Year.
Table XXVII.
Comparative Return of Work performed by the Government Marine Surveyor's Department for 3 years ending 31.12.31.
Surveys for 1931 1930 1929 Passenger Certificate 127 125 126 Surveys for Load-line Certificate. 47 35 32 Surveyors for Bottom Certificate. 22 3 Surveys for Emigration Licence. 22 109 107 Measurement of Tonnage for British Registry. 15 20 Measurement of Tonnage, not for British Registry. 24 34 Inspection & Certification of Light & Sound Signals, 22 17 22 Examination of Boiler Designs. 20 17 20 Surveys of Boilers during Construction. 12 12 Surveys of Government Land Boilers. 10 23 10 Surveys of Launches for plying Licences. 715 729 Surveys of Govt. Launches & Harbour Buoys, etc. 1,242 256 1,242 Ships' Plans Examined. 256 Inclining Experiments. 19 19 New Lifeboats Surveyed during construction. 45 45 New Buoyant Apparatus Surveyed during construction. 239 239 20,363 Life jackets Inspected and Stamped. 29,271 29,271 Engineers Examined B. O. T. Certificates. 93 93 64 Engineers Examined Local Certificates. 92 92 87 Estimated Total Number of Visits in connection with Surveys. 7,242 7,242 6,560 125 II 26 23 ∞ 23 717 730 131 14 49 179 17,040 79 113 6,530 D 32 92