10. The Passenger Trade and the number of Emigrants departing from and arriving at this Port are shewn in Tables XXII to XXVIII.
11. Details of Bunker Coal and Oil Fuel shipped will be found in Table XXIX. The figures shew a decrease of 20,907 tons in Coal consumption, and an increase of 11,040 tons in Fuel Oil.
12. The Nationality of crews in British and Foreign ships is shewn in Table VII.
13. During the year, 39 ships were registered under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts and 23 Certificates of Registry were cancelled. Details are shewn in Tables XX and XXI. The fees collected amounted to $2,985 as compared with $1,079 in 1934.
14. 30,244 Seamen were engaged and 28,877 were discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships during the year as compared with 31,150 engaged and 29,552 discharged in 1934.
15. 141 Seamen were received and admitted to the Sailors' Home and Boarding houses. Of these the following were repatriated as Distressed British Seamen, 53 to the United Kingdom, 16 to Singapore, 15 to Bombay, nine to Calcutta, five to Colombo, five to Australian Ports, two to Seattle, one to Port Said, one to Aden; six were re-employed on ships, being signed on Articles and 28 obtained employment in the Colony.
16. $2,187.57 was expended by the Harbour Master on behalf of the Board of Trade in the relief of these distressed Seamen.
17. The Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund Committee held ten meetings during the year. 29 cases were investigated, permanent relief being granted in one case and temporary relief in 17 cases. One applicant was offered relief to the extent of $60 per mensem which was refused. Four Europeans repatriated to the United Kingdom and one to Australia. One Asiatic was repatriated to Singapore, a cash allowance for food en-route being granted. One European refused a passage to England and one to Mauritius. The total sum expended during the year was $9,595.00.
18. A statement of the surveys and examinations carried out by the Government Marine Surveyor and his staff is set out in Table XXX. The vessels surveyed for Passenger Certificates totalled 112 of 423,855 tons gross as compared with 123 of 470,644 tons gross in 1934, showing a decrease of 11 vessels, and a decrease of 46,789 tons.