THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 4, 1906.
APPENDIX A.
MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICE.
561
1. 21,350 Seamen were shipped and 24,280 discharged at Mercantile Marine Office and on board Ships during the year.
728 Distressed Seamen were received during the year, of these, 228 were sent home, 10 to Calcutta, 4 to Bombay, 5 to Colombo, 4 to Vancouver, 10 to Singapore, 2 to Aden, 25 to Sydney, I to Manila, 2 to Port Said, 1 taken charge of by U. S. Consul, 1 by Danish Consul, 7 by German Consul, 2 by Spanish Consul, 18 by French Consul, 1 by Netherlands Consul, 119 Passengers to Canton, 1 to Haiphong, 1 to Saigon, 2 to Shanghai, 1 to United King- dom, 1 to Colombo, 9 to Manila, 2 to Singapore, 1 to Port Darwin, I to San Francisco, 1 disappeared, 4 employed on shore, I joined Lappa Customs, 4 died at Government Civil Hospital, 1 died at Kennedy Town Hospital, 1 remained at Government Hospital, 2 at Sailors' Home, and 255 obtained employment.
$21,788.90 were expended by the Harbour Master on behalf of the Board of Trade in the relief of these distressed Seamen.
APPENDIX B.
IMPORTS AND Exports (OPIUM) OFFICE.
2. The return shows that during the year the amount of Opium reported was as follows:
1904.
1905.
Increase.
Decrease.
Chests.
Imported,..
45,936!
Chests. 43,928
Chests.
Chests.
2,008
Exported,
43,858
啼
42,067
1,791
Through Cargo reported but
not landed,
14,587
9,746
4,8405
Eighteen thousand and fourteen (18,014) permits were issued from this office during the year, being a decrease of 88 as compared with 1904.
A daily memo. of exports to Chinese ports was, during the year, supplied to the Co- missioner of Imperial Maritime Customs and a daily memo. of exports to Macau was supplied to the Superintendent of Raw Opium Department of Macau.
Surprise visits were paid to 110 godowns during the year.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OPIUM.
IMPORT3.
MALWA
chests.
PATNA.
chests
BENARES, PERSIAN.
TURKISH,
CHINESE.
TOTAL.
1904, 1905,.
8,051
22,761
6,7633
23.779
chests. 9,894 10.218
chests. 8,070
chests.
chests.
chests.
34
126
45,936
2,922
35
211
43,928,
Increase,... Decrease, 1,2873
1,018
321
85
2,148
1,428 3,436
EXPORTS.
MALWA.
chests.
PATNA.
chests.
1904,
8,2805
20,903
9,482
BENARES. PERSIAN,
chests.
chests.
5,151
TURKISH.
chests.
CHINESE.
chests.
TOTAL.
chests.
8
34
48,858)
1905,
5,888
22,906
9,917
3,1405
47
169
42,067
Increase....
2,003
435
39
135
2,612
Decrease, 2,3921
2,010!
.4,103
Through Cargo reported in Manifests but not landed
(1904,.. 1905,
14,587 chests.
9,7469
Decrense,
4,840 chests.
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