Of the 371 licensed for the conveyance of passengers, 179 were licensed for Class I, 66 for Class II and 126 for Class III.
9. 460 engagements and 490 discharges of coxwains and engineers were recorded.
10. The passenger trade and the number of emigrants departing from and arriving at this Port are shown in Tables XXII to XXVIII.
11. Details of bunker coal and oil fuel shipped will be found in Table XXIX. The figures show a decrease in coal consumption of 25,714 tons with an increase of 15,756 in fuel oil.
12. The Nationality of crews in British and Foreign ships is shown in Table VII.
13. During the year, 12 ships were registered under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts and 47 Certificates of Registry were cancelled. Details are shown in Tables XX and XXI. The fees collected amounted to $879 as compared with $2,985 in 1935.
14. 28,717 seamen were engaged and 28,370 were discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships as compared with 30,244 engaged and 28,877 discharged in 1935.
15. 67 seamen were received and admitted to the Sailors' Home and Boarding Houses. Of these the following were repatriated as distressed British seamen, 20 to the United Kingdom, 7 to Aden, 1 to Shanghai, 4 to Sydney, 6 to Calcutta, 3 to Singapore, 1 to Port Said, 5 were re-employed on ships being signed on Articles and 20 obtained employment in the Colony.
16. $1,923.21 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 six meetings during the year. 20 cases were investigated, permanent relief being granted in one case (bringing the total number of cases in receipt of permanent relief up to five) and temporary relief in nine cases. Four Europeans were repatriated to the United Kingdom and two refused passages. The total sum expended during the year was $12,118.49.
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 108 of 436,699 tons gross as compared with 112 of 425,855 tons gross in 1935, showing a decrease of four vessels and an increase of 12,844 tons.