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3.--Revenue and Expenditure.

1. The total Revenue during the year was $878,118.83 against $997,530.74 collected in the previous year showing a decrease of $119,411.91 or 13·6%.

Light Dues.

Light Dues. Special Assessments.

Licences and Internal Revenue, .

Fees of Court and Office,

Miscellaneous Receipts.

1924.

1925. $150,689.01 $127,113.64 165,639.40 138,330.30 198,686.34 192,504 38 482.456.21 418,717.23

Increase. Decrease.

$23,575.87 27.309.10

6,181 90 63,738.98

59.78 1,453.28 $1,393.50

$997,530.74 $878,118.83 $1,393.50 $120,805.41

The principal individual increases are :—

Boat Licences,

$

976.45

Official Signature,

1,084.00

Registry Fees,....

3,305.13

The principal individual decreases are :

Miscellaneous Receipts :-Condemned

Stores &c.,

Light Dues,

1,337.00

$ 23,575,37

Light Dues, Special Assessments,

27,309.10

Junk Licences,

6,540.75

2,238.80

Fees for use of Government Buoys,

11,474.22

43,525.00

9,746.84

Engagement and Discharge of Seamen,

Sunday Cargo Working Permits, Survey of Steamships,

was

The Expenditure excluding Special Expenditure $451,396.05 as against $318,412.04 expended in the previous year showing an increase of $133,694.38. This increase is principally due to additional staff and stipulated increments and coal, oil fuel and repairs and stores for Launches taken over from Police Department.

Special Expenditure included :-

Typhoon Moorings,

$ 54,280.00

Relief Buoy for S/L "Victoria" Motor Launch for Government Slipway,. 3 Instalments out of a total sum of $275,000 for construction of a Rescue Tug, Wireless Telegraph and Telephone Set

300.00

7,900.00

164,250.00

for Rescue Tug,

7,158.15

Wireless Telegraph and Telephone Set

for Harbour Office,

3,851.25

Upkeep of Armed Patrol Launches for

prevention of piracy,

142,872.66

Kelvinators for Gap Rock and Waglan

Lighthouses,

1,125.00

$ 381,737.06