175
The revenue collected each year since the Ordinance came into force is as follows:
1892,
1893,
1894,
1895,
1896,
1897,
1898,
1899,
1900,
1901,
1902,
SEAMEN.
$ 4,800
7,900
13,375
11,600
7,575
11,850
25,925
21,825
43,550
44,800
44,175
19. Nineteen thousand nine hundred and thirty-six (19,936) Seamen were shipped and twenty-three thousand four hundred and ninety-nine (23,499) dis- charged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships during the year.
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Two hundred and twelve (212) "Distressed Seamen were received during the year.
Of these, 66 were sent to the United Kingdom, 5 to Sydney, 2 to Melbourne, 2 to Calcutta, 1 to Aden, 4 obtained employment on shore, I went as passenger to Sydney, 43 to Canton, 4 to Singapore, 1 joined the Naval Yard, 2 the Chinese Customs, 1 the United States Transport, 1 taken charge of by the French Consul, 5 dismissed, 1 died at the Government Civil Hospital, 1 remained at the Lunatic Asylum, 3 at the Sailors' Home, and 68 obtained employment.
Two thousand nine hundred and thirty-six dollars and twenty-five cents ($2,936.25) were expended by the Harbour Master on behalf of the Board of Trade in the relief of these distressed Seamen, and $30.13 by the Colony.
MARINE SURVEYOR'S SUB-DEPARTMENT.
20. Return No. XXIII gives a report of the work performed by this Sub- Department during the year 1902.
The total tonnage of vessels surveyed during the year 1902, amounted to 417,974 tons, an increase of 41,435 tons over tonnage surveyed during 1901. Of this total tonnage, 337,551 tons represent the tonnage of vessels surveyed for passenger certificates; 67,923 the tonnage of vessels for bottom inspection only, and 12,500 the tonnage of licensed launches. The number of licensed launches surveyed in 1902 was 210, a decrease of 7, as compared with the number surveyed in 1901.
In the Return the surveys and reports on Government Pumping Stations, Disinfectors, Steam Road Roller, Stone Crusher, Dredger and Pontoon Crane do not appear, Government Launches now number 17, they are surveyed twice a year and take up a considerable amount of time and attention of this sub-department.
The revenue derived from the work of this sub-department amounts to $19,458.24, an increase of $3,467.20 over the revenue for 1901.
In view of the fact that the fees for surveys of steam-ships for passenger certi- ficates having been doubled since 1st November, 1902, it may safely be estimated that the revenue of this sub-department for 1903 will be well over $30,000.
LIGHT-HOUSES.
21. The amount of Light Dues collected is as follows :-
Class of Vessels.
Ocean Vessels,
Steam launches,
Rate No. of per ton. Ships.
Tonnage.
Total Fees collected.
I cent 4,108 | 6,281,956
River Steamers, (night boats), Launches plying exclusively to
Macao and West River, by night,
River Steamers, (day boats), ... Free. Launches plying exclusively to
Macao and West River, by
day,
Total,.......
1
51
164 1.4119
22
6,583 922,996
780
ง
773
43,147 948,730
Free.
876
47,877
C.
$ 62,819.56
65.83 3,077.04
144.09
...
8,120 8,251,289 66,106.52
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