 Manukau Heads .. .. 500 16 6 629 47 2 9 178 0 10 726 0 1 Moeraki .. .. .. 491 1 8 659 49 8 6 87 9 10 628 0 0 MokoHinou .. .. 750 10 4 770 57 15 7 173 1 0 981 6 11 Nugget Point .. . . 640 13 8 735 55 2 11 135 5 0 831 1 7 Pencarrow Head .. .. 594 16 4 741 55 11 3 143 8 6 793 16 1 Portland Island .. .. 695 10 7 841 63 0 11 316 7 10 1,074 19 4 Puysegur Point .. .. 715 11 5 743 55 14 9 256 9 0 1,027 15 2 Stephens Island .. .. 808 5 3 768 57 11 7 221 11 4 1,087 8 2 Tory Channel .. .. 100 0 0 182 21 19 10 10 0 3 132 0 1 Waipapapa Point .. .. 476 7 5 752 56 7 10 103 11 10 636 7 1 Automatic lights .. .. .. .. .. 1,022113 1,022 11 3 Totals .. .. 16,473 15 3 19,490 1,473 9 5 6,067 II 3 24,014 15 11 I * Converted to automatic during the year.

Balance Balance to Credit of Amount t0 of Name of Seaman. the Estate J~~V".J," Amount paid. the Estate on 31st March, leceivea. on 31st March, 1926. 1927. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Boyle, R. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 13 10 40 13 10 Carroll, D. .. • . .. • . 4 14 0 .. 4 14 0 Chesterman, W. H. .. . . .. .. .. 17 1 11 17 1 11 Corbett, W. .. .. .. .. .. 9 5 10 .. 9 5 10 Cossar, B. .. .. .. .. 385 .. 385 Dacey, T. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 11 9 .. 0 119 Diamond, H. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 9 4 11 9 4 Edwards, A... .. .. .. .. .. 11155 11155 Engdahl, A. .. .. .. .. .. 13 16 10 .. 13 16 10 Hamilton, W. T. W. .. .. .. .. 9 3 7 3 1 5 12 5 0 Hogg, W. .. .. .. .. .. 19 18 7 .. 19 18 7 Hollam, A. .. .. .. .. .. 8 17 0 .. 8 17 0 Jones, W. .. .. .. 121 7 10 121 7 10 Lewis, A. .. . • •. .. .. 20 14 3 .. 20 14 3 Lowe, E. .. .. ■ ■ • • •. ■. 46 15 8 .. 46 15 8 Lundgren, V. .. .. .. .. .. 13 16 10 .. 13 16 10 Measham, T. J. .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 2 75 0 2 Millett, D. .. .. . . .. 17 17 2 .. 17 17 2 Melntyre, A. .. .. .. . . .. 118 7 .. 118 7 Peterson, F. .. .. . . .. .. 32 1 7 2 8 6 .. 34 10 1 Poi, J. .. . ■ • • .. .. .. 8 3 10 8 3 10 Pratt, Thos. .. .. .. .... 9 17 1 .. 9 17 1 Ravenswood, R. .. •• .. .. 546 .. 546 Rennie, L. J. • • • ■ ■ • • • ■ • ■. 15 15 8 15 15 8 Richardson, H. • . • • •. .. .. 78 19 6 78 19 6 Riley, Chas. .. • • ■ ■ • . .. .. 4 15 6 4 15 6 Riley, John •• •• •• •• 890 .. 890 Saunders, J 1 . .. .. •. .. .. 6 10 3 .. 6 10 3 Shepherd, A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 15 8 19 15 8 Small, Thomas .. .. .. .. .. 13 1 6 0 6 0 12 15 6 Thomassen, T. .. .. .. .. 17 12 4 11 5 0 6 7 4 Trapp, 0. .. .. •. .. .. .. 15 19 4 .. 15 19 4 Weir, John .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 17 0 6 17 0 Welsh, X. B. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 7 0 .. 8 7 0 Wold, H. .. .. .. .. .. 10 5 4 .. 10 5 4 205 8 10 519 13 2 599 15 4 125 6 8