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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1899.
GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER DEPÔT..
23. During the year 1898 there has been stored in the Government Gunpowder Depôt, Stone- cutters' Island :-
Gunpowder, privately owned,
Do., Government owned,.
Cartridges, privately owned......
Do., Government owned,
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,..
Do.,
No. oF CASES APPROXIMATE
WEIGHT.
11,901 41
Ibs. 241,360 820
5,046
1,167,773
81
17,275
1,089
60,469
Government owned,
21
1,226
TOTAL,
18,179
1,488,923
During the same period there has been delivered out of the Depôt :-
No. oF CASES.
APPROXIMATE WEIGHT.
tbs.
For Sale in the Colony :
Gunpowder, privately owned,
7,117
143,895
Cartridges,
do.,
1,607
340,585
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,..
129
8,615
For Export :-
Gunpowder, privately owned,
2,844
58,035
Cartridges,
do.,
2,588
639,968
Explosive Compounds, privately owned..........
922
47,986
TOTAL,..
15,207
1,239,084
On the 31st December, 1898, there remained as under :-
NO. OF CASES.
APPROXIMATE
WEIGHT.
fbs.
Gunpowder, privately owned,
1,940
39,430
Do., Government owned,.
41
820
Cartridges, privately owned,..
851
187,220
Do.,
Government owned,
77
16,225
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,......
38
3,868
Do.,
Government owned,
21.
1,226
TOTAL,.....
2,968
248,789
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (OPIUM) OFFICE.
24. The Return shows that during the year the amount of Opium reported was as follows:-
Imported,..
Exported,..
1897. chests.
...37,708
......35,808
1898.
Increase.
chests.
chests.
39,3921
1,684
37,8284
2,020
15,4825
1,743
Through cargo reported but not landed, 13,7391
15,282 permits were issued from this Office during the year, being an increase of 31 as compared with 1897.
A daily memo. of exports to Chinese ports was during the year supplied to the Commissioner of Imperial Maritime Customs at Kowloon, and a daily memo. of exports to Macao was supplied to the Superintendent of Raw Opium Department of Macao.
Surprise visits were paid to 106 godowns during the year.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Retd. Comd., R.N., Harbour Master, &c.
The Honourable J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary, &C..
&c.