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PARLIAMENT OF TASMAKIA.

~1 A'tR I N E B O A R D S:

ACCOUNTS FOR 190~

Ordered by the Legislative Couricil to be printed, March 28, J 901.

Cost of pi'intiug-£1 17.<. 6d. '·

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HARBO'UB '!'RUST FUND, HOB.A.BT, 1900, N Account of all Moneys received and expenderl in 1900 by the Marine Board of Hobart m connection A · with the Harbour Trust:- [<

1900. ii!lr. .£ .,. rl. £ s. d. 1900. Lighthouse Fund. Boat Licences . . • • ...... 9 0 0 Printing and Arlvertisin15 ...... 6 4 0 Watermen's Licences...... 4 0 () Fuel_ ...... : . ; , . , , , • • : • • • · · · · 9 9 6 Fees from Barges ...... 122 19 4 Stationery and Books ...... 20 9 5 Fees from Coasters ....•...... 10 4 7 Repairs to Buildings, £2 13s. 5d~; Gas, Fees from Steamers...... 203 2 5 l6s. 8d ....•.. - ...... 3 10 1 Fees for permissive occupation of Rates, £27 9s. 8d.; Insurance, £113s.. . 29 2 8 Land, etc...... 112 4 0 'Expenses of Marine Board Elections (in- Fees for use of Passengers' Landing- cluding prepru:ation of Rolls) ...... 4() 10 () stage ...... 12 0 0 Subscription to Telephone Exchange .. 6 0 0 For use of gas on Wharfs ...... 86 3 10 Petty Expenses ...... 17 12 Small Crane Rent ...... 15 19 4 •rable Telephones for Secretary and Large Crane Rent ...... 80 10 0 Clerk's Offices ...... 6 0 0 Fees from Hulks ...... 60 0 0 Harbour JJ1aster's Department. 144 18 r, Fees for Port Engineers' Certificate, 3 0 0 Pay of Harbour :Waster and Deputy ... 500 0 0 Fees for Masters' Certificates ...... 6 0 0 .Pay of Boat's Crew and for extra assist- Fees for Survey of Steamers ....•.. 21 0 0 ance when required ...... 391 2 6 Interest on Fixed Deposit ...... 90 0 0 Clothing, £62 6s. 10d.; Fuel, £18 .... . 80 6 10 Lighthouse I?und for use of steam- Rates, £37 3s. 4d.; Insurance, £3 3s. 8d. 40 7 0 launch ..•...••.•...... •...... 8 0 0 Repairs and Additions to Buildings .... 43 11 1 Lighthouse Fund, half of Office Stores ..•.••..•.••...... 72 11 11 Expenses-" General," for the Maintenance of Steam Launch Egerill, 223 8 2 year 1899 ...... 87 16 11 Mount Nel.wn. ---- 1351 7 6 Fines for breaches c,f Marine Boards Salaries of Signalmen ...... 195 18 () Act ... .' ...... , ...... 30 10 0 Fuel, £25; Stores, £lo 17s. 6d ...... 40 17 6 For hire of Pile-driver ...... 10 0 0 Insurance, £2 5s.; Cartage, £1 15s.... . 4 0 0 Sales by Auction-Urinal, £7 7s.; Clothing, £7; Repairs and Additions old· material, £38 Os. 6d ...... 45 7 6 to Buildings, £14 15s. 5d., •••• , .. , • 21 15 5 Sale of Dredge, part payment .... . 50 0 0 Battery Signal Station. 262 10 11 Sale of Boat (by tender) ...... 8 0 0 Salary, £1:!5; Stores, £15 6s. 3d...... 140 6 3 Sale of Muntz Metal ...... 18 4 0 Hepail's aud Additions to Buildings ... . 0 3 6 Sundries 1 11 8 Insurance ...... •..•... , , , 0 8 9 1085 13 7 Repairs to Wharfs, &-c, ----- 140 18 6 Dunn-street Pier ...... •.•• 66 13 4 Salary of Foreman of Worko ...... 225 0 0 Miscellaneous repairs ...... 26 9 3 \\ Bellerive and Beltana Ferry Pier .... . 5 7 3 Franklin Pier....•.•...... 5 4 0 Constitt1tion Dock...... 8 2 1 VVatermen's Ferry .....•...... • 37 0 0 Elizabeth-street Pier ..•••....•...•.. 9 19 0 Franklin Wharf...... 17 2 0 Bellerive Wharf ...... - .. 24 15 5 Argy le-street Pier .••.•...... 18 15 2 Cattle Jetties ...... 1 16 10 BrookP-street Pier ...... •...... " .. 6 0 9 New Wharf ...... 20 4 4 Cleaning and Enlarging Marine Board Yard, New Wharf (part cost) ...... 15 10 9 Erecting Barricade Dunn-street Pier, s.s. Kai-arnea (to be refunded by the Government) ...... •.... , , ...... 2 6 0 490 6 2 .New Wharf Reconstruction, 4th Section (balance) .••••..•.•....••••...... 10 0 0 Argyle-street Pier Extension (balance) 842 1 0 New Shed, New Wharf (part cost) ... . 385 4 4 New Shed, Franklin Pier...... 383 17 0 Reconstruction Entrance to Constitution Dock ...... •...... 387 18 2 New Wharf Reconstruction, 3rd section (balance) ..•... , ..•...... , •• , , • .. 12 0 () Franklin Wharf Reconstruction between Elizabeth and Argylb-street Piers (part cost) .....•.•...... 467 9 3 Miscellaneous Expenditure. Roads and Drains ...... ••...... 172 3 8 Bridge-keepers ...... 178 4 0 Cartage .•..•...... •..... 24 10 6 Salary of Shipwright Surveyor ...... 78 6 0 \ Pilot Station ...... 1()7 16 6 \ Examiners' Fees (Port Engineers) .... . 10 4 6 631 5 2 Carried forwa1·d • ...... £13,719 16 I Carried forward ..•• : ••. .'. £5410 3 10 (No. 17.) 4

