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Of the 341 licensed for the conveyance of passengers, 171 were licensed for Class I, 59 for Class II and three for Class III.
9. 486 engagements and 492 discharges of coxswains and engineers were recorded.
10. The passenger trade and the number of emigrants departing from and arriving at this Port are shown in Tables XXII to XXVIII.
11. Details of bunker coal and oil fuel shipped will be found in Table XXIX. The figures show an increase in coal consumption of 41,124 tons with a decrease of 18,657 tons in fuel oil.
12. The nationality of crews in British and Foreign ships is shown in Table VII.
13. 19 ships were registered under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts and 18 certificates of registry were cancelled. Details are given in Tables XX and XXI. The fees collected amounted to $1,119.00 as compared with $879.00 in 1936.
14. 30,921 seamen were engaged and 31,725 discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships as compared with 28,717 engaged and 28,370 discharged in 1936.
15. 216 seamen were received and admitted to the Sailors' Home and boarding houses, of these the following were repatriated as distressed British seamen:- 50 to the United Kingdom, 38 to Singapore, 22 to Shanghai, 16 to Calcutta, four to Victoria, B.C., one to Colombo, one to Port Said, one rejoined ship, one taken over by the Finnish Consul, 32 re-employed in ships being signed on Articles and 50 obtained employment in the Colony.
16. $6,145.12 was expended by the Harbour Master on behalf of the Board of Trade in the relief of these distressed seamen.
17. The Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund Committee held three meetings during the year. 13 cases were investigated, nine were granted temporary relief. One officer was repatriated to the United Kingdom and the wife of an officer who died was granted a passage home. Two refused relief.
The total sum disbursed during the year was $9,588.24.
18. A statement of the surveys and examinations carried out by the Government Marine Surveyor and his staff is set out in Table XXX. The vessels surveyed for passenger certificates totalled 92 of 374,896 tons gross as compared with 108 of 436,699 tons gross in 1936, showing a decrease of 16 vessels and 61,803 tons.
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Of the 341 licensed for the conveyance of passengers, 171 were licensed for Class I, 59 for Class 11 and three for Class III.
9. 486 engagements and 492 discharges of coxswains and engineers were recorded.
10. The passenger trade and the number of emigrants de- parting from and arriving at this Port are shown in Tables XXII to XXVIII.
11. Details of bunker coal and oil fuel shipped will be found in Table XXIX. The figures show an increase in coal consump- tion of 41,124 tons with a decrease of 18,657 tons in fuel oil.
12. The nationality of crews in British and Foreign ships is shown in Table VII.
13. 19 ships were registered under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts and 18 certificates of registry were cancelled. Details are given in Tables XX and XXI. The fees collected amounted to $1,119.00 as compared with $879.00 in 1936.
14. 30,921 seamen were engaged and 31,725 discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships as compared with 28,717 engaged and 28,370 discharged in 1936.
15. 216 seamen were received and admitted to the Sailors' Home and boarding houses, of these the following were repatriated as distressed British seamen:-50 to the United Kingdom, 38 to Singapore, 22 to Shanghai, 16 to Calcutta, four to Victoria, B.C., one to Colombo, one to Port Said, one rejoined ship, one taken over by the Finnish Consul, 32 re-employed in ships being signed on Articles and 50 obtained employment in the Colony.
16. $6,145.12 was expended by the Harbour Master on be- half of the Board of Trade in the relief of these distressed
seamen.
17. The Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund Committee held three meetings during the year. 13 cases were investigated, nine were granted temporary relief. One officer was repatriated to the United Kingdom and the wife of an officer who died was granted a passage home. Two refused relief.
The total sum disbursed during the year was $9,588.24.
18. A statement of the surveys and examinations carried cut by the Government Marine Surveyor and his staff is set out in Table XXX. The vessels surveyed for passenger certificates totalled 92 of 374,896 tons gross as compared with 108 of 436,699 tons gross in 1936, showing a decrease of 16 vessels and 61,803
tons.
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