· D 19
11. Sunday Cargo Working.
25. During the year 678 permits were issued under Ordinance No. 1 of 1891 as compared with 510 in 1914. Of these 174 were not used mainly on account of bad weather and ships not arriving up to time.
The Revenue collected under this head amounted to $85,250 as against $66,950 in 1914.
The increase is due to the shortage of tonnage and the anxiety of ship owners to get their ships away from port as soon as possible.
12.—New Territories.
(Seventeenth year of British Administration.)
26. The Out-stations attached to the Harbour Department have continued to perform the work allotted to them, and during the year Licences, etc., have been issued by them as follows:
1914 1915 Cheung Chau, opened 1899 3,706 2,436 Tai O, 1899 4,397 2,833 Tai Po, 1900 5,810 2,727 Sai Kung, 1902 1,488 709 Long Ket, 1905 1,980 1,271 Deep Bay, 1911 2,373 1,294 Ping Shan, Lantao, 1911 71 57 ... 1,575 1,362 21,400 12,689The Station at Ping Shan was closed at the end of October on account of the very small revenue collected from that station.
The Revenue collected by this Department from the New Territories during the year was $34,680.85 as compared with $41,350.65 in 1914.
13.—Lighthouses,
GAP ROCK Lighthouse.
27. During the year 1915, 612 vessels were reported as passing this Station and 127 were not reported owing to telegraphic communication being interrupted.
Two thousand four hundred and thirty-seven (2,437) telegraphic messages including meteorological observations for the Observatory were sent and 412 messages were received.
Telegraphic communication was maintained with few slight interruptions until 30th October when the line failed and during the typhoon of the 5th November the cable was broken by the heavy seas.
Since that date there has been no communication, the cable not having been repaired.
There were 172 hours and 10 minutes fog during the year and the fog signal was fired 1,078 times.
· D 19
11. Sunday Cargo Working.
25. During the year 678 permits were issued under Ordinance No. 1 of 1891 as compared with 510 in 1914. Of these 174 were not used mainly on account of bad weather and ships not arriving up to time.
The Revenue collected under this head amounted to $85,250 as against $66,950. in 1914.
The increase is due to the shortage of tonnage and the anxiety of ship owners to get their ships away from port as soon as possible.
12.-New Territories.
(Seventeenth year of British Administration.)
26. The Out-stations attached to the Harbour Department have continued to perform the work allotted to them, and during the year Licences, etc., have been issued by them as follows:
1914.
1915.
Cheung Chau, opened 1899.....
3,706
2,436
Tai 0,
1899..
4,397
2,833
1)
Tai Po,
1900...
5,810
2,727
5)
Sai Kung,
1902...
>>
1,488
709
Long Ket,
1905......
1,980
1,271
Deep Bay,
1911.....
2,373
1,294
"
Ping Shan, Lantao,
1911...
71
57
29
1912...
1,575
1,362
}
21,400
12,689
The Station at Ping Shan was closed at the end of October on account of the very small revenue collected from that station.
The Revenue collected by this Department from the New Territories during the year was $34,680.85 as compared with $41,350.65 in 1914.
13.-Lighthouses,
GAP ROCK Lighthouse.
27. During the year 1915, 612 vessels were reported as passing this Station and 127 were not reported owing to telegraphic com- munication being interrupted.
Two thousand four hundred and thirty-seven (2,437) tele- graphic messages including meteorological observations for the Observatory were sent and 412 messages were received.
Telegraphic communication was maintained with few slight interruptions until 30th October when the line failed and during the typhoon of the 5th November the cable was broken by the heavy Since that date there has been no communication, the cable not having been repaired.
seas.
There were 172 hours and 10 minutes fog during the year and the fog signal was fired 1,078 times.
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