MARINE COURTS.-Ordinance No. 11 of 1800.
Officers and Crew, were acquitted and highly commended for the exertions they made to save the Vessel, manded. The third Court was to enquire into the cause of the loss of the steamer Genkai, near Chelang Point. The Master, the crew against the Master of the Ethel. This resulted in the defendant's acquittal, and the Chief Mate being severely repri- Three Months. The second was to investigate charges of drunkenness and incapacity brought by the Officers, and a portion of for harsh treatment towards the crew, which being proved, the defendant's Certificate of Competency was suspended for 35. Three of these Courts have been held during the past Year. The first was held on the Chief Mato of the Moldavian
GUNPOWDER STORAGE.—Ordinance No. 4 of 1867.
did not pay such particular attention to the storage as would have been the case had he known he had a
38. A ship left New York with a full cargo of what the Master supposed to be non-explosive packages and consequently passage of the Ship and also for a short time to the Vessels in Harbor and to the Town, it is worthy of special attention.
37. There has been one conviction under this Ordinance, but as the case was attended with much danger during the containing nearly 330 Tons of Gunpowder, have been delivered since June last. purpose was therefore purchased and fitted as a floating magazine. The Ordinance is in full working order, 31,777 packages, was deemed necessary to bring the storage of Gunpowder under the immediate control of the Government. A hulk for this 36. In consequence of an explosion on board a hulk containing about 100 tons of Gunpowder, moored at Kowloon, it
powder on board. In the manifest was entered a certain number of packages of merchandize. In the meanwhit of Gun-
advices had
ships' manifests if Gunpowder forms a portion of the Cargo.-I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
39. The fine imposed will doubtless lead to greater care being taken at the Ports of Shipment, to state distinctly in
then, that the Master knew he had been carrying 34 cwt. of Gunpowder. that on ber arrival they applied in the nsual way for permission to store 394 cases in the Gunpowder Depôt. It was only been received from Shanghai by the Agents here to the effect that a number of cases of Cartridges was on board the Vessel, so
Harbor Master, &c.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,
To the Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,
Arting Colonial Secretary.
I-NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWws of Vessels entered at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong from each Country, in the Year 1807.
93
BRITISH.
FOREIGN.
TOTAL.
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL
Yesyche.
Tons.
Crews. Vets. Tens.
Crews. Vossels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels,
Great Britain,
Continent of Europe.......
United States of America,
India and Singapore,
Australia and New Zealand,
South America,
Cape of Good Hope,
67
48,086 1,451)
67
48,086) 1,451| 16
Tons.
10.994)
?
215
14
1:
215
11
21
6!
3,682
7,818
Crews. Fossela.
546
887
Tons. Crews. Vesady.
Tons.
169
23
122
61
3 68%
122
521
122 11,946 8,827
59,480 1,949
410
180 117,886) 8,382
Crews Vessels,
10,944) A:16 831 7,818 337 22 59,480 1,949 58
Tons.
59,080 1,797 8,038) 350 63,162 2,071}
Crews. Vesele.
Tuns.
Crews Vesse.
Tons. Crews.
88/
59,080 1,797
22 8,0381
551
88]
30,565 1,610
581
321 10,553 558
30,565 1,610
63,162 2,071
32 15,653
167 147,511 9.937
753
191
8,522) 802
1:40
55
19
8.522}
168 147,057 9,992
1
800
18
2001
18
1,100)
25
1
Philippines,
West Indica, .....
Javu and other Islands, Tudian Archipelago,.
Islands of the South Pacific,
354
9
1
154
***
2,209
Sa
2.૩૦
1,802 931 420 26
Siare,
2,376 721
905
401
81
431
23,708
829
Japan........
.་་
49
20
Amoor River.......
9,3361
hai
4,784 230
271
3,2811
28,700
14,720
119
68) 16,334 024
829
99
44.897 2,088
7811 10 4,088
289
5,841 181
4,711 155
1,128
1,287
1,562 65
6,941]
302
206
51
24,075
850
1,400
40
5,841
181
51
9
24,075) 855
7,2411
1}
1541
9
1 154
224
3
4,711 153
4,711
155
7.
4,713) 155
2,080
123
101
4,011
176
420 26
1,128| 36
12
5,139)
212
2
420
20
:
2:
420 26
40
60
17,571 978
621
18,710 1,008
93
201
44,397 2.088.
