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1933. NEW ZEALAND.

MARINE DEPARTMENT. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1932-33.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Your Excellency,— Marine Department, Wellington, 28th October, 1933. I do myself the honour to transmit for your Excellency's information, the report of the Marine Department for the financial year ended the 31st March last. I have, &c., John G. Cobbe, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Minister of Marine. Dominion of New Zealand.

REPORT. The Secretary, Marine Department, to the Hon. the Minister of Marine. Sir,— Marine Department, Wellington, 26th October, 1933. I have the honour to submit the annual report on the operations of the Marine Department for the financial year ended 31st March, 1933 :— Financial. The following statement summarizes the revenue and the expenditure of the Department (excluding Westport Harbour) for the past four years in comparison with the figures for 1922-23 : —

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Branch. 1922-23. 1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32. 1932-33. Revenue. Shipping Branch— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. Lightdues .. .. 39,688 16 8 82,710 19 6 84,062 0 5 78,334 6 0 87,297 17 7 Engagement and discharge 3,179 11 0 2,614 3 0 2,235 3 6 2,002 13 0 1,561 10 11 Survey fees .. .. 3,095 9 0 5,037 12 6 4,184 18 11 3,809 5 0 3|551 3 5 Examination fees, &c. ,, 395 12 6 296 5 0 367 1 0 252 13 6 264 17 6 Miscellaneous .. .. 1,289 0 4 2,236 4 2 1,736 15 1 1,543 7 3 1,717 14 1 Harbours — Pilotage, port charges, &c. 764 14 6 2,206 1 4 1,431 17 4 1,293 4 1 1,860 7 5 Foreshore revenue .. 1,126 14 1 4,817 17 9 4,559 17 3 2,611 18 9 2,498 11 3 Inspection of Machinery— Inspection fees, &c. .. 17,126 19 6 20,790 14 9 22,535 16 4 22,801 19 8 18,981 3 10 Examination fees, &c ,. 667 0 0 369 7 0 384 17 6 384 7 0 401 0 0 Fisheries — Sale of oysters .. .. 7,702 9 6 7,698 0 9 6,431 13 8 5,430 8 5 5,101 9 4 Fishing-boat license fees, &c. 324 9 6 668 3 8 638 15 10 691 0 3 560 1 6 Rental of toheroa-beds .. 10 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 309 0 0 317 18 6 Government steamers — Freight, passage-money, &c. 1,785 0 7 1,733 2 6 1,213 3 9 756 10 10 1,527 12 4 Ross Sea revenue .. .. -• 7,871 5 0 2 10 0 600 0 0 Miscellaneous revenue .. 2,800 11 4 15 11 4 14 8 10 26 1 7 27 17 1 Totals .. .. 79,956 8 6 139,365 8 3 130,098 19 5 120,846 15 4 125,669 4 9 Expenditure. Head Office .. .. 9,612 2 8 9,273 9 10 9,708 14 1 8,931 6 9 7,124 6 0 Harbours .. 4,826 13 2 3,846 14 8 3,225 6 7 2,409 16 0 1,919 12 1 Lighthouses .. .. 27,834 14 8 26,793 14 5 23,691 3 4 21,244 8 4 20,145 7 2 Mercantile marine .. .. 15,150 17 11 27,142 19 10 27,373 3 1 21,216 13 0 19,383 12 5 Inspection of Machinery .. 27,015 0 0 21,957 5 10 24,652 11 7 22,800 13 1 14,636 5 6 Fisheries .. 9,580 7 1 9,180 13 4 7,804 12 11 7,207 0 7 8,784 6 10 Government steamers .. 21,697 19 6 20,820 19 5 21,257 3 11 17,557 3 1 16,561 18 1 Miscellaneous services .. 2,655 3 8 361 19 4 130 10 8 1 14 8 0 18 II Grants and subsidies .. 1,510 0 0 1,350 0 0 175 0 0 125 0 0 629 3 4 Depreciation .. .. 8,156 0 10 10,020 15 6 10,067 9 0 13,343 13 2 13,598 8 3 128,038 19 6 130,748 12 2 128,085 15 2 114,837 8 8 102,783 18 7 Interest on capital .. .. 15,716 7 3 17,557 2 4 18,378 5 0 20,325 19 2 20,609 4 5 Totals .. .. 143,755 6 9 148,305 14 6 146,464 0 2 135,163 7 10 123,393 3 0