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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH MAY, 1892.

Immigration.

1885.

1896.

1887.

1888.

1889.

1890.

1891.

80,773 88,704 92,376 98,800 99,315 101,147

REGISTRY OF SHIPPING.

105,199

15. During the year 4 vessels of 2,629 tons were registered under the provisions of the Merchant- Shipping Act 1854, and 5 certificates of Registry with a total of 1,156 tons were cancelled. Return No. XVIII shows the remainder of the work done in this branch.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S Court.

16. 147 cases were heard in this Court with 311 defendants. Refusal of duty (15) and obtain- ing fraudulent passage i.e. stowaways (7) were the principal offences in the case of ships. Breach of Harbour Regulations (34) and leaving without clearance (15) in the case of junks. A number of cases of "Anchoring in prohibited places" (Junks) have been tried in the Police Court. The number of cases of "Carrying excess of passengers "(Steam-Launches) 10 was heavy. Three certificates of steersmen were suspended for six months each.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE POSTS OF MASTERS, MATES AND ENGINEERS UNDER SECTION 15 OF ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879.

17. The following table shows the number of candidates examined for certificates of competency, distinguishing those who were successful and those who failed :-

NATIONALITY.

British,

British Guiana,

British India,

America,

Dane,

Grade.

Master.

Passed.

22

1

DECK OFFICERS.

ENGINEERS.

Failed.

Total.

Grade.

Passed.

Failed.

Total.

Grade.

Passed.

Failed.

Total.

Grade.

Passed,

Failed.

Total.

Grade.

Passed.

Failed.

Total.

Grade.

Passed.

Failed.

Total.

:

:

22

20 4 21

1

First Mate.

German,

3

Norwegian.

:

3

3

Swede,

1

British,

{

First Mate River Steamer.

GRAND TOTAL..........

32

32

***

:

3

:

:

:

2

:

1

2

26

31

Only Mate.

:

:

:

00

:

4

1

1

}

Second Mate.

1

:

:

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2

5

7

:

:

:

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2

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:

C

2

9

10 4 14

22 7 29

:

First-class Engineer.

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:

:

2

:

:

1

:

:

3

15

7 22

Second-class Engineer,

:

:

:

2 3

ww

5

***

2 1

3

4.

1

5

I

1

***

31

12

43

TOTAL DECK OFFICERS,

77.

TOTAL ENGINEERS,...... 63.

18. Since 1st January, 1884, when under the Order in Council of 31st December, 1883, certificates of competency issued at Hongkong were made of equal value to those issued by the Board of Trade 724 certificates of all grades have been issued. The details are shown in the following table :-

GRADE.

Master, First Mate,

Only Mate,

Second Mate,

1884.

1885,

1886.

1887.

1888.

1889.

1890.

1891.

gtg;Tofal.

21 10 6 22 20 25

14 10 17

5 3

OT-10

12

22:4

39 32 175

14 31 29 26

58

21-

153

3

10 10 5

10

9

Total,..

50 33

19 22

First-class Engineer,

Second-class Engineer, 23 20

14 21 11 18 15 131 15 19 28 33 31 189

Total,....... 42 42 31 29 40

39 51 46

320

29 - 11 20

38

47 59

80

68 404

Grand Total,... 92 75

99

60

67

87

98 131 114

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