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21. Passenger Certificates were issued for the following
trades :-
Class IA Foreign Trade
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Class I Foreign Going (Coasting and Far
Eastern Trade)
Class III River Trade
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22. Eighteen vessels totalling 177,288 tons (gross) were surveyed and granted Bottom Certificates during the year as compared with eight vessels of 114,222 tons (gross) in 1932.
23. 500 cases were heard in the Marine Magistrate's Court during the year as compared with 487 in 1932.
The principal offences were:-
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(a) Carrying excess passengers.
(b) Mooring within 100 yards of low water mark in
prohibited hours.
(c) Boarding ships without permission.
(d) Breach of conditions of Passenger Boat licence by
carrying cargo.
(e) Leaving port without a clearance
During the year, one Marine Court of Inquiry was
On the 16th March, 1933, to inquire into the circum- stances attending the stranding of the British S.S.
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25. Examinations for Certificates of Competency as Masters, Mates and Engineers were held under Board of Trade Regulations. Twenty-six candidates were examined for Master and nine passed, one candidate was examined for Master square-rigged and failed and fourteen candidates were examined for First Mate and four passed.
Sixty-two candidates were examined for Engineer (Ordinary) First Class and eighteen passed, seven candidates were examined for First Class Motor Endorsement, all passed, and one candidate was examined for Engineer (Motor) Second Class and failed. Five candidates were examined for Engineer (Ordinary) Second Class and three passed.
26. Under Section 37 of Ordinance 10 of 1899, 91 candi- dates were examined for Certificates as Coxswain and 81 passed. 149 candidates were examined for certificates as Engineers and 109 passed.
27. Twenty-one licences as Pilot were renewed during the year. One was surrendered on account of the death of the pilot
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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 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 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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