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SUNDAY CARGO-WORKING.

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1899.)

19. During the year, 308 permits were issued under the provisions of the Ordinance. Of these, 78 were not availed of owing to its being found unnecessary for the ship to work cargo on Sunday, and the fee paid for the permit was refund- ed in each case.

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The revenue collected under this heading was $37,625; this was $2,825 more than in 1903.

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,

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1903.

1904,

SEAMEN.

$ 1,800

7,900

13,375

11,600

7,575

11,850

25,925

21.825

43.550

44,800

44.175

34,800

37,625

20. Twenty-one thousand eight hundred and thirty (21.830) Seamen were shipped and twenty-five thousand two hundred and ninety-two (25,292) discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships during the year.

Four hundred and sixty-seven (467) "Distressed Seamen were received during the year. Of these, 159 were sent to the United Kingdom, 13 to Sydney, 2 to Vancouver, 77 to Calcutta, 2 to Singapore, 1 went as passenger to Port Said, 3 to Calcutta, 28 to United Kingdom. 8 to Singapore, 2 to Manila, I to San Francisco, 1 to Haiphong, 1 to Shanghai, 1 to Japan, 29 to Canton, 1 obtained employment on shore, 3 joined the Canton Customs, 3 Lappa Customs, 4 taken charge of by the United States Consul, 1 by the French Consul, 2 disappeared, 2 died at the Government Civil Hospital, 1 at the Lunatic Asylum, 8 remained at. the Government Civil Hospital, 1 at the Tong Wal Hospital, 35 at the Sailors' Home, and 78 obtained employment.

Seven thousand two hundred and eighty-four dollars and forty-two cents ($7,284.42) were expended by the Harbour Master on hehalf of the Board of Trade, in the relief of these distressed Seamen.

MARINE SURVEYOR'S SUB-DEPARTMENT.

21. Return No. XXIII gives a report of the work performed by this Sub- Department during the year 1904.

During the year, 196 vessels were surveyed for Passenger Certificates and Bottom Inspection and 125 were surveyed for Emigration, being an increase of 6 and 14 respectively on the previous year which was then the highest on record. The increased number of Emigration surveys is almost entirely accounted for by the opening up of Emigration to South Africa, 13 Vessels-all British-of 65,255 gross tons having been surveyed and measured for that trade alone.

The number of visits paid to different vessels, docks, building yards, boiler shops, &c., in connection with survey work amounts to 2,140.

Two hundred and three (203) Licences were granted to Steain Launches during the year, 45 new Boilers were built to Board of Trade rules, under super- vision 3 minor inspections were made, 5 Foreign vessels were measured, 35 vessels