1900. ill:. £ s. d. 1900 QI:r. £ s. d. £ ... d. Brought foiward ...... 13,719 16 1 Brought forward ...... 031 5 2 5410 3 10 Repairs Landinr,r Stgue ...... 2 13 0 Interest on Loan from Government. .. . 281 18 8 Expenses visit of ·wardens to site for Proposed East Buy Neck Canal .... 22 5 0 Repuirs to Dredging Plant . , ...... 47 4 !J One Tree Point Light Maintenance ... . •! 14 0 Dredging at Market Wharf ...... 44 3 5 Office for s.s. Beautiful Star ...... 16 •! 0 Shure of Expenses Rat Extermination. 131 11 11 Dredging at Dunn-street Pier •...... 80 10 4 Duckham's Patent Suspended Crane Weighing Machine ...... 65 7 3 Large Crane Maintenance .••••...... 12 17 0 Small Crane Repairs ...... 43 15 0 Repairs to Offices on Wharfs , ...... 6 11 8 Dredging at Now Wharf ....•.•...... 74 18 8 Life-saving Appliances ...... 23 I 5 Working Plant-Repairs and Renewals 6 0 1 1495 4 One Tree Point Light Construction and Purchase of Land ...... 231 !) JO :Making Foundations, Fixing Crane, &c., Balance ...... 44!J 5 10 Lighting Wharfs ...... •...... :.!6!J 18 10 Allowance_ to Shipping Master ...... 125 0 0 Buoys and Beacons...... 58 l:J 0 Pay of Pilot and Boatmen ...... 384 17 !J -Balance carried down ....•.... 5295 10 11 ----- £13,719 16 l ----- £13,710 16 l 1901. . ---£ s. d. Jan 1. Balance Comme1·ciul Bunk ...... 2293 5 11 Fixed _Deposit in Commercial Bank .•...... ••.. 3000 0 0 Cash on hand-Expenses at Funeral, in Snspense. 2 5 0 £5295------10 11

Deposit Account.

mr. £ s. d. QI:r. £ !,'. d. B<1lance from Last Year's Account ...... 109 6 0 Deposits Repaicl- "\Y. Smith, on Shed, Franklin Pie1· ...... 15 0 () W. G. Andrewartha ...... 25 0 0 F. S. Trinder, on Piles and Sawn Timbei· ...... 20 0 0 Fo"rcl and Harris ...... 14 0 0 R. A. Jeffrey, on Argyle-street Pier Extension 27 2 G H.J. Hodgson ...... ·...... 40 G () .., H. Bowden, on Shed on New Wharf...... 17 7 9 R. A. Jeffrey...... 4i 2 (j W. L. Clennett, on Piles and Sawn Timber ... ; ...... 13 0 0 F. S. Trinder ...... 20 0 0 Kirby and Co., account Brown and Folde1• ...... JO 0 0 W. Smith ...... 15 0 0 W. L. Clennett ...... · ...... 13 0 0 H. Bowden ...... : ...... 17 7 9

£20!' 16 3 £201 16 3 ------WM. J. WATCHORN, Jl,Iaster 1-Varden. Examined and found to be correct. J. ADAMS, Recreta1·y. J. W. ISRAEL, Audi_tor-General. 1lfarine Board Office, Hobart., 9th April, 1901. 31st Janua1·y, 1901.

