Sub-enclosure
COPY.
Hon. Colonial Secretary.
30 AR 96
311
Referring to the Hon. the Harbour Master's
minute catea 24,4,95,1 respectfully submit that the state-
ment that the Shroff's larger collections are at the Mer-
cantile Marine Office, is inaccurate, if Colonial monies, for
which alone he is paid, are considered.
The following figures explain my meaning.
In March last fees for which the Harbour
Master is Collector amounted to $12,950.37. Light dues to-
talled $8,069.39.
All the Colonial onies handled in the Mer-
cantile Marine Office were shipping... $747.80.
Lischarge...$671.80.
Total.....$1419.60.
The shroff also manages considerable Board of
Trane monies, but the above is all the Colonial cash he col-
lects at the Mercantile Marine office. of the valance, Junks
Victoria $1,293, the Chinese Interpreter and Writer referred
to by the Hon. the Harbour Master in the 3rd.paragraph of
his minute collects at the Harbour Office. $1,094.25 Junk
fees were also collected at Out-stations.
$9,145,52 were therefore collected at the
Harbour Office,i.e,debit notes for this amount, were sent
from the Harbour Office for collection.
Gunpowder Storage was the principal item