3,650
2,142]
89.
661
20,852 1,092
148
68,103) 2,917
148
68,103) 2.917
804 86
14,024
790
I!
6,346 295
47
British North America,
Coast of China and Formosa,
708 1,098 473,257) 48,472
I;
294!
20,370 1,085
111
11
2941
1.1
18
1
294
11/
708
1
291
11
18.
TOTAL
1,414 697,128) 55,526j|
201
708
54,550) 2,530) 1,515 751,678 58,056 14,858 1,511,158 232,066 7.965) 299,002) 69,398|21,7181. 48,421 2,203 1,189 521,678 45,677|14,025)1,325,344 224,114||| 7,843 285,213 69,112|21,868)|1,610,557) 258,228; 15,128 1,798,601207,588 7,454 893,63471,31722,557 2,132,235 488,905 330| 201,681| 15,7672,208,286 287,592 7,466 354,242 72,126 23,238j2,662,528) 359,720
708
18
1
18
H. G. THOMSETT,
Harbor Master, fe.
IL-NUMBER, TONNAGE, and Cauws of Vessels cleared at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong from each Country, in the Year 1807,
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, Fc.
BRITISH,
FOREIGN.
TOTAL.
COUNTRIES TO WHICH DEPARTED.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL
WITH CARGOES,
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vexels.
Great Britain,
Continent of Europe,....
United States of Ainerica....
India and Singapore,.....
Australia and New Zealand,
101
Tous. Crews, Vuspela.
9,5201 252)
1,650
Tons.
Crews, Vessele.
7691 241
Tons. Crews. Vossnis.
Tons. Crews. Towels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tous.
Crews, Fescla.
Tons. Crews. Yesels.
Tons. Crews, Vennels. Tous. Crews.
11
20,289
59
1
Siam,
Philippines,
Japan,
Coast of China and Formosa,
South America, -
Java and other Islands in the Indian Archipelago,
Islands in the South Pacific,
Amoor River,
98 100,553) 8,011
14 9,949;
274
14:
376 1,550 691 1 9,949)
+
980 43
930
43
34
285 18)
1
286
13
2
10,450!
1,885 72
395
769! 24
15
21
274
211
81,446 1,102]
7,173)
679)
122 117,726 8,720
2,889
261
25,152 1,492
12
104
786
0,089
143
221
32,182 1,116
35
41,395 1,876)
7301
8281
288)
38
13
8
3,217
$4,191 1,780}
124 125,705 9,588)
3G
117
14 361 26,212 967
11,219 419 1,830 72 42,131 1,390
160) 151,917 10,500
958
32
058 82
705)
41
5 1,547|
2,889!
104
1.
828
18
8
G6]
5
1,547
66
7
--
3
785) 41
2,500 38)
ANI
7
8,217
2,508
117
98
79;
14
3
2,279
2,594)
262)
14
631
4
2,858)
8,591
2621
3
735
41]
14
8,594
262
17
2
532
803
9,329
201
933
21
36
48;
81,905
935
582
20
3
51
4
32,888
611
BI
971
1,659
59
46
21,183
7881
50
64
24,457 1,168
22,842
341
847 16!
8,082
620j
2,279 R
G
2,200 91
321
29,8024 915
861
37,984 1.544]
37j
9,615
665
100
180
20
5āj
24,587 1,368 62!
པ་་
1,021 480,580 42,855 1.63
3
7,279
25,272 1,017) 847
382
61,207 1,850
137i
70,822 2,515
102
45,540 1,976
118
52,819 2,357} 201
8,999
441j
66,728 2,763
168)
75,661 3,201
35
TOTAL...
621 25,272 1,017) 116 847;
||251,411|| 86,545 8,506) 1,184 528,125 $5,861) 19,703,1,256,039 228,812 7,223 383,498 62,018 21,0161,589,887 288,680 14,8141,092,919 288,947 7,386 420,045) 65,524 22,200 2,112,962 834,491 1,218 589,862 62,324 287 160,812 6,028 1,505 760,174 68,572 13,967 1,358,911 251,411 7,404 426,709 65,472 21,371 1,785,020 296,880) 15,185 1,948,179 288,955 7,601 587,021 71,600 22,876 2,635,194 865, 485
B
25
3i
49,729 2,1801 847 30
1
180! 201
117)
49,859 2,200
8-171 45