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Appendix A.

MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICE.

Twenty thousand nine hundred and ninety (20,990) Seamen. were shipped and nineteen thousand five hundred and twenty-nine (19,529) discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships during the year.

One hundred and sixteen (116) Distressed Seamen were received during the year, of whom 30 were sent to the United Kingdom, 3 to Calcutta, 1 to Colombo, 1 to Singapore, 1 to Melbourne, and i to Sydney; 1s were sent as passengers to Canton, 1 to Foochow, 1 to Hoihow and 2 to London; 3 were taken charge of by the Japanese Consul, 2 joined the Chinese Customs, 1 obtained employment on shore, 35 were shipped, 5 died at the Government Civil Hospital, 3 remained in the Government.Civil Hospital and 5 at the Sailors' Home.

$2,920.11 were expended by the Harbour Master on behalf of the Board of Trade in the relief of these Distressed Seamen.

Appendix B.

IMPORTS AND EXFORTS OFFICE,

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

Imported,

1906.

1907.

Increase. Decrease.

Chests. Chests.

47,566 40,842)

Chests. ! Chests. :

6,724

Exported, ...

47,075

42,702

4,873

Through Cargo reported

but not landed,

9,712

8,938

7741

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

1906.

1907.

Increase. Decrease.

Imported,

Pels. Cat. Tia. ¦ Pols. Cut. Tls.| Pets. Cut. Tis.

318. 82. 0. 433. 6. 2. 84. 2t. 2.

Exported,

310.

434.

14. 5. 98. 50.

Eighteen thousand and thirty-four (18,034) Permits were issued from this Office during the year being an increase of 554 as compared with 1906.