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14. Direct emigration to Deli is now established and as well understood as to any other port and there has been no repetition of the outbreaks which occurred on board these vessels in 1889.
REGISTRY OF SHIPPING.
15. During the year, 7 vessels of 4,071 tons were registered under the provisions of The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, and 8 Certificates of Registry were cancelled. Return No. XVIII shows the
remainder of the work done in this branch.
MARINE MAGistrate's Court.
16. 81 cases were heard in this Court during the year. Refusal of duty (13), and Assault (11), were the principal offences in the case of ships, and Leaving without Clearance (15), and Breach of Harbour Regulations-" Anchoring in prohibited places" in the case of Junks.
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE POST OF MASTERS, MATES AND ENGINEERS UNDER SECTION
15 OF ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
17. The following table will show the number of candidates examined for Certificates of Com- petency, distinguishing those who were successful, and those who failed:-
GRADE.
PASSED.
FAILED.
Masters, First Mates,
Only Mates,
Second Mates,
39
29
3
1 1
9
יד
Total,.......
80
2
First Class Engineers,
18
3
Second Class Engineers,.
x
33
B
Total,..
51
10
18. Since 1st January, 1884, when under the Order in Council of 31st December, 1883, Certifi cates of Competency issued at Hongkong were made of equal value to those issued by the Board of Trade, 610 Certificates of all grades have been issued. The details are shown in the following table:---
GRADE.
1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. TOTAL.
Master,
21 10
6 22
20
20
25
First Mate,
Only Mate,
14
1
10
17
12 14 31
338 33
39
143
29
127
5
3
1
0
3
2 3
17
Second Mate,
Total,..
88
10
10
5
4
10
. 1
9
49
50
33
29
38
47
59 80
336
First Class Engineer,....... 19 22
Second Class Engineer, 23
Total,
42 42 31
229
11
14
21
11 18
116
20
20
15
19 28 33 158
29
40 39 .51 274
Grand Total,
92 75 60 67 87 98 131 610
MARINE COURTS UNDER SECTION 13 OF ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
19. The following Courts having been held during the year :-
1. On the 30th May, 1890. Inquiry as to the stranding of the British Steamship Felbridge, Official No. 95,455 of London, on the North Shoal, Paracel Group, on the morning of the 3rd May. The Master's (JOHN ROTHEN) Certificate of Competency was suspended for three months. The time of suspension was shortened by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government by a few days, the Certificate being returned on 13th August, 1890.
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