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Sea Defences (Naval).
(Table No. 4.)-RETURN showing Armament and Cost.
No.
Nature of Vessel.
Armament.
Cost complete with Armament.
Crew, Officers and Men.
Remarks.
Peace.
War.
1
2
"Wivern" (turret-ship) Gun-boats
4 12-ton guns
1.
1 38-ton gun
£ 200,000 60,000
20
100
16
40
1 field gun
-
No class like this in British service. The Chinese have boats of this nature.
1 machine gun
4
Spar torpedo - boats
and
20,000
2 men
60
fittings for twelve more
Involving a first outlay, if these vessels are exclusively devoted to harbour defence, of 280,000, and an annual cost for maintenance in time of peace of 5,000., and, when manned for service, 15,000l.
In the estimate only two gun-boats and the torpedo-launches are considered.
The above statement of cost has been furnished me by the Senior Naval Officer, but he has stated that it must be considered as approximate only.
Commodore Cuming also informs me that three gun-boats of the class above referred to should be provided for the defence of the harbour.
(Table No. 5.)-RETURN showing Comparative Cost of Schemes proposed.
War Office Local Memorandum. Commmittee.
Remarks.
W. C.
In Report of Colonel
Crossman.
£
£
Batteries
Armament
73,920
98,574
65,179
77,545
Submarine mines and extra establishment
Barracks..
19,000
19,000
100,000
143,600
Entrenched posts or infantry positions..
4,000
1,400
£ 93,908 77,515 4,000 114,240
25,000*
Cavalry and mountain guns Naval defences
..
部
Totals
26,000
288,098
11,112 79,300
500 $0,000
430,531
395,193
2 64-prs. less in column 3 than in column 2.
This includes 25,000l. for hospital (see Table 3.) This sum in column 3 will provide for in- fantry posts at Victoria and Stanley Gaps (see Remarks in Table 3).
N.B. In this Return I have subdivided the Committee's estimates, separating barracks from batteries, and submarine mines from gun-boats, &c.
W, C.
(Table No. 6.)-NUMBER, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation Entered at the Port of Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, in the Year 1880.
Entered.
Nationality of Vessels.
With Cargoes.
In Ballast.
Total.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crows.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
American..
Annamese
130
117,368
3,713
9
8,765
156
139
1
78
17
1
126,133 78
3,869
17
Austrian Belgian
2
3.179
90
2
3,179
90
1
1,125
34
1
1,125
34
Bolivian
1
740
15
1
710
15
British
Chinese
Chinese junks
Danish
Dutch
2,043
1,851,791
85,422
30
150 16,610
124,197
1,240,988
7,376 219,761
5
7,310
26,534 2,090 409,270
850 171
2,073
1,878,325
86,272
83,025
155 23,920
126,287
7,547
1,650,258
303,336
8
5,390
222
1
783
21
9
6,173
246
16
12,206
807
3
1,354
59
19
13,560
$65
..
French
113
165,152
9,422
1
300
11
114
165,452
9,433
German
225
134.685
4,449
21
12,156
438
246
146,841
4,887
Honduras
I
510
Japanese..
28
26,076
13 2,077
1
510
13
28
26,076
2,077
Norwegian
4
3,681
87
4
3,681
87
Portuguese
1
632
18
1
632
18
Russian
2
2,274
145
2
2,27+
145
Siamese
30
14.905
862
30
14,905
$62
Spanish
53
19,038
Swedish
2
578
2,005 19
53
19,038
2,005
2
578
19
Total
19,421
3,724,593
336,554
7,380
461,252
85,333
26,801
4,185,845 421,887
(Signed)
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbour Master, &c.
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