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., L:J:GH'l'-'UOUSE FUND, 1900 . N Account of all Moneys received and expended by the Marine Board of Hobart on account of the Light­ A house Fnlld in the year 1900 :-

£ s. d. 1900. Ner.cipta. £ s. d. f'. s. d· 1900. Expenlliturc. £. s. d. Balance from last year's. ac- De,·went Light. count .... , ...... •.•..... 6441 o 3 Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 Assis- Amount received from Treasurer tants ...... , ...... 275 0 0 for Light Dues collected ...• 6212 14 0 Oil ...... ••••.• 11 19 8 Less refund for overpayments .. 18 0 6 Stores ...... 15 11 4 6194 14 3 Transport ...... , ...... 16 19 1 Proportion of expenses for the Inspection ...... 25 14 9 maintenance of Lights in Insurance ...... 3 9 5 Tasmania paid by the. Govern­ Rent of land, £2 lOs.; Fuel, £14 14., .. . 17 4 0 ment of Victoria for period Repairs and Additions ...... •...... 5 3 11 1 July to 31 December, 1899. 1042 4 6 371 2 2 Proportion of expenses for the maintenance of Lights in B1·uni Light. Tasmania paid by the Govern­ Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 Assis- ment of New South Wales tants ...... , ...... 327 12 9 for period 1 July to 31 Dec- Oil .....· ...... •.••••..•...... •••. 38 11 8 ember, 1899 .... , , ...... , . 1913 14 4 Stores ...... 23 4 9 Transpm·t ...... '· , .. . 36 10 10 Low Head. Inspection ..... , ...... , 20 0 0 From Launceston Marine Board Insurance ...... ~ 4 8 3 on account of third Keeper Fnel, £23 0s. lOd.; Fencing Reserve, at Station, 1899 •..•••....• 25 0 O £84 6s. 6d...... • . . . • • . • • ...... 107 7 4 Repairs and Auditions ... , , . , , , , .... . 7 14 4 Miscellaneous. 565 9 11 From sale of oil cases, and oil Low Head Light. tins ...... 14 1 4 Commercial Bank of Tasmania, Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 Assis- Limited, Interest on Fixed tants ...... , ...... 320 13 0 Deposits ...... 105 0 0 Oil ...... •...... 31 7 6 From Strahan Marine Board, Stores ...... 25 17 8 for 1 Argand lamp ...... 1 15 0 Transport ...... , ...... 95 5 8 From Launceston Marine Inspection ...... 20 0 0 Boa1•d, half cost erection of Insurance, £214s. lld.; Fuel, £26 ls.3d. 28 16 2· fence between Pilot Station Repairs and Additions ...... , .. 8 11 3 and Low Head Lighthouse Rates .. -...... 4 5 0 534 16 3 Reserves ...... 4 13 1 Cape Sorell. Tarnar Leading Lights. Government of Tasmania, refund Salaries-I Superintendent and 1 Assis- balance of amount expended tant ...... , •...... 200 0 0 in 1899 on. account of Cape Oil ...... 10 13 4 Sorell Light ...... ·... . 423 0 0 Stores ...... : ...... 20 5 8 Ditto, on account of ex­ Transport ...... 72 18 4 penditure in connection with Inspection,£20; Insurance, £1 12s... . 21 1:2 0 construction of Cape Sorell Fuel, £19 lOs. lld.; Rates, £2 ...... 21 10 11 Lighthouse from 1 January, Repairs and Additions ...... •. 5 12 8 1900 ....•...... , ..... 162 2 6 58,5 2 6 352 12 11 Swan Island Light. Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 Assis- tants ... , . , ...... 321 2 4 Oil ...... 40 17 4 Stores ...... •• 30 8 8 T1•ansport ...... 106 8 7 I Inspection ...... , 20 0 0 Insurance ...... , , , ...... 4 11 10 Fuel ...... 17 11 8 . Compensation to Assistant Hill for Joss of furniture. , ...... 10 0 0 Repairs and Additions ...... - ...... 12 14 7 563 15 0 Goose Island Light. Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 Assis- tants ...... 297 6 5 Oil ...... 42 15 4 Stores •...... , 49 7 0 Transport ...... , ... , . , ... , . 77 11 5

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Carriedforward .... :.'.. .. ·.. . ·:...... , £14,610 5 3 I Carried forward,. , , , , .. , , , , , .... 3534 1 10 (No. 17.) 6

£ s. d. .. £ s. d. £ s. d. B:-ouoht forward 14,610 5 3 Brought forwm·d 3534 1 10 Cape Wickham Light. )] Salai1es-l Superintendent and 3 Assis- tants ... -...... , .... . 305 10 I Oil .•••••...•••...... •...... 63 12 6 Sto1·es .•.••...... , . 35 4 9 Transport .... -...... 109 11 0 Inspection ...... •••...... 20 0 0 Insurance ...... -...... 4 8 7 Pa1·t cost fencing Reserve ...... 14 18 3 Repairs and additions ...... 2 0 0

