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26. 152 new lifeboats and 216 units of standard buoyant apparatus were surveyed during construction at the makers' works during the year as compared with 98 and 519 respectively in 1937.
27. 14,925 new lifejackets were examined and stamped at the makers' works during the year as compared with 16,330 in 1937.
28. 606 surveys were carried out on steam launches and motor boats during the year as compared with 610 in 1937.
29. There were no Marine Courts of Inquiry during the year.
30. 450 cases were heard in the Marine Magistrate's Court during the year. The principal offences being, Boarding ships without permission of the Master, lying inshore during prohibited hours without a permit, making fast to ships underway without permission of the Master and failing to exhibit Regulation lights.
31. Examinations for certificates of competency as masters, mates and engineers were held under Board of Trade regulations. 29 candidates were examined for master, 13 passed. Nine were examined for first mate, four passed. There were no candidates for examination as second mate. Ten were examined for first class engineer's certificate (ordinary) and three passed. Five were examined for second class engineer (ordinary), three passed. Of the two who were examined for first class engineer's certificate (motor), one passed. Two candidates were examined for second class engineer's certificate (motor) and one passed. Six passed for first class motor endorsement.
32. Under Section 37 of Ordinance 10 of 1899, 79 candidates were examined for certificates as coxswains and 66 passed. 109 were examined as engineers and 105 passed.
33. 24 Pilots' licences were renewed during the year. No examinations were held.
34. 2701 Sunday cargo working permits were issued during the year, of which 258 were used for working from midnight to 6 a.m., 973 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 327 from 6 p.m. to midnight, the remainder being returned as unused and cancelled.
35. Table XXXII gives details of vessels signalled etc. at the lighthouses and signal stations.
36. Government moorings were used during the year as follows:-
A class 3,359 days.
B class 5,840 days.
C class 464 days.
In addition, these were used by Naval vessels and transports for 73 days.
The following moorings were in position on the 31st December.
A class 17, B class 27 and C class 4, a total of 48 including 12 special typhoon A class moorings. Permission was granted for the maintenance of 48 private buoys and moorings and the fees received amounted to $2,645.00.
37. The revenue and expenditure of the department are shown in Tables XXXIII and XXXIV. Light dues for 1938 show a decrease of $96,417 which can only be attributed to less tonnage visiting the port.
38. Increases are shown under a number of sub-heads of revenue, the largest being under the headings Air Services, boat fees and surveys of steamships, while miscellaneous receipts also show a large increase over 1937, due to the sale of the tug "Kau Sing" which took place during the year.