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1934. NEW ZEALAND.

MARINE DEPARTMENT. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1933-34.

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

Your Excellency,— Marine Department, Wellington, 23rd August, 1934. I do myself tie ionour to transmit, for Your Excellency's information, tie report of tie Marine Department for tie financial year ended tie 31st Marci last. I iave, &c., John G. Cobbe, His Excellency tie Governor-General of tie Minister of Marine. Dominion of New Zealand.

BEPORT.

The Secretary, Marine Department, to the Hon. the Minister op Marine. — Marine Department, Wellington, 31st July, 1934. I have the honour to submit the Annual Report on the operations of the Marine Department for the financial year ended 31st March, 1934 :—■ Financial. The following statement summarizes the revenue and expenditure of the Department (excluding Westport and Greymouth Harbours) for the past four years in comparison with the figures for 1922-23 : —

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Branch. | 1922-23. j 1930-31. 1931-32. 1932-33. 1933-34. Revenue. Shipping Branch — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Light dues .. .. 39,688 16 8 84,062 0 5 78,334 6 0 87,297 17 7 89,075 6 0 Engagement and discharge 3,179 11 0 2,235 3 6 2,002 13 0 1,561 10 11 1,712 19 6 Survey fees .. .. 3,095 9 0 4,184 18 11 3,809 5 0| 3,551 3 5 3,542 5 9 Examination fees, &c. .. 395 12 6 367 1 0 252 13 6 j 264 17 6 229 12 6 Miscellaneous .. . . 1,289 0 4 1,736 15 1 1,543 7 3' 1,717 14 1 1,370 19 10 Harbours — Pilotage, port charges, &c. 764 14 6 1,431 17 4 1,293 4 1 1,860 7 5 1,806 3 0 Foreshore revenue .. 1,126 14 1 4,559 17 3 2,611 18 9 2,498 11 3 2,192 8 1 Inspection of Machinery— Inspection fees, &c. .. 17,126 19 6 22,535 16 4 22,801 19 8 18,981 3 10 19,529 12 2 Examination fees, &c. .. 667 0 0 384 17 6 384 7 0 401 0 0 313 2 6 Fisheries — Sale of oysters .. .. 7,702 9 6 6,431 13 8 5,430 8 5 5,101 9 4 5,359 16 9 Fishing-boat license fees, &c. 324 9 6 638 15 10 691 0 3 560 1 6 613 7 6 Rental of toheroa-beds . . 10 0 0 300 0 0 309 0 0 \ 317 18 6 320 1 9 Government steamers — Freight, passage-money, &c. 1,785 0 7 1,213 3 9 756 10 10 1,527 12 4 719 4 0 Ross Sea revenue .. .. 2 10 0 600 0 0 .. 1,000 7 6 Miscellaneous revenue .. 2,800 11 4 14 8 10 26 1 7 2/ 17 1 14 8 10 Totals .. .. 79,956 8 6 130,098 19 5 120,846 15 4 125,669 4 9 127,799 15 8 Expenditure. Head Office 9,612 2 8 9,708 14 lj 8,931 6 9 7,124 6 0 7,788 U 9 Harbours .. .. 4,826 13 2 3,225 6 7j 2,409 16 0 1,919 12 i 1,792 3 3 Lighthouses .. • ■ 27,834 14 8 23,691 3 4 21,244 8 4 20,145 7 2 20,779 18 1 Mercantile marine .. . . 15,150 17 11 27,373 3 lj 21,216 13 0 19,383 12 5 .18,868 11 0 Inspection of Machinery .. 1 27,015 0 0 24,652 11 7 22,800 13 1 14,636 5 6 14,279 19 6 Fisheries .. .. .. 9,580 7 1 7,804 12 11 7,207 0 7 8,784 6 10 8,948 11 2 Government steamers .. i 21,697 19 6 21,257 3 1! 17,557 3 1 16,561 18 1 17,526 15 10 Miscellaneous services .. 2,655 3 8 130 10 8 I 14 8 0 18 11 25 19 6 Grants and subsidies .. 1,510 0 0 175 0 0 I 125 il 0 629 3 4 550 0 0 Depreciation .. .. 8,156 0 10 10,067 9 0 13,343 13 2, 13,598 8 3 13,303 8 10 128,038 19 6 .128,085 15 2 114,837 8 8 ! 102,783 18 7 103,863 18 11 Interest on capital .. .. 15.716 7 3 18,378 5 0 20,325 19 2 | 20,609 4 5 20,634 1 0 Totals .. .. 143,755 6 9 146,464 0 2 135,163 7 10 123,393 3 0 124,497 19 11