D 16
15.--Mercantile Marine Office.
36,657 seamen were shipped and 34,604 discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships during the year, compared with 38,773 shipped and 38,221 discharged during 1928.
52 distressed seamen were received and admitted to Sailors' Home and Boarding Houses; of these 17 were sent Home, 2 to Bombay, 6 to Calcutta, 1 to Foochow, 1 to Melbourne, 2 to Singapore, 1 disappeared, 1 died in hospital, 2 remained in Sailors' home, 1 in hospital, 1 remained in Gaol, and 10 obtained employment.
$1,136.75 was expended by the Harbour Master on behalf of the Board of Trade in the relief of these distressed seamen.
16. Marine Surveyor's Office.
PASSENGER CERTIFICATES.
126 vessels of 363,960 tons, gross, were surveyed for Passenger Certificates during the year, as compared with 134 vessels of 389,967 tons, gross, in 1928: 29 being surveyed at Kowloon Docks, 67 at Taikoo Dockyard, 9 at Cosmopolitan Docks, 1 at Aberdeen, 19 at Chinese Slipways, and one on a Bottom Certificate issued by the Australian Government. The following is a comparison of tonnages and nationalities of the various vessels granted Hong Kong Passenger Certificates during 1929 :-
British, 103 vessels of 322,918 tons (gross) Chinese, 11 31,566 Norwegian, 7 " 14 5,185 Danish, 2 " 4,291 3 vessels of a total of 10,916 tons, gross, were surveyed and granted Bottom Certificates during the year.EMIGRATION SURVEYS.
107 vessels, of which 49 were British, and 58 foreign, were surveyed for Emigration Licences during the year, as compared with 119 vessels in 1928.
LOADLINE CERTIFICATES.
32 vessels were surveyed for Loadline Certificates during the year, as compared with 50 in 1928. Of this number 14 were British vessels registered in Hong Kong, the remainder being Chinese.
LIFESAVING APPLIANCES.
56 new Lifeboats and 101 units of Standard Buoyant Apparatus were surveyed during construction, at the makers' works, during the year. 20,363 new lifejackets were inspected and stamped during the year as compared with 12,793 in 1928. In addition, some 2,000 new lifejackets were examined, and rejected due to defects in materials, failure to pass buoyancy tests, etc.
SURVEYS OF HARBOUR LAUNCHES.
During the year 727 surveys were carried out on steam and motor launches for plying licences, as compared with 763 in 1928.
Page 120
Year.
D 16
15.--Mercantile Marine Office.
36,657 seamen were shipped and 34,604 discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships during the year, com- pared with 38,773 shipped and 38,221 discharged during 1928.
52 distressed seamen were received and admitted to Sailors' Home and Boarding Houses; of these 17 were sent Home, 2 to Bombay, 6 to Calcutta, 1 to Foochow, 1 to Melbourne, 2 to Singapore, 1 disappeared, I died in hospital, 2 remained in Sailors' home, 1 in hospital, 1 remained in Gaol, and 10 obtained employment.
$1,136.75 was expended by the Harbour Master on behalf of the Board of Trade in the relief of these distressed seamen.
16. Marine Surveyor's Office.
PASSENGER CERTIFICATES.
126 vessels of 363,960 tons, gross, were surveyed for Passenger Certificates during the year, as compared with 134 vessels of 389,967 tons, gross, in 1928:29 being surveyed at Kowloon Docks, 67 at Taikoo Dockyard, 9 at Cosmopolitan Docks, 1 at Aberdeen, 19 at Chinese Slipways, and one on a Bottom Certificate issued by the Australian Government. The following is a comparison of tonnages and nationalities of the various vessels granted Hong Kong Passen- ger Certificates during 1929 :-
British, Norwegian,
Chinese,
Danish,
103 vessels of 322,918 tons (gross)
11
14
>>
31,566
7
"
2
""
5;185 4,291
>>
55
3 vessels of a total of 10,916 tons, gross, were surveyed and granted Bottom Certificates during the year.
EMIGRATION SURVEYS.
107 vessels, of which 49 were British, and 58 foreign, were surveyed for Emigration Licences during the year, as compared with 119 vessels in 1928.
LOADLINE CERTIFICATES,
32 vessels were surveyed for Loadline Certificates during the year, as compared with 50 in 1928. Of this number 14 were British vessels registered in Hong Kong, the remainder being Chinese.
LIFESAVING APPLIANCES.
56 new Lifeboats and 101 units of Standard Buoyant Apparatus were surveyed during construction, at the makers' works, during the year. 20,363 new lifejackets were inspected and stamped during the year as compared with 12,793 in 1928. In addition, some 2,000 new lifejackets were examined, and rejected due to defects in materials, failure to pass buoyancy tests, etc. SURVEYS OF HARBOUR LAUNCHES.
During the year 727 surveys were carried out on steam and motor launches for plying licences, as compared with 763 in 1928.
Page 120Year.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.