540270-1905-Report-of-the-Harbour-Master-for-1904 — Page 15

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JUNE, 1905.

GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER DEPÔT.

23. During the year 1904 there has been stored in the Government Gun- powder Depôt. Stonecutters' Island :-

No.

of Cases.

Approximate Weight.

lbs.

Gunpowder, privately owned,

Do.. Government owned,

Cartridges, privately owned,

6,630

149.915

5.050

305,085

3.079

612.600

Do.. Government owned,

19

1.900

Explosive Compounds, privately owned,

5,295

273.878

Do.. Non-explosives, privately owned,

Government owned.

1.886

125.056

53

6.425

Do..

Government owned,

Total...

22.042

1.477.859

During the same period there has been delivered out of the Depôt

For Sale in the Colony :-

Gunpowder, privately owned,

Cartridges, privately owned,

Explosive Compounds, privately owned....

No.

of Cases.

Approximate Weight.

lbs.

928

21.870

62

16,125

214

13.875

Non-explosives, privately owned,

For Export :-

Gunpowder, privately owned,

5,481

113.180

Cartridges, privately owned,

1,027

199.875

Explosive Compounds, privately owned,... Non-explosives, privately owned.

4,350

220.600

31

3.975

Total......

12,093

592,500

On the 31st December, 1904, there remained as follows:

Gunpowder, privately owned,

Do.. Government owned,

Cartridges, privately owned, .

Do.. Government owned,

Explosive Compounds, privately owned,

Do..

Government owned. Non-explosives, privately owned,

Do..

No.

of Cases.

Approximate Weight.

lbs.

221

11.865

976

77,608

1.990

396.660

20

2.000

731

39.403

1.529

75.058

22

2.450

Government owned,

Total......

5,489

604.984

NEW TERRITORY.

(Sixth Year of the British Administration.

24. The Station at the Island of Cheung Chau was opened in September, the one at Tai O in the Island of Lantau, in October of 1899, that at Tai Po in Mirs Bay, on board the Police Steam Launch in November, 1901, and that at Sai Kung in April, 1902.

From 1st January to 31st December, 1904, 9,350 Licences, Clearances, Per- mits, &c, were issued at Cheung Chan, 4,518 at Tai O, 4,400 at Tai Po, 4,775 at Deep Bay and 3,185 at Sai Kung.

915

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