Cm·rie Harbour Light. Salaries-I Supei·intendent and- 2 .Assis- tants ...... 318 2 U Oil ... -...... •...•••• ·.. 41 16 8 Stol'es .•...... , , ...... 94 5 10 Transport ...... 77 4 6 Inspection ...... •... -.....•.... ·.. . 20 0 0 Insurance ...... 3 11 6 "Repairs and additions ...... 2 1 0 557 6 'l'able Cape Light. Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 Assis- tants ...... 307 13 7 ,. Oil ...... 42 9 8 Stores ...... , .... ~ ...... , 30 0 3 •rransport ..••...... •...... 84 16 10 Inspection ...... 20 0 0 Insurance ...... ~ ...... 2 16 0 Repairs and additions. . . . . • . . . . . • . .. 7 13 0 495 9 4

Me1'8B!J Bluff' Light, and fl,fe1'SO!J Leading Lights. Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 Assis- tants ..••...... •.. 280 0 0 Oil .•••••.••••••...... ·• .. 18 11 6 Stores ...... , . '.. 29 9 0 Transport .... , ...... 83 11 3 Inspection ...... 20 0 0 Insurance. £1 18s. ; Fuel, £9 ...... 10 18 0 Repairs and additions ...... 6 0 6 448 10 3 Eddystone Point Light. Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 As- sistants ...•..•.. ·...... ••...... •• 310 0 0 Oil ...... ••...... ••• 62 2 fj I Stores ...... , • ...... • .. 27 15 10 'l'ransport •...... •.••..••..•••• : ... . 73 19 11 . Inspection, £20; Fuel, £26 10s. 2d . .. . 46 10 2 Insurance ...... •...... ••••.• , 3 17 5 524 5 9 Maatsuylwr Island Light. Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 As- sistants ...... 301 10 3 Oil ...... 82 0 4 Stores ...... 62 3 7 T1·ansport ...... ••...... •...... 88 16 3 Inspection .•••...... 20 0 0 Insurance .•...... •.••••..... 4 10 0 Repairs and Addition~ ...... 5 13 1 564 13 U Macquarie Leading Lights. Salaries-I Superintendent and 3 As- sistants ...... •••..•...... 354 6 2 Oil ....••...... ••...... •••• , ...... 7 10 0 - Stores ...... •...... 35 0 6 Transport ...... 46 I 11 _, Inspection, £20; Fuel, £23 15s. 9d... . 43 15 9 Insnranco ...... 6 8 5 493 2 9 Cape Sorell Light ( Const1·1wtion, part Cost). Boatways, shed, and store .. , ...... · 156 3 6 0 'l'ransport ...... 7 9 9 Miscellaneous...... 0 13 6 164 Cl 9

Carri_ed forwai·d ••• , ...•...... •...... £14,UlO b 3 Carried j'orwa,-rd, .....• • ..•. • ••••• 7336 16 10 (No. 17.) 7

£ .Y. d· £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought f01ward ...... 14,610 5 3 Brought forward ...... 7:136 16 10 Cape Sorell Light (Maintenance) . . Salaries-I Superintendent and 2 As- sistants .....•..••...... ••...... 311 I 0 Oil ...... ••...... •.... 51 18 8 Stores ...... •...... 49 15 7 Transport ...... 35 5 2 Inspection ...... , ...... 20 0 0 Insurance ...... •...... 3 7 6 Survey of Reserve ...... 44 2 0 · 515 9 11 One Tree Point Light. Inspection...... 5 14 9 Office Expenses ...•••...... •...... 527 5 0 Expenses in connection· with Meeting of Consolidated Board . . . . • •••...•... 25 1 8 Balance ...... 6199 17 I

£14,610 5 3 £14,610 5 3 1901. ------Jan. J. Halance bl'Ought down; £ s. d. viz.-- Current Account, Commercial Bank ..... , ...... 562 10 1 IC Fjxed Deposit Account, Com­ lll!ll"cial Bank .....•.•••.•• 4500 0 0 '· Value of oil and stores ...... 1146 7 0

£6208 17 1 . Less Contractor's Deposit .... 9 0 0

£6199 17 1 ------··------Deposit Account.

£ s. d. £ s. d· W. Calway, Boatways, Cape Sorell ...... 5 0 0 W. Calway ...... ·...... ••. 5 0 0 R. Foreman, Tamar Leading Light, Stairs ...... 9 0 0 Balance .... , ...... •...... •....••. 9 0 0

£14 0 0 £14 0 0

WM. J. WATCHORN, Master· Warden.

