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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,
1903,
SEAMEN.
.S 4,800
7,900
13,375
11,600
7,575
11,850
25,925
21,825
43,550
44,800
44,175
34,800
19. Nineteen thousand eight hundred and sixty (19,860) Seamen were shipped and twenty-three thousand two hundred and sixty-five (23,265) discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships during the year.
One hundred and fifty-eight (158) "Distressed Seamen" were received during the year. Of these, 55 were sent to the United Kingdom, 3 to Sydney, 1 to Cal- cutta, 2 to Singapore, 2 to Moji, 3 obtained employment on shore, 3 at Canton, 1 went as passenger to San Francisco, 1 to the United Kingdom, 2 to Singapore, 2 joined the Chinese Customs, 1 Japanese Wrestler's Company, 1 taken charge of by the German Consul, 1 departed to Canton, 1 died at the Government Civil Hos- pital, 1 at the Sailors' Home, 3 remained at the Government Civil Hospital, 1 at the Sailors' Home, and 74 obtained employment.
Two thousand six hundred and one dollars ($2,601.00) were expended by the Harbour Master on behalf of the Board of Trade in the relief of these Distressed Seamen.
MARINE SURVEYOR'S SUB-DEPARTMENT.
20. Return No. XXIII gives a report of the work performed by this Sub- Department during the year 1903.
During the year, 190 vessels were surveyed for Passenger Certificate and Bottom Inspection, and 111 were surveyed for Emigration, an increase of 15 and 18 respec- tively on the previous year, which was the highest on record.
Owing to the Kowloon and Cosmopolitan Docks being blocked at different times by vessels undergoing extensive repairs, twenty-nine of the surveys for passenger certificate took place at Aberdeen Dock involving considerable loss of time and extra expense in hiring an outside launch.
The Kinshan of 2,861 gross tons, and the Ying King of 1,088 gross tons were built under inspection, the former being the largest steel and the latter the largest wooden vessel ever constructed in the Colony.
I would beg to point out that owing to the increase of the work and the greater distance apart of the building yards and slips an additional launch is urgently required.
LIGHT-HOUSES.
21. The amount of Light Dues collected is as follows:-
Class of Vessels.
Rate. No. of per ton. Ships.
Tonnage.
Total Fees collected.
Ocean Vessels,
1 cent 1,435
7,012,128' 249
9,398 1,707 1,388,738
$ 70,121.28
(.
93.98 4,629.67
Steain Launches,
River Steamers, (Night boats), Launches plying exclusively to Macao and West River, by night,
River Steamers (Day Boats), Launches plying exclusively to
Macao and West River, by day,
1
37
621 34,466 Free. 1,125 | 1,066,130
Free.
895 49,375
Total,...
115.07
9,032 | 9,560,235 74,960.00
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