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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

MARINE DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) Materials were not available last financial year. (6) Owing to building restrictions, it was not possible to complete work provided for last financial year. Provision has been made this year only for work which it is anticipated will be completed, (c) Underestimated.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—MARINE— continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. II — Harbours —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Foreshores, expenses of supervision, protection, and maintenance of 150 300 75 Greymouth Harbour — Maintenance, improvements, repairs, and renewal of harbour equipment 17,000 15,872 15,872 New crane (a) 17,000 11,000 (a) Harbour maintenance (including upkeep of buoys, beacons, and harbour lights, grants, repairs, improvements, &c.) (6) 5,500 13,880 (b) 3,253 Hokianga County Counci 1: subsidy 450 675 675 Launches, purchase of, repairs and maintenance, &c. .. 650 600 587 Office expenses .. 25 25 26 Nuggets fishermen: Enc less-rope installation 180 250 70 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 60 60 63 Printing and stationery 10 15 6 Prosecutions under Harbours Act 10 10 Rent 30 30 33 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. 10 10 38 Travelling allowances and expenses 25 50 17 West Coast harbours: report by British engineers 920 7,000 6,080 Contingencies 10 10 Greymouth Harbour Model: subsidy £1 for £1 .. (c) 227 609 Mokau Harbour access road, purchase of, &c. 75 Mokau Harbour Board : subsidy 100 50 61,805 70,194 28,119 Total — Subdivision No. II .. 63,236 72,360 30,193