Examined and certified to be.correct. J. ADAMS, Secretm·y. J. W. ls~AEL, Auditor-General. Marine Board Office, Hobart, 31st Jamta1·y, 1901. 14th February, 1901. , . r

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LA UNOESTON MARINE BOARD. NNUAL Account of all Moneys received and expended. by the Marine Board of Launceston during the A Year ending 31st December, 1900 :-

tteretpti;. £ s. d. lSrpenllitnrc. £ a. d. £ s. d. Pilotage ...... •... 349 11 4 Balance from Inst Account ...... - 148 17 1 Hc.rbour Dues .....•.•...••.••...... 902 7 11 l'owage ...... ••.... _-...... 698 3 2 Steam Tug Wybia. £ s. d. Salaries, Engine-room ...... 468 0 0 \Vh;irfagt. . . . • ...... •.•...... ·. . . . 7072 1 2 Ditto, Deck ...... 303 (l 11 Less refunded . . . . . • • ...... • . 18 . 0 0 Sto1;es ...... 137 1 4 7054 1 2 Extra labour ...... 86 2 6 Rents ..•...... ••.•••...... •.••. 508 3 1 Repairs ...... ••.• 50 7 3 Dock and Crane Dues ...... •...... 104 17 3 Coal ...... •. 203 0 4 llla::ket Wharf and Jetties ...... ·. • ...... 421 15 6 Uniforms ....••••...... 13 3 U Certificates and Licences ...... ••...... 40 19 0 Miscellaneous ....•... , ...••...... I 7 6 Refunds for assistance rendered and work done ; viz.:- 1262 8 lU £ s. d. Less adjusting t1•ansfer for work done · No. 1 Hulk ..•••...•••••...... 9 4. 6 done for the other Departments .... 374 9 8 S.S. Amy ....•••...... 11410 887 10 2 Middle Island Jetty ...... 7 4 10 'Bowea 's Jetty ...... 55 13 9 Harbour Department. Dempster's Landing ...... 8 10 0 Salaries ...... 432 10 0 Railway Wha~f Shed ...... 550 0 0 Extra labour ..•..••...... 68 7 5 Damage to Punt ...... 4 7 6 Harbour Master's expenses ...... • 15 7 G Grubb's Bank ...... 89 4 8 Uniforms ...... 10 6 6 Plague Precautions ...... 4 8 1 Miscellaneous. . . . • ...... • •. 2 8 6 730 8 2 l\Iiscellaneous ...... 11 8 9 528 19 11 Lonn uuder62 Viet. No. 22 ...... 1000 0 0 Add ti'ansfer for work done by the Balance to next Account . . . • • . • . . • • • • ...... 989 5 7 Wybia ...... •.•••...... 16 6 0 545 5 1 Pilot Station. . Salaries-Pilots ..••••...... ••• 260 0 0 Ditto-'-Boatmen ...... 215 8 10 Extra labour ...•...... •. 39 17 0 Stores ...... 34 19 7 Materials .•...•••...••...... 6 8 l Uniforms .••.•...... •...... •. 20 3 6 Hobart Board, Fence ..•..•...... 4 13 l Ditto, Signalman ...•...... 25 0 0 --- 606 10 1 Gonerfll Service. Salaries-Master Warden ...... •... 150 0 0 Ditto, Wharflngers ...... 26 11 8 Labour ...... 85 10 10 Stores ...... 127 0 11 Materials .••...... 31 16 10 Repairs ...... 4 14 2 Advertising and p1·inting ...... 74 5 5 Rates and Taxes ...... •.....•.. 25 5 0 ·" Telephone ...... •... 6 0 0 Electoral Roll ...... ~ ...... ••••. 28 14 0 Lloyd's Register ..•••••...... 3 3 0 Uniforms .....•...... •·•• •••• 8 0 0 Bank charges .•.••...... 33 12 3 Insurance Premium ...... 3 10 0 Plague precautions ...... 42 2 2 Gratuity, Mrs. Smith, paid under 64 Viet. No. 11 ...... • .. 12 0 0 Miscellaneous ...... • .••...... 23 Hi 1 686 3 1 Add transfer from 1Vybia for work done ...... _.... 81 7 0 767 10 I Beacons, Boats, Jetties, ~·c. , Salary (part) Superintendent, Works .. 118 2 6 Labour ...... ••...... 306 6 11 Stores ...... •••••...... 142 12 10 Materials ...... 103 19 1 Wharf Lights ..•••••...•••.•...... 70 8 4 Miscellaneous • • • • • • ...... • , ••. 5 10 3 ,. . 746 18 11 Add transfer from Wybia for work done .••••••...... 148 0 4 894 10 3 Offece. Salaries . • • • . • . • ...... • • . • . • . . . . 324 0 0 Stationery. . . • . • . • • • • ...... 26 0 7 351) 0 7

Carried forward . . . • ...... • • £12,811 0 11 Can-ied forward...... • • • . . . • • • • • £4201 2 11 (No. 17.) 9

