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APPENDIX A.

MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICE.

1. 21,350 Seamen were shipped and 24,280 discharged at Mercantile Marine Office and on board Ships during the year.

728 Distressed Seamen were received during the year, of these, 228 were sent home, 10 to Calcutta, 4 to Bombay, 5 to Colombo, 4 to Vancouver, 10 to Singapore, 2 to Aden, 25 to Sydney, I to Manila, 2 to Port Said, 1 taken charge of by U. S. Consul, 1 by Danish Consul, 7 by German Consul, 2 by Spanish Consul, 18 by French Consul, 1 by Netherlands Consul, 119 Passengers to Canton, 1 to Haiphong, 1 to Saigon, 2 to Shanghai, 1 to United King- dom, 1 to Colombo, 9 to Manila, 2 to Singapore, 1 to Port Darwin, 1 to San Francisco, 1 disappeared, 4 employed on shore, 1 joined Lappa Customs, 4 died at Government Civil Hospital, 1 died at Kennedy Town Hospital, 1 remained at Government Hospital, 2 at Sailors' Home, and 255 obtained employment.

$21,788.90 were expended by the Harbour Master on behalf of the Board of Trade in the relief of these distressed Seamen.

APPENDIX B.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (OPIUM) OFFICE.

2. The return shows that during the year the amount of Opium reported was as follows:-

1904.

1905.

Increase.

Decrease.

Chests.

Chests.

Chests,

Chests.

Imported...

45,936

43,9281

2,008

Exported,

43,858

42,067

1,791

Through Cargo reported but

not landed,

14,587

9,7461

4,840

Eighteen thousand and fourteen (18,014) permits were issued from this office during the year, being a decrease of 88 as compared with 1904.

A daily memo. of exports to Chinese ports was, during the year, supplied to the Com- missioner of Imperial Maritime Customs and a daily memo. of exports to Macau was supplied

ક to the Superintendent of Raw Opium Department of Macau.

Surprise visits were paid to 110 godowns during the

year.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OPIUM.

IMPORTS.

MALWA. chests.

ΡΑΤΝΑ.

BENARES. PERSIAN.

TURKISH.

CHINESE.

TOTAL.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

1904, 1905,.

8,051

22,761

6,763

23,779

9,891 10,218.

3,070

34

126

45,936

2,922

35

211

43,928

Increase.... Decrease,

1,018

324

1

85

1,428

મ

1,2871

2,148

3,436

EXPORTS.

MALWA.

chests.

PATNA.

BENARES. PERSIAN.

chests.

chests.

1901, 1905,.

8,2801

20,903

9,482

chests. 5,151

TURKISH.

chests.

CHINESE

TOT

chests.

ch

34

4'

5,888

22,906

9,917

3,140

47

169

4

Increase....

2,003

435

39

135

Decrease, 2,392}

2,010

Through Cargo reported in Manifests but not landed {

1904,

1905,.

14,587 c 9,746

Decrease,

4,8403