The barges were delayed by typhoon signals on occasions. The steam barge S. D. 1 broke down once.
The cost of repairs to the barges was as follows:-
Steam Barge S. D. 1, ..$2,436.05 Steam Barge S. D. 2, 1,657.89 Other Barges, 1,341.52 Other Barges, 2,924.00 Moorings, 281.70 Total,.......... $8,641.16The first item includes $360.00 for hired towage while S. D. 1 was under repair and the second item includes $220.00 for towage while S. D. 2 was under repair.
It was found necessary to give the barges S.D. B, C, and D an extraordinary overhaul as the frames were defective.
The total cost of the service for the year was $27,910.53.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
The total expenditure during 1918 was $356,062.78 as compared with $346,921.22 in 1917: the estimate for the year was $399,266.00.
Certain revenues are collected by this Department, the bulk coming from market and slaughter-house fees and the rest chiefly from licence, registration, and cemetery fees.
The total revenue was $290,216.15 as compared with $281,634.33 in 1917.
Other details of the working of the Department will be found in the reports of the Medical Officer of Health and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
20th May, 1919.
A GIBSON, M.R.C.V.S., Head of the Sanitary Department.