£ ••· d. £ s. d. Brought /orwa1·d ... 12,811 0 11 Brought /vnvm·d ...... 4201 ::! 11 Docl1. Labour ...... • ...... 45 4 4 Stores ..•...... •....• , , , , 7 9 0

52 13 4 Add tl'ansfer for work done by Wybia 5 13 10 58 7 2 Rivei· Lights. Salaries ...... 54 11 8 Stores ...... •...... , • , ... . 28 11 3 Labour ...... 12 13 3 Blackwall Tower ...... , 50 6 6

146 2 8 Add transfer for work done by TVybia. 14 8 0 160 10 8 Whm'f Renewals and New Work, viz.­ Smelting Works Wharf, final payment to contractor ...... , ..... , 143 1 7 Wharfs-Labour ...... , ...... 62 16 8 Stores ...... , ... . 29 16 5 Materials ...... 43 16 4 Railway Wharf ...... 242 18 7 Ditto Shed Contract ...... 727 3 9 Ditto L_ight Installation ...... 19 l 11 Ditto Material ...... ·.. , 142 11 3 Turning Basin. Piles ...... ·...... 291 5 10 Timber ...... 212 15 5 Labour ...... , ...... 23 0 3 Bowen's Jetty ...... , , .... . 101 7 5 Sheds ...... 469 6 5 Grubb's Bank ...... 78 6 8 2587 8 6 Hm·bour Imp1"0vements. Salary ...... • • .. •.• •. 118 2 6 Labour ..... , ...... , .. ,,, 186 12 10 Stores ...... 155 9 9 Platypus. Labour ••...... , .... , ...... 1020 8 4 Coal ...... 215 7 0 Stores ••...... ; ...... 232 18 7 Repail's ...... 538 16 7 Gmb No. 2. Labour ...... 253 9 4 Coal ...... 52 2 0 Stores ...... 9 12 2 Repairs ...... 5 2 1 S.S. Tari·ina. · Labour ...... • , •...... 898 16 3 Coal ...... 174 19 9 Stores ...... 42 14 s Repairs ...... •...... 87 15 11

3992 7 10 Add transfer from lV,,;bia for work done...... 108 14 6 4101 2 4 Loans. Interest ...... 1302 9 4 Sinking Fund...... 400 0 0 1702 9 4

£H!,8ll O 11 . .£12,811 0 11 ===- A. EvERSHirn, Sec1·etarv. GEO. CRAGG, .1Waster TVarden. Examined and certified to be correct. J. W. lSHAEL, Auditor-General. 29tlt January, HlOl.

CIR.CV:t..!U.t HEAD MARINE BOARD. BSTRACT of Accounts for Year ending 31st EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. A . December, 1900 :- Repairs ...... 428 16 8 Ad vertisiu g ...... 6 15 0 REcmrTs. £ ·•· d. 28 17 2 Balance from last Account ...... 2231 15 3 Bo1:1.t ...... Pilotage ...... : ...... 2 8 0 :r~f~feri~~;·::::::::::: :::: ::::: :::: ::::::::::::::::::::: · 1~ Sal1:1.ries ...... 52 0 0 if i~g ~ 16. 2 6 Pilotag-e...... 2 · 8 O Lights ...... Interest on fixed deposit...... 54 6 4 Bankifee and exchange ...... 0 15 6 2 1 3 Sale of old piles ...... 1 17 6 Buoys ...... Rent of shed...... 4 o O B1:1.lance to next Account ...... _...... 2238 8 6 £2776 4 7 ,... ; .£2776 4 7 Examined and certified to be correct, CH. TH. SMITH, Maste1· .Wa1'den. J. W. ISRAEL, Auditor-General. H. YouNG, ! Wardens. Hobart, lst Fdmtai·y, 1901. G. TATLOW, J 10

LEVEN MABINE BOARD. BSTRACT of Accounts for Year ending 31st EXPENDITURE. A December, 1900 :- · Levni. £ s. d. £ s. d. RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. Repairs to Wharves ...... 18 14 10 Balance from last Account ...... 150 0 4 Advertising and Printing ...... 3 10 6 Leven. Salary, Pilot ...... 8 8 9 Wharfage ...... 82 18 6 Ditto, Harbour Master ...... 8 () 0 Harbour Dues ...... 18-15 10 Report on Leven Harbour, by Mr. Pil,,tage ...... ·9 15 9 N. Bell...... 60 14 3 Boat Licences ...... 3 0 0 Cost of rat extermination ...... 1 16 2 Sale of old cable ..... , ...... 1 10 0 Expenses Master Warden to Hobart 116 0 1 re Levr.n Harbour ...... 4 12 6 Penguin. Miscellaneous ...... 2 6 0 Vi7harfage ...... ·. 12 5 6 108 3 0 Harbour Dues ...... 21 0 8 Penguin. Government, for clearing wreckage Repairs to Wharves ...... 8 3 1 of wave screen ...... 7 11 O Clearing wreckage ...... 7 11 0 40 17 2 Salary, Harbour Maste1· ...... 7 10 0 General. M iscelhtneous ...... 0 6 10 Towage Licence ...... ; ...... 1 0 0 2~ 10 11 Porth. Salary,_. Harbour Master ...... 5 0 0 General. Salary, Master Warden ...... 15 0 0 Ditto, Secretary ...... 12 0 0 Stationery ...... ,...... 0 15 0 . Bank fee ...... 0 10 0 Exchange ·~· ...... 0 2 6 28 7 6 Balance to next Account ...... 142 16 2

