176
Telegraphic and telephonic communication has been kept up with the Gap Rock, Cape d'Aguilar and Waglan Island during the year.
From Gap Rock Station, 1,006 vessels have been reported as passing, and in addition 204 messages were received and 3,376 sent, including the daily weather report for the Observatory.
Twenty hours and thirty minutes of fog were reported from Gap Rock during the year, and the fog signal gun was fired 129 times. On two occasions the fortnightly reliefs were delayed by the rough sea.
From Cape d'Aguilar Station, 1,826 vessels were reported, and in addition 1,112 messages were sent and 12 received.
From Waglan Island Station, 1,658 vessels were reported, and in addition 42 messages were sent and 47 received. Owing to the telephonic communication being interrupted, 238 vessels were not reported.
Thirty-six hours and twenty-four minutes of fog were reported from Waglan Island during the year, and the fog signal gun was fired 376 times. On no occasion was the relief delayed by the rough sea.
GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER DEPOT,
22. During the year 1902, there has been stored in the Government Gun- powder Depôt, Stonecutters' Island:-
No. of Cases. Approximate
Weight.
lbs.
Gunpowder, privately owned,
Do., Government owned,
Cartridges, privately owned,
8,855 278
182,258
8,724
2,983
428,374
Do., Government owned,
47
3,595
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,.
86
4,483
Do..
Government owned,
436
80.660
Non-explosives, privately owned,
14
1,534
Do.,
Government owned,
14
2,590
Total,..
12,713
712.218
During the same period there has been delivered out of the Depôt :
For Sale in the Colony
No.of Cases. Approximate
Weight.
lbs.
Gunpowder, privately owned,
948
14,460
Cartridges,
do.,
377
98,607
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,..
42
3,148
Non-explosives,
do.,
10
934
For Export:---
Gunpowder, privately owned,
Cartridges,
do.
1,763
54
30,254 10,805
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,.
Non-explosives,
do..
Total,..
3,194
158,208