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The barges were delayed by typhoon signals on three occasions.
The steam barge S.D. 1 broke down twice.
The cost of repairs to the barges was as follows:-
Steam Barge S.D. 1, ... $3,016.05
Steam Barge S.D. 2, 1,935.20
Other Barges, 2,302.42
Moorings, 247.69
Paint, Turps, &c., 1,627.69
Total, $9,759.05
The first item includes $627.50 for hired towage while S.D. 1 was under repair, and the second item includes $530.00 for towage while S.D. 2 was under repair.
The last item was not charged to "Barges Repairs" in previous years.
The total cost of the service for the year was $29,372.11.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
The total expenditure during 1919 was $368,372.76 as compared with $356,062.78 in 1918: the estimate for the year was $399,146.00.
Certain revenues are collected by this Department, the bulk coming from market and slaughter-house fees and the rest chiefly from licences, registration and cemetery fees.
The total revenue was $296,798.34 as compared with $290,202.15 in 1918.
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.
April, 1920.
G. R. SAYER,
Head of the Sanitary Department.