£307 17 7 £307 17 7 ------Examined and certified to be correct. J. M'CALL, .Master TVarden. J. W. ISRAEL, Auditor-General. THOMAS CoLLET'I', } r:rr. • l RoBERT 0. EnE, ,.,. aHens. Hoba1·t, lst February, 1901.

MERSEY .MAB.Ill.\TE BOAB.D. BSTRACT of Accounts for Year ending 31st. £ s. d. £ ~. d· December, 1900 :- Rat destruction expenditure ...... 74 16 6 A Bank Fee ...... 0 10 0 RECEIPTS. £ s. d. Repairs and renewals ...... 16 4 0 Balance from last Account ...... : ...... 1155 O 11 3279 4 10 ,vharfage ...... ·: ...... 1875 12 4 D1·edging E:i:peuditure. Harbour Dues ...... 1603 8 9 Repairs and renewals ...... 207 12 9 Pilotage ...... 24 18 10 Uoal...... 166 13 3 ·" Exemption Fees ...... -... 28 7 O Wages, drerlge Davenport...... 491 10 0 Export Wharfage ...... ; ...... 546 1 0 Stores, freight, cartage, duty, &c.... 49 1 9 Storage ...... 80 13 3 Water supply ...... 2 10 O Balance Vote 55 Viet. No. 57 ...... 86 9 11 Wages, Agnew ...... 172 17 4 From Light Board towards Lighthouse-keeper's 1090 5 1 salary ...... 40 0 0 Balance to next Account, ...... , 1184 7 9 Rent of Victoria Ferry...... •...... 15 0 0 Rent of Office-boxes ...... 24 0 0 £5553 17 8 Rent of Coal-bin ...... 12 0 0 Rent of Bay ...... 5 0 0 Rent of Boat Shed ...... 7 4 0 Refund from Government and Town Board Rat Extermination...... 49 17 8 Refund E. A. Kimberley ...... O 4 O LOANS ACCOUNT.· £5553 17 8 RECEIPTS. £ s. d. From 'l'reasury, under· 60 Viet. No. 19 ...... 1000 0 0 GENERAL EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. .£ .~. d. Ditto, 63 Viet. No. 57 ...... 500 0 0 Petty cash and travelling expenses Members attending meetings...... 61 2 5 £1500 0 0 Wharf extension and repairs ...... 1470 12 10 Printing, ad vertising,stationery ,and rates ...... 26 16 5 EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. Watchman, Latrobe Wharf and Wharf Extension and Repairs ...... 633 1 2 Sheds ; clearing Inlet...... 6 0 6 StoreE ...... •• • • • • • •. •. •• • • • •· •• • • • 0 18 0 Preparing Plans, . erecting Light- Bank Fees ..... : ...... 0 10 0 11ouse Mussel Rock ...... 228.17 2 Refund Wharfage, lighting .Ferry, Dred!Jing E:r:penditure. 1md forryage .Members ...... 105 2 0 Repairs and Renewals ...... 322 6 O Salaries, Master W !l,rden and Sec- Coal ...... 64 5 .9 nJary ...... 150 16 8 Stores and Freight ...... 15 0 0 Ditto, Harb_our Master, As.sist­ \-Vater Supply ...... 2 10 0 ant, Signalman, . and Light V\Tages, Dredge Davenport ...... 447 0 0 Keeper ...... 340 13 4 Balance to next Account ...... 14 9 1 Stores and freight ...... 38 3 5 Insurance ...... I 18 6 £1500 0 0 Interest on Loans ...... 757 10 7 Examined and certified to be correct. ,T. H. M'CALL, Jliaster 1Va1"de11. J. w· .. ISRAEL, Auditor-General. Hubar_t, 4tlt Februm·y, 1901. W. HoLYlIAN, } W ·d . JAllfES MumiAY, a1 en.,. •.

