188
38. 190 hours of fog were reported from Gap Rock during the year, and the fog signal gun has been fired 1,203 times. On 6 occasions the fortnightly relief could not be effected owing to the rough
sea.
GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER DEPOT.
59. During the year 1897, there has been stored in the Government Magazine Stone Cutter's Island:-
No. or CASES.
APPROXIMATE
WEIGHT.
Gunpowder, privately owned,
Do., Government owned,.
Cartridges, privately owned,...
Do., Government owned,.
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,..
10,427
lbs. 212,229
19
"
2,681
388,467
106
17,032
477
48,479
Do.,
Government owned,..
21
1,226
TOTAL.....
13,712
667,433
On the 31st December, 1897, there remained as under:-
No. OF CASES,
APPROXIMATE
WEIGHT.
Gunpowder, privately owned,
958
ibs. 22,295
Do.. Government owned,.
Cartridges, privately owned,..
Do., Government owned,...
1,367 69
205,050
14,245
Explosive Compounds, privately owned,.
263
13,839
Do.,
Government owned,...
21
1,226
TOTAL,..
2,678
256,655
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (OPIUM) ÖFFICE.
60. The Return shows that during the year the amount of Opium reported was as follows:-
1896.
1807.
Increase.
Decrease.
chests.
chests.
chests.
chests.
Imported,
34,208
37,708
3,500
Exported,
....33,385
35,808
2,1224/
Through cargo reported Į
but not landed, 14,838!
13,739
1,099
15,251 permits were issued from this Office during the year, being a decrease of 391 as compared with 1896.
A daily memo. of exports to Chinese ports was during the year supplied to the Commissioner of Imperial Maritime Customs at Kowloon; and from the 1st June last, a daily memo. of exports to Macao was, at the request of the Superintendent of Raw Opium Department of Macao, supplied to him.
Surprise visits were paid to 94 godowns during the year.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Retd. Comd., R.N.,
Harbour Master, &c.
The Honourable J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
$C.,
Colonial Secretary,
&
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