156
25.
British ships.....
PASSENGER Traffic.
Arrivals.
Departures.
...143,490
165,516 including Emigrants.
Foreign
67,480
57,126
12
River Steamers,
.478,695
450,130
Launches outside waters of
Colony,
133,398
125,611
Junks (Foreign Trade),
.....111,026.
107,151
934,089
905,534
Excess of arrivals over departures (Foreign Trade),
.28,555
Junks, Local trade,
•
6,665
3,794
Launches,
.1,964,821
1,978,339
""
1,971,486
1,982,133
Excess of departures over arrivals (Local Trade),
...10,647
..17,908
Difference excess of arrivals,
26. From the above it appears that with a passenger traffic amounting to 5,793,242 during the year, the excess of arrivals in the Colony over departures from it, inclusive of all allowances for errors in reporting, amounted to 17,908 or about 3 per cent.
REVENUE.
27. The total Revenue collected by the Harbour Office during the year was $234,418.29, an increase of $39,242.67 over 1894. The details are as follows:-
(i) Light Dues,
(ii) Licences and Internal Revenue, ... (iii) Fees of Court and Office, ...
$107,315.91
34,479.50
92,622.88
$234,418.29
STEAM LAUNCHES.
28. On 31st December there were 139 Steam Launches employed in the Harbour; of these 59 were licensed for the conveyance of passengers, 63 were privately owned, 12 were the property of the Colonial Government, and 5 belonged to the Imperial Government in charge of the Military-
Authorities.
EMIGRATION.
29. 73,138 Emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year, of these 58,429 were carried by British ships; 112,685 were reported as having been brought to Hongkong from places to which they had emigrated, and of these 86,663 were brought in British ships.
Returns Nos. XVIII. and XIX. give the details of this branch of the department.
REGISTRY OF SHIPPING.
30. During the year two ships were registered, under the provisions of the Imperial Act, and five certificates were cancelled.
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
31. 85 cases were heard in the Marine Magistrate's Court; refusal of duty and breach of Harbour Regulations were the principal offences.
EXAMINATION FOR MASTERS, MATES, AND ENGINEERS.
(Under Section 15 of Ordinance No. 26 of 1891.)
32. The following table will show the number of candidates examined for Certificates of Com- petency distinguishing those who were successful and those who failed:-
GRADE.
PASSED.
FAILED.
Masters,
First Mates,
Only Mates,
17
18
1
Second Mates,
1001 00
TOTAL,
44
15
First Class Engineers,. Second Class Engineers,
10
26
13
co co
8
TOTAL,
36
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