10.—Examination of Pilots.
(Under Ordinance No. 3 of 1904.)
24. There were 3 candidates examined during the year. Sixteen (16) licences were renewed.
11.—Sunday Cargo-Working.
25. There were 1,108 permits issued during the year under Ordinance 1 of 1891, as compared with 966 in 1916. Of these, 320 were not used as the ships did not arrive up to time, and in some cases it was found unnecessary to work cargo on the Sunday.
The Revenue collected under this head amounted to $133,675 as against $116,000 in 1916.
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.
(Nineteenth year of British Administration.)
26. The Out-stations attached to the Harbour Department continued to perform the work allotted to them and during the year Licences, etc., were issued by them as follows :-
1916 1917 Cheung Chau, opened 1899 2,676 2,584 Tai O, 1899 2,696 2,904 Tai Po, 1900 3,573 3,027 Sai Kung, 1902 890 1,189 Long Ket, Deep Bay. Lantao, 1905 1,629 991 Lantao, 1911 1,168 941 15 1912 1,705 2,001 14,337 13,63713.—Lighthouses.
GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.
27. During the year 1917, seven hundred and fifty-three (753) vessels were reported by telegraph as passing this station and nine (9) were not reported owing to communication being interrupted.
Two thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight (2,858) telegraphic messages, including meteorological reports for the Observatory, were sent, and four hundred and seventy-three (473) messages were received.
Except for a few slight interruptions telegraphic communication was maintained throughout the year.
The Light was extinguished by order on the 31st March and owing to the typhoon signals being hoisted was exhibited from sunset to sunrise on the nights of 13th, 18th, and 19th July, 12th and 13th August, and 11th and 12th September.
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10.—Examination of Pilots.
(Under Ordinance No. 3 of 1904.)
24. There were 3 candidates examined during the year. Sixteen (16) licences were renewed.
11.-Sunday Cargo-Working.
25. There were 1,108 permits issued during the year under Ordinance 1 of 1891, as compared with 966 in 1916. Of these, 320 were not used as the ships did not arrive up to time, and in some cases it was found unnecessary to work cargo on the Sunday.
The Revenue collected under this head amounted to $133,675 as against $116,000 in 1916.
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.
(Nineteenth year of British Administration.)
26. The Out-stations attached to the Harbour Department con- tinued to perform the work allotted to them and during the year Licences, etc., were issued by them as follows :-
1916.
1917.
Cheung Chau, opened 1899........
2,676
2,584
Tai 0,
1899..
2,696
2,904
>"
Tai Po,
1900...
3,573
3,027
Sai Kung,
1902....
890
1,189
*
Long Ket, Deep Bay. Lantao,
1905....
1,629
991
1911..
1,168
941
15
1912
1,705
2,001
14,337
13,637
13.-Lighthouses.
GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.
27. During the year 1917, seven hundred and fifty-three (753) vessels were reported by telegraph as passing this station and nine (9) were not reported owing to communication being interrupted.
Two thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight (2,858) telegraphic messages, including meteorological reports for the Observatory, were sent, and four hundred and seventy-three (473) messages were received.
Except for a few slight interruptions telegraphic communication was maintained throughout the year.
The Light was extinguished by order on the 31st March and owing to the typhoon signals being hoisted was exhibited from sunset to sunrise on the nights of 13th, 18th, and 19th July, 12th and 13th August, and 11th and 12th September.
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