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STltAHAN MAltlNE BOAB.D. BSTRACT of Accounts for Year ending 31st £ -~. d. December, 1900 :- Exchange on cheques ...... 1 11 3 A Rent and other char~es ...... 4 19 5 GENERAL ACCOUNT. Balance to next Account ...... 4185 18 6 RECEIPTS. £ s. d. Balance from last Account ...... 3087 17 9 £6787 10 5 Wharfage ...... £2558 9 11 Less nfuuds...... 2 9 3 ---- 2556 0 8 MACQUARIE BAR REMOVAL ACCOUNT. Harbour Dues...... 647 4 6 RECIUPTS. £ s. d. Pilotage, and Exemption Fees...... 36 4 0 Boat Licences and Fees ...... ;...... 15 19 0 Loan from Government under Act 62 Viet. No. 54 (part of £60,000) ...... 29,000 O O Half proceeds sale s.s. Nellie...... 325 O 0 Union S. S. Co., for damaged beacon...... 13 0 0 Half proceeds sale s.s. Nellie...... 325 0 0 Rent-Harbour Masters' house...... 35 0 0 Sale, instantaneous fuse ...... •...... 9 15 o Interest on fixed deposit ...... 71 4 6 £29,334 15 O £6787 10 5 EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. ----- Balance from last Account...... 454 4 l EXPENDITURE. £ s. d .. Office expenses ...... 108 2 6 ·Office expenses ...... : ...... 301 15 3 West Breakwater ...... 17,210 0 7 Harbour Master's Department ...... 654 10 4 Inner training wall ...... 8779 12 l Pilots and Signals ...... 672 10 1 Salaries ...... 816 2 1 Buoys and beacons ...... 108 5 10 Steamer, cost of upkeep ...... 99 9 4 ·Stationery, printing, and advertising .. : ...... 25 12 2 Ward,ms' attendance fees...... 23 12 3 -Steamer, cost of uvkeep ...... 131 12 11 Stationery, printing, and advertising...... 22 11 .0 Wardens' attendance fees ...... 23 12 3 Telegrams and postage ...... 6 0 7 Lighting, &c., Wharf Lamp, and Leading Light, Inspector's residence...... 95 13 6 Strahan ...... 70 3 9 Exchange on cheques ...... 13 10 0 Interest on loan ...... 493 0 5 Telephone and letter-box...... 8 11 0 Elections and legal expenses ...... 75 13 10 Building hut ...... :...... 25 o O "Telepho?e and letter-box ...... ;... . 2 14 8 Bank foe ...... 0 10 0 Dram-pipes ...... 9 2 0 Rent and other charges ...... 6 6 0 Repairs, &c ...... · ...... 6 2 0 Balance to next Account ...... 1665 10 0 Pilots' expenses ...... 1 5 6 Rat extermination, part cost ...... 18 10 3 £29,334 15 0 Bank fee ...... 0 10 0 Examine1i and certified to be correct. J, J. GAFFNEY, 1viaster TVarden . .f. 1V. IsnAEL, Audito1·-General. Hobart, lltlt Marci,, 1901.

TABLE CAPE MAR.!NE BOARD. BSTRAC'l.' of Accounts for Year ending 31st LOAN ACCOUNT. A December, 1900 :- · RECEIPTS. £ s. d. RECEIPTS. £ ,;. d. Instalments on Government Loan. under 63 Viet. Balance from last Account ...... 1804 9 9 No. 30 ...... ' ...... 3200 0 0 Wharfoge ...... ; ...... 596 3 7 Balance to nAxt. Account ...... 3987 18 6 Harbour dues ...... 531 0 5 Loan expenditure, 1899, transferred to Loan £7187 18 6 Account ...... 1033 9 4 EXPENDl'l'TJRE. £ .~. d . £3965 3 1 Transler from General Account, 1899, expenditure --·---·· chargeable to Loan Account ...... 1033 9 4 EXPENDITURE. ----£ s. d. Travelling expenses ...... 17 1 0 :Salaries ...... 67 0 0 Advances to Contractors for wharf ...... 3469 3 9 Printing, advertising, postage, &c ...... 21 2 11 ~faterial and labour, new wharf ...... 2161 9 10 Upkeep, labour, and material ...... 112 11 8 Professional fees ...... 329 17 9 Lights ...... 74 19 3 Purchase of land ... -...... 120 3 1 Interest and exchange ...... 1 6 2 Printing, advertising, and postage ...... 50 0 7 Bubonic Plague·...... 42 8 1 Interest and exchange ...... 6 13 2 Balance to next Account ...... 3645 15 0 £7187 18 6 £3965 3 1 ---- ·Exami11l•d am! certified to be correct. ALFRED MONNINGTON, ilfaste1· JVarden. J. W. ISRAEL, Auditm·-Oeneral. -Hobart, 21st Mai·clt, 1900.

JOHN VAIL, VERNMENT PRINTER, TASMANIA.