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GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER DEPOT.
23. During the year 1898 there has been stored in the Government Gunpowder Depôt, Stone-
cutters' Island:
No. OF CASES.
APPROXIMATE WEIGHT.
Gunpowder, privately owned,
Do., Government owned,.
Cartridges, privately owned,...
Do., Government owned,
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,..
11,901 41
10s. 241,360
820
5,046 81
1,167,773
17,275
1,089
60,469
Do.,
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
639,969
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,...
922
47,986
TOTAL,.....
15,207
1,239,084
On the 31st December, 1898, there remained as under :—
APPROXIMATE
No. of CASES.
WEIGHT.
Ibs.
Gunpowder, privately owned,
Do., Government owned,..........
1,940
41
39,430
820
Cartridges, privately owned,..
851
187,220
Do., Government owned,
77
16,225
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,
38
3,869
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 Opiumn reported was as follows:-
1897. chests.
Imported..........
..37,708
Exported,.
..35,808
Through cargo reported but not landed, 13,7391
1898.
chests.
39,3921
37,828
Increase.
chests.
1,684
2,0201
1,743
15,482
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. STEWARkt Lockhart, C.M.G.,
&C.,
Colonial Secretary, &c..
&c.