'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎245r] (73/150)

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MARINE PORT TRUSTS, BOMBAY AND KARACHI.
37 Chap. III.
PROTECTION.
Goanese and 25,984 were Indian. Europeans other than British seamen numbered 102
Native seamen shipped under foreign flags numbered 2,963, an increase of 723, and Native
seamen shipped as passengers to other outports numbered 3,521, an increase of 1,687.
t^fafl increased^ronr ?n? ber ° f ters fell , £ ™'?' 67 to 55, while the number of Seamen left behind
eft in jail increased from 10 to 21 and of seamen left in hospital from 48 to 68 There and relieve T
we re 13 deaths a S ainst 4 ln u th e previous year. Out of 106 distressed seamen 6(
home and 40 were given subsistence against 30 and 11 respectively in 1909-1010 Fortv five
cpamen were left in hosmta R y . r orry-nve
^ r;; In f a ll inrreWd from 7 T 7 uum 07 ro 55, while the number of
seamen left m jail increased from 10 to 21 and of seamen left in hospital from 48 to 68 There
were 13 deaths against 4 m the previous year. Out of 106 distressed seamen 66 were sent
home and 40 were given subsistence against 30 and 11 respectively in 1909-1910. Fortv-five
Native seamen were left in hospital 8 were left in jail and 208 died. The number of dis
tressed seamen conveyed to or from the port was 108 compared with 162 in the previous year.
3 The total receipts were Rs. 77,256 against Rs. 76,208 in the previous year, and the Receipts and
expenditure was Rs. 35,372 against Rs. 34 , 472 . The net profit was Rs. 41 , 884 . expenditure
4 . The number of Marine Courts of Inquiry held was six. In the first, relating to the Marine Courts
collision of the S. S. Vadala with the dock wall and the S. S. Budrie, the Court found the of Inquiry.
Third Engineer or the Vadala at fault and suspended his certificate as First Class Engineer for
3 months. The second case dealt with the stranding of the S. S. Godaveri in Panvel creek.
The Court found that No. 2 Salt Department Buoy was out of position and that the ship was
navigated with proper and seamanlike care. In the third case, relating to the burning strand-
ingand abandonment of the S. S. Trafalgar, the Court found that the fire was caused by the
dampness of the ship’s coal and acquitted the officers of default. In the fourth inquiry into
the collision of the S. S. San Francisco Xavier with the dock wall, the Court censured the
Chief Engineer. In the fifth inquiry, relating to the collision between the S. S. Sarasvati and
a native sailing vessel, the majority of the Court found that the navigation of the Sarasvati was
not at fault. In the sixth inquiry, dealing with the collision between the S. S. Sabarmati a
native boat, the Court found that no blame attached to the officers of the Sabarmati.
2.—Aden.
One hundred and eighty-six European seamen were engaged and 206 discharged against Shippi
242 and 243 respectively m the previous year. Two deaths were reported. Twenty-four
European distressed seamen were sent to the United Kingdom. The number of Native
seamen engaged was 3,453 and discharged 3,324 against 3,175 and 3,212 respectively in
1909-1910. Eleven deaths of Native seamen were reported. Receipts of shipping fees fell
from Rs. 8,429 to Rs. 7,545. r rr 5
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3.— Bombay Port Trust.
1. The giOss actual receipts in the year 1910-1911 were Rs. 86,93,032, being the highest Receipts and
on record in the history of the Trust. The rebate during the year amounted to Rs. 5,23,618 ex P enditure -
making the net receipts Rs. 81,69,414 against Rs. 73,96,831 in the previous year. Expendi
ture chargeable to revenue amounted to Rs. 72,32,890 against Rs. 69,96,783. The surplus
n was transferred to the Reserve Fund, which now stands at about
Ks. 68 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
2 . The principal increases under Imports appear in Coal, Cotton, Iron and Steel, Oil and Imports and
riece-goods. _ Under Exports there were increases in Oil, Manganese Ore, Seeds and Ground- ex P orts -
nu s. Receipts from ground rents and from warehouses and shed rents also show a
substantial advance.
3. The total tonnage of shipping which entered the port was 4,195,952 tons against Shipping.
4 ,° 83,095 tons in the preceding year. The number of vessels which entered the docks or were
^ 6 7^ -i d° c k harbour walls was 1,589, with an aggregate tonnage of 2,866,623,
mpare with 1,611 vessels of a tonnage of 2,747,779 in the year 1909-1910.
Ma ^ 4 per cent, sterling loan for ^500,000 was raised in London during the year for the Capital expenditure
uzagon-bewn Reclamation Works, and 4 per cent, loans for Rs. 56 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and Rs. 25 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and loans -
re raised m India for the New Docks and General Works respectively. The Board’s capital
bt increased from about Rs. 9 crores to Rs. 10,32,00,000.
4 .—Karachi Port Trust.
fromRsI he r ^eip ts increased by Rs. 2 , 56,211 to Rs. 35 , 43,452 and the expenditure rose Receipts and
ex , ' ^9>34iOoo to Rs. 3 i, 56 > 870 . The increase in receipts is largely due to increased expenditure,
dccre S °-r^ ram an d Seeds. Imports of Railway Materials, Coal and Timber show a
use. Jhe Reserve Fund was increased by the addition of Rs. 1 , 00 , 000 , and now stands at
Ks - 2I > 2 5 > 474 -
TteUlu 6 ( eXpenditu . re . on en g ineerin g works fell from Rs. 33.93,556 to Rs. 20,94,439. Works
the y e 'Triage, consisting of 15 berths each 550 feet long, was completed by the end of
previous°P era<; i on s show 1,474,695 tons' dredged against 1,612,779 tons in
.4 6 4 and ^ Cean 'S oin g steamers entering and leaving the port numbered 470 and 463 against shipping,
in the n - 1 m P rece di n g year. Of these 45 had a draught of 26 feet and over, against 36
' Ve re y ear - The S. S. Cresswell and Othello, which went ashore on the Sind Coast,
ved by the Port Trust and brought safe into harbour.