44. Details of licences, etc. issued and revenue collected may be found in Tables XXXVII and XXXVIII.
45. The Government slipway and coaling depot at Yaumati was kept busy throughout the year in routine slipping, repairing and fuelling of Government craft.
46. 8,546 tons of coal were received and 8,501 tons were delivered.
Seven tons of Welsh coal were delivered.
8,800 gallons of kerosene were received and 8,114 gallons were delivered.
9,600 gallons of petrol were received and 9,636 were delivered—this included deliveries from stock on hand at end of 1936.
2,537 tons of bunker fuel oil were received and delivered.
123 tons of power diesel oil were received and 112 tons were delivered.
47. Government launches were slipped aggregating seventy-nine times at regular intervals during the year and the slip was occupied 328 days.
48. The typhoon of the 1st to 2nd September did considerable damage to shipping in general. Twenty-eight sea-going ships, including the Government rescue tug KAU SING, parted their cables and were blown ashore. Native craft suffered severely; 1,361 junks, cargo boats, etc. were reported sunk and 600 seriously damaged.
The loss of life in sea-going ships was limited to one European master of a Chinese river steamer and four Chinese seamen.
The loss of life in native craft was at first estimated at about 11,000, but is now reported to be 2,565.
49. A short summary of the facilities offered by the Port of Hong Kong is attached.
15th March, 1938.
G. F. HOLE,
Harbour Master.
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44. Details of licences, etc. issued and revenue collected may be found in Tables XXXVII and XXXVIII.
45. The Government slipway and coaling depot at Yaumati was kept busy throughout the year in routine slipping, repairing and fuelling of Government craft.
46. 8,546 tons of coal were received and 8,501 tons were delivered.
Seven tons of Welsh coal were delivered.
8,800 gallons of kerosene were received and 8,114 gallons were delivered.
9,600 gallons of petrol were received and 9636 were delivered-this included deliveries from stock on hand at end of 1936.
2,537 tons of bunker fuel oil were received and delivered.
123 tons of power diesel oil were received and 112 tons were delivered.
47. Government launches were slipped aggregating seventy nine times at regular intervals during the year and the slip was occupied 328 days.
48. The typhoon of the 1st to 2nd September did consider- able damage to shipping in general. Twenty-eight sea going ships including the Government rescue tug KAU SING, parted their cables and were blown ashore. Native craft suffered severely, 1,361 junks, cargo boats, etc. were reported sunk and 600 seriously damaged.
The loss of life in sea going ships was limited to one European master of a Chinese river steamer and four Chinese
seamen.
The loss of life in native craft was at first estimated at about 11,000, but is now reported to be 2,565.
49. A short summary of the facilities offered by the Port of Hong Kong is attached.
15th March, 1938.
G. F. HOLE,
Harbour Master.
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