OUTSIDE SERVICE. The number of persons employed on the Outside Service on the 31st December, 1885, was as follows : Superintendent of lights and Light keepers, &c., in Ontario and above Montreal..... Officers of Agency in City of Quebec, and Light-keepers, Agent, Clerk, Messenger, Superintendent of Lights, Light- Agent, Clerk, Messenger, Superintendent of Lights, Light- Officers and crews of Dominion steamers and vessels..... Inspectors of Steamboats............ 140 212 210 89 36 9 167 16 Examiners of Masters and Mates, and Clerk to Chairman of Board.... Harbour Police, Montreal and Quebec...... Officers and servants in Marine Hospitais.... Shipping Masters...... Harbour Masters..... Officers of Observatories, Meteorological Observers, &c., re 20 75 75 25 174 98 33 35 1,414 For the previous year the number was 1,363. In addition to the 1,414 mentioned above, there are 76 Registrars of Shipping, who act under the direction and control of this Department, but are, at the same time, Collectors of Customs at the various ports of registration, and receive no salary or fees in their capacity of Registrars. There are 88 Measurers and Surveyors of Shipping at certain ports throughout the Dominion, who act as officers of this Department, and are remunerated from their fees of office, although, in addition to such office, many of them hold a position in the Customs Service. Also, in addition to the above, by Orders in Council of the 21st April and 2nd December, 1874, the Chief Officer of Customs at each port in the Provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island, where no separate Shipping Office has been established, is to be held and deemed a Shipping Master, is to receive the fees, make half-yearly returns to this Department, and act in that capacity under its instructions. From the above statement it will be seen that there are 98 Officers of Observatories, &c., who receive pay for the performance of their duties, but in addition thereto there are a large number of Meteorological Observers throughout the Dominion who give their services gratuitously. It is scarcely necessary to remark, in conclusion, that the services as reported on in the preceding pages were administered by your predecessor in office, the Hon. A. W. McLelan up to the date of his appointment as Minister of Finance, and your appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries, viz., 10th December, 1885. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, WM. SMITH, Deputy Minister of Marine. DEPARTMENT OF MARINE, OTTAWA, 1st January, 1886. APPENDIX No. I To the Eighteenth Annual Report of the Department of Marine, being Statement of Expenditure on account of Maintenance of Lights above Montreal, for the Fiscal Year ended 30th June, 1885. On account charter of steamer "Celtic" to 2,600 00 Canadian Pacific Ry. Co Freight on oil, paint, tubes, etc........................................................ J. A. Robertson.......... do 17 71 Travelling expenses. 11 60 Allowed for clothing destroyed handiing oil, etc., on supply steamer 12 00 Chance Bros. & Co...... do 161 65 Secretary Trinity House. P. Baskerville & Bros..... Burners, wicks, brass stands, etc........ Carried forward. 16,335 81 STATEMENT of Expenditure on account of Maintenance of Lights above Montreal, etc.—Continued. Hon. J. Simpson........... C. S. Shaw & Co........ Maintenance of Colchester Reef Light-ship during Draft on New York in favor of Holmes, Booth & and showing depth of water, 1884.. 4 gallons astral oil...... One 50-gallon automatic measure 9 dