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10. Examination of Pilots.
(Under Ordinance No. 3 of 1904.)
24. There were no candidates examined during the year. Nineteen (19) licences were renewed.
11. Sunday Cargo-Working.
25. There were 1,247 permits issued during the year under Ordinance No. 1 of 1891, as compared with 1,108 in 1917. Of these, 399 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 $133,800 as against $133,675 in 1917.
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.
(Twentieth 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:
1917 1918 Cheung Chau, opened 1899 2,584 2,667 Tai O, 1899 2,904 2,509 Tai Po, 1900 3,027 2,882 Sai Kung, 1902 很多 1,189 Long Ket, 1905 991 1,288 Deep Bay, Lantao, 1911 941 1,078 1,719 13,057 13,63713. Lighthouses.
GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.
27. During the year 1918, seven hundred and forty-one (741) vessels were reported by telegraph as passing this station and five (5) were not reported owing to communication being interrupted.
Two thousand nine hundred and twenty-four (2,924) telegraphic messages, including meteorological reports for the Observatory, were sent, and four hundred and sixty-three (463) messages were received.
Except for a few slight interruptions telegraphic communication was maintained throughout the year.
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10. Examination of Pilots.
(Under Ordinance No. 3 of 1904.)
24. There were no candidates examined during the year. Nineteen (19) licences were renewed.
11. Sunday Cargo-Working.
25. There were 1,247 permits issued during the year under Ordinance No. 1 of 1891, as compared with 1,108 in 1917. Of these, 399 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 $133,800 as against $133,675 in 1917.
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.
(Twentieth 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 Licences, etc., were issued by them as follows:
year
1917.
1918.
Cheung Chau, opened 1899..
2,584
2,667
Tai O,
1899...
2,904
2,509
33
Tai Po,
1900....
3,027
>>
2,882
Sai Kung,
Long Ket,
Deep Bay, Lantao,
1902....
很多
1,189
914
1905...
991
1,288
1911
941
"
1,078
1912..... 2,001
1,719
"
13,637
13,057
13.-Lighthouses.
GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.
27. During the year 1918, seven hundred and forty-one (741) vessels were reported by telegraph as passing this station and five (5) were not reported owing to communication being interrupted.
Two thousand nine hundred and twenty-four (2,924) telegraphic messages, including meteorological reports for the Observatory, were sent, and four hundred and sixty-three (463) messages were received.
Except for a few slight interruptions telegraphic communication was maintained throughout the year.
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