NYKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES. £120, £112, £110, £102 £83, via San Francisco.
G$410, G420, via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
• KOREA MARU
SHINYO MARU
SIBERIA MARU
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
6th Sept., at Noon. 20th September. 4th October,
Calls Los Angeles, amitting Honolulu.
LONDON via Singapore. Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
KABIO, MARU
KATORI MARU
ATSUTA MARU
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
Saturday,
10th Sept., at îi a.m.
Saturday,
Saturday,
24th Sept., at 11 a.m.
8th October,,
21st September.
19th October.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Wednesday,
Wednesday,
Saturday,
BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.
SADO MARU
10th September.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama,
ANYO MARU
Thursday, 29th September. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Peris.
Tuesday, KAWACHI MARU
Olli September. NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
Sunday, TAKETOYO MARU
11th September. LIVERPOOL vin Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
Friday, 2lat October. †LIMA MARU
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON,
+ MOJI MARU
+ TOKUSHIMA MARU
NAGASAKI. KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
AKI MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
KASHIMA MARU
+OSAKA MARU (Moji direct)
HAKONE MARU
3rd September. 12th September.
16th September,
Monday, 5th September. Sunday, 11th September. Monday, 19th September, 20th September. †PENANG MARU (Moji direct).... Tuesday,
† Cargo only.
Saturday, Monday,
Friday,
For further informon pply NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
M. OMMO
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
LIGNES COMMERCIALES: (Cargo- Boats).
Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:—
S.S. "YALOU"
S.S. "CAPT. FAURE".
about 5th September.
due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON, HAVRE about the 20th September.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mal Service)
Steamers.
Sallings from Marssillon,
Arr. at Hong Kong & Sailinge for Bhanghai and Japan.
Bailings from Hong Kong for Marseille.
ANGERS
12th August
D'ARFAGNAN.....
55: August
GAL METZINGER.. A
9th Bontember
SPHINX ...
A
РОСТНОЕ...
13th Sept. 27th Sept 11th Oci, 23rd September 26th Oct.
7th October
9th Nov.
27th Sept. 11th Oct 25th Ucf.
ATHOS LI...
8th Nov. 22nd Nov. 8th Dec.
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
(I-cluding Table Wine and Free Doctue's Attendance)
A Class: Int Class. 290; On. Od. B Clas
Steamers! 2nd
ist Class £85, Oa. Od. 2nd ► .401. On. Od.
.. $70. Da, od, Steamers Through Tickels to London and Landing. Towns of Europe.
Accommodations reserved in the Traiua at Marseiling
(Sailinıza subject to alteration without poțica!
For full Particulars, apply to:-
Cic. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. Telephone: Central 740.
5. Queen's Buildlog.
CONSIGNATION-TRANSIT-REPRESENTATUIN,
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPPING
HARBOUR OFFICE.
MARINE SURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT.
SECTION.
fed the Board of Trade as to his y officiency as 'an Engino Surveyor, and has returned to the Colony.
Mr. Taylor, Assistant Govern- ment. Marine Surveyor, Is at pre- Kent on Home leave and I under- stand that arrangements are being made by the Colonial Office for him to take the course of instruction for Engine Surveyora.
Mr. Church, Assistant Govern- and as Mr. Wilton is only lent to this Government for a period of a ment Marine Surveyor, is now tak months, it will necessarily following the course in England to that at the expiration of twelve qualify at Ship Surveyor. months, unless in the Interim steps Mr. Swan, Assistant Government are taken to ensure recognition, the Marine Surveyor, is taking a course difficulties will start anew.
of training locally under Mr. Wi- 3. As stated by Mr. Wilton, the ton to qualify as a Ship Surveyor, The following document has been,
Board of Trade require that, before but unfortunately it is not anti- issued by the Government:--
the cipated. that such course will Recommendations by the Har- they grant recognition to bour Master as regards staff estab- Special Hong Kong Passenger Cer-exempt him from training when he lishment and salaries for the Gov- ticate, they should be satisfied next returns to the United King-
De-that:-
dom, but will serve to reduce the ernment Marine Surveyor's phrtment.
(a) the survey work at this port time necessary for such training. is carried out by officers com- Of the remainder of the present petent to do the work and un- staff Mr., Russell, Government der regulations of equivalent Marine Surveyor is retiring short- value to those in force in the ly and therefore it is not proposed that he should take the course of United Kingdom. (b) the staff is numerically ade- training..
