28. 895 Sunday Cargo Working Permits were issued during the year as compared with 1,064 during 1932.
29. Lighthouses and Signal Stations functioned satisfactorily throughout the year. The Light on Signal Hill was discontinued during the latter part of the year. Details of vessels reported and messages sent etc., are shown in Table XXXII.
The fortnightly reliefs to the lighthouses were delayed on nine occasions, six times at Gap Rock and three at Waglan.
30. The Aga Lights, (including one on the new Southern Fairway buoy exhibited for the first time in July,) numbering eighteen continued to work satisfactorily throughout the year.
31. The Beckwith Bell Fog Signal at Lam Tong Island continued to work satisfactorily throughout the year.
32. Government moorings were used during 1933 as follows:-
A Class 3,501 days
B Class 7,279 days
C Class 1,092 days
In addition they were used by Naval vessels and transports for twenty-five days.
On the 31st December, the following moorings were in position. A Class eighteen, B Class twenty-eight and C Class seven, a total of fifty-three including fourteen special Typhoon A Class moorings. Permission was granted for the maintenance of forty-eight private buoys and moorings and the fees received amounted to $2,850.00.
33. The Revenue and Expenditure of the department are shown in Tables XXXIII and XXXIV. The main decrease is under the heading Light dues which is due to the reduced rates approved by Government in March. Details of amounts received are shown in Table XXXVI.
34. A further decrease is shown under Sunday Cargo Working, due to fewer permits being issued to vessels.
35. The Harbour Master's Outstations at Shaukiwan, Aberdeen, etc., issued 32,397 licences, etc., and collected $118,271.75 as compared with 32,041 licences and $124,115.56 during 1932. Details are shown in Table XXXVII.
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28. 895 Sunday Cargo Working Permits were issued during the year as compared with 1,064 during 1932.
29. Lighthouses and Signal Stations functioned satisfactorily throughout the year. The Light on Signal Hill was discontinued during the latter part of the year. Details of vessels reported and messages sent etc., are shown in Table XXXII.
The fortnightly reliefs to the lighthouses were delayed on nine occasions, six times at Gap Rock and three at Waglan.
30. The Aga Lights, (including one on the new Southern Fairway buoy exhibited for the first time in July,) numbering eighteen continued to work satisfactorily throughout the year.
31. The Beckwith Bell Fog Signal at Lam Tong Island con- tinued to work satisfactorily throughout the year.
32. Government moorings were used during 1933 89 follows:-
A Class 3,501 days
B Class 7,279 days
C Class 1,092 days
In addition they were used by Naval vessels and transports for twenty-five days.
On the 31st December, the following moorings were in posi- tion. A Class eighteen, B Class twenty-eight and C Class seven, a total of fifty-three including fourteen special Typhoon A Class moorings. Permission was granted for the maintenance of forty- eight private buoys and moorings and the fees received amounted to $2,850.00.
33. The Revenue and Expenditure of the department are shown in Tables XXXIII and XXXIV. The main decrease is under the heading Light dues which is due to the reduced rates approved by Government in March. Details of amounts received are shown in Table XXXVI.
34. A further decrease is shown under Sunday Cargo Work- ing, due to fewer permits being issued to vessels.
35. The Harbour Master's Outstations at Shaukiwan, Aber- deen, etc., issued 32,397 licences, etc., and collected $118,271.75 as compared with 32,041 licences and $124,115.56 during 1932. Details are shown in Table XXXVII.
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