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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JUNE, 1897.
GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER Depôt.
69. During the year 1896 there has been stored in the Government Magazine Stone Cutters' Island:-
NO. OF CASES.
APPROXIMATE
WEIGHT.
Gunpowder, privately owned,
Do., Government owned,.
Cartridges, privately owned,.
Do., Government owned,
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,.
16,421 26 1,701 109
ibs. 356,290
2,808
1,048,274
16,602
797
45,214
Do.,
Government owned,.
25
1,353
TOTAL...
22,079
1,470,541
On the 31st December, 1896, there remained as under:-
NO. OF CASES,
APPROXIMATE
WEIGHT.
fbs.
Gunpowder, privately owned,
Do., Government owned,
Cartridges, privately owned,
4,133
84,631
1,620
283,500
Do., Government owned,....
98
14,657
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,.............
95
5,722
Do.,
Government owned,.
21
1,226
TOTAL...
5,967
389,756
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (OPIUM) OFFICE.
70. The Return shows that during the year the amount of Opium reported was as follows:-
1895.
chests.
1896.
Decrease.
chests.
chests.
Imported,
..36,6091
34,208
2,4014
Exported,
..36,241
33,3855
2,8551
but not landed.
Through cargo reported 16,190
14,838
1,352
15,642 pernaits were issued from this office during the year, being a decrease of 1,392 as compared with 1895.
A daily memo. of Exports to Chinese ports was during the year supplied to the Commissioner of Imperial Maritime Customs at Kowloon.
Surprise visits were paid to 97 Godowns during the year.
I have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your most obedient Servant,
R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Retd. Comd., R.N., Harbour Master, sv.
The Honourable J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary,
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