Mr. Lambert, Senter Assistant quate to deal efficiently with
Government Marine Surveyor, the total work of the Port.should take the course at the first Mr. Wilton was therefore sent avallable opportunity.
Mr. Jackson, Assistant Govern- out to complete the surveys of the
The Hon, the Colonial Secretary.
ger
•
His will
I herewith forward a letter ad- dressed to me by Mr. Wilton, the Surveyor lent to this Government from. the Consultative Branch of the Board of Trade, London, who arrived in the Colony a short time ago for the purpose of ascertain- Ing what steps it will be necessary to take at this Port to ensure re- cognition by the Board of Trade of a Special Hong Kong Passenger "Changte" and "Taiping," and to ment Marine Surveyor, has been Certificate, to have equivalent value report direct to the Board of Trade very seriously ill and has been in- all over the world with the Passen- on (a) and (b) and also to advise valided home on sick leave. Certificate, Issued by the the Hork Kong Government on the present condition of health
taking any authorities in the United Kingdom. steps that he considers necessary prevent him from
2. As you are aware this question to be taken before he can recom-course for the present.
9. As the present staff cannot at of obtaining recognition has been mend to the Board of Trade that
present cope efficiently with the; under review for some years past, recognition should be granted.
4. I am convinced that, if re-work of the Port (it has been found taken but no serious steps were
a des- cognition by the Board of Trade absolutely necessary to obtain as- until January 1925, when
was can be obtained, it will give a very slatance from private sources out- patch No. 6 dated 17.1.25 forwarded to the Secretary of State great. impetus to the work of this side the Government Service) it is for the Colonies. Various minutes port as repairs here can be carried proposed that, should the proposed and despatches were written, but out at a cheaper rate than either in increase be approved, the training the matter did not come to a head Australia or in the United King under the Board of Trade of new until the owners of two ships (the dom, and it is obvious that, provid-appointees be so regulated that a ed the present difficulty of non-maximum of four only of the total 3.3. "Changte" and "Taiping" which were completing at the recognition of Hong Kong Certifi- staff of ship and engine surveyors Hong Kong and Whampoa Dockyard cates is ren.aved, 'owners will take should be absent from the Port at cheaper any one time. Nautical Surveyors for the Hong Kong-Australia every advantage of our trade) discovered that the present repair facilities. It must also be should be trained before arrival in. Hong Kong Passenger Certificate taken into consideration that ships, the Colony.
other than those that may carry out 10. In regard to the initial salary: was not recognised by the Austra their refils here, may take the op of £450 for Ship and Engine Sur lian authorities. This being the portunity while in Hong Kong to veyor, Mr. Wilton points out that case it would be necessary for
dock and obtain a "Bottom Carti- this is the Combined Salary (Au- those two ships,
ficate" here thus avoiding the risk thorised Salary plus cost of Living! (a) on their first arrival at an of demurrage caused by no dock Allowance) of Officers when first
Australian port to go into being available in London at the appointed under the dry dock and to be re-sur-time that their docking la due. thus offers no inducement to leave veyed by the Australian au- 5. With the observations contain- England. He however also points: thorities, and to take out aned in Mr. Wilton's letter I entirely out that the recruiting age under Australian Passenger. Certi- concur, and would invite very care- the B.O.T. averages from $1 to 32 ficate before they would be ful attention to his remarks on the to that taking increments into con- allowed to enter the Aus question of even further additions sideration if we were to recruit our tralian Passenger trade, thus to the number of now-recommend-men at the age of 27 or 28 the putting their owners to con-ed staff in order to keep pace with necessary inducement would be siderable expense.
the work of the Port as it deve provided. order to renew their Aus-lops.
If, however, we are to recruit at tralian Certificates, to carry 6. The staff as approved in the B.O.T. candidates' ages our initial out their annual refit and 1927-Estimates consists of docking at an Australian port at a higher cost than this work could be done at Hong Kong, thus diverting from this port work which, had a passenger certificate with world-wide recognition been available here, would have been placed with one of the local shipyarda. After the interchange of many
(b)
1. Government Marine Surveyor
£725 to £960 by £25,
B.O.T. and
salary should be raised to £500.
11. I cannot too strongly urge that the recommendations contain-
7 Assistant Surveyors (one noted in Mr. Wilton's letter be yet appointed) £460 to £700 thorised as soon as possible. by £20.
The staff, as recommended-by Mr. Wilton would entail the following} additione
4 Assistant Surveyors. 2 Nautical Surveyors. 1 Draughtsman.
con-
despatches between this Govern-1 European Clerk. ment; the Government of Australia 2-Outdoor officers. and the Board of Trade, London, it and I would submit for was agreed that, subject to certain sideration that the scales of pay conditions, the Board of Trade and may be fixed as follows:- the Government of Australia would
Government Marine Surveyor give, for these two ships only, pro- £750 to £950 by £25. visional recognition for six months
and Senior Engine Surveyor to their Hong Kong Passenger Senior Ship Surveyor, £460 to Certificates panding the settle- £700 by £20. $600 charge pay! ment of the question of recognition while in the Colony and in of a Special Hong Kong Passenger charge. Certificate. Owing to various de- lays it was found necessary to ob- tain extension of the period, and various steps were taken to end, and extension was granted until such time as Mr. Wilton ar- rived in the Colony and had had opportunity of surveying those ships and of assuring the Board of Trade that their survey
in Was order. The Certificates then issued will be valid only for twelve months
this
AL-
(84.) G. F. HOLE,
Harbour Master. Hong Kong, August 8, 1927.
(Continued on page 13.)
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S.S. "WEST CAJOOT" Sept. 20. Engine Surveyor, Ship Surveyor, S.S. "WEST ELCAJON" Öct, 3.
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FOR MANILA, ILOILO, Draughtsman, £360 to £400 by
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Clerk Class III, £200 to £850 by S.S.
£10.
Outdoor officers (Tape men) $216
to $252 by $12. which in the first year would entail an additional cost to Govern- ment over the 1927 Estimates of
4 Assistant Surveyors at
2400
$ 22,080 2 Nautical Surveyors at
£460
11,040
2 Allowances for charge
pay at $600
1,200
1 Clerk Class III at £200
2,400
1 Draughtsman at £850
4.300
2 Outdoor officers $216.
482
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$900
1800)
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM. & ANTWERP.-ľa Sukama,
..
Colombo, Suża and Port Said.
AMAZON MARU ́..........
ATLAS - MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vis Saigos, Singapore,, -
Colombo, Durban & Caps Town. HAWAII MARU
BOMBAY--Via Blagapore and Colombo.
BORNEO MARU
INDUS MARU
.Saturday, 10th September. Wednesday, 5th October,
'.Thursday, 20th September
Sunday, 4th September: .Monday, 19th September.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, DEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIB
MOMBASA—Via Singapore and Colombo. CHICAGO MARU ........
Wednesday, 28th September... CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon,
......Sunday,
BINGO MARU
25th September. VICTORIA. SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports.
LONDON MARU (from 'Shanghai)... Monday, 12th September. HAIPHONG...Vi HOTROW I PAKHOL
TAIKWA MARU
MENADO MARU
JAPAN PORTS
SUMATRA MARU SEATTLE MARU KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY.
KAIJO HARU · HOZAN MARU
TAKAO VI SWATOW & AMOT.
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
SOURABAYA MARU
DAIREN & TAKAO.
- KOHOKU MARU
KISHU MARU.
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.Tuesday, 13th Sept., 10 a.m.
Tuesday, 27th September, Neon
Thursday, 16th September. .Saturday, 24th September.
Sunday, 4th September, 2.p.m. .Sunday, 11th September, 2. p.m.
Thursday, 8th September, 2 p.m.
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Total.....$ 43,252 I would point out that it is sub- mitted that the initial pay of the Government Marine Surveyor should be raised from £725 to £750. This la suggested as should an As- sistant Surveyor, the senior of either the ship or engine branches,| rise to his maximum of £700 he} would draw $700 per month salary; plus $50 per month charge pay, totalling $750 per month, La., £25 per annum more than the present initial of the Government) Marine Surveyor. Thia. proposed increase will have no effect until the post of Government Marine Sur- veyor falls vacant, as the salary of the holder of this appointment is at present '£375.
7. To compensate in some way for the proposed increases, I would sub mit that the survey fees at present charged in this Port be raised, as they are very low in comparison with the charges at other ports. I therefore forward herewith a re- vised list of charges for considera- tion. This revised. list is for the principal charges only and should be moditications or additions.
8. It is proposed that as oppor tunity offers, member of the pre- sent statt, should undergo, &- course, of training under the direction of the Board of Trade so as to comply with the requirements under (8)
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