AnnualReport-1939

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TABLE XXXI.

During the year of 1939, there has been stored in the Government Gunpowder Depôt, Green Island.

No. of Cases. Approximate Weight. lbs. Gunpowder, privately owned 254 8,160 Government owned 32 1,600 Cartridges, privately owned 1,572 133,025 Explosive Compounds, privately owned 11,158 583,756 Government owned 1,364 76,400 Non-explosives, privately owned

During the same period there has been delivered out of the Depôt.

No. of Cases. Approximate Weight. lbs. For sale in the Colony: Gunpowder 36 1,180 Cartridges 299 11,975 Explosive Compounds 3,338 32,116 Non-explosives 2 100 For Export: Gunpowder 197 5,566 Cartridges 27,176 391,540 Non-explosives 39 6,626 Explosive Compounds 657 38,700 Government owned: Gunpowder 250 Explosive Compounds

On 31st December, 1939, there remains as follows:-

No. of Cases. Approximate Weight. lbs. Gunpowder, privately owned 216 6,880 Government owned 27 1,350 Cartridges, privately owned 1,085 93,874 Explosive Compounds, privately owned 2,254 160,100 Government owned 707 37,705 Non-explosives, privately owned 231 34,568

TABLE XXXII.

Lighthouses and Signal Stations.

Vessels Lighthouse, or Signal Station. Messages Signalled. Messages sent. Messages received. Periods of Fog. Period Fog Diaphone Signals sounded. Fired. Typhoon & Non local Signals Hoisted. Gap Rock 959* 3,242 734 137 hrs. 851 29 periods Waglan 2,887+ 3,710 597 82 periods 443.401 hrs. 136 Green Island 1,042 122 48 11 Kowloon Signal Station 2,428 134

*Including 178 reported by Flash lamp.

+Including 712 reported by Flash lamp.

Including 10.10 hrs. when Explosive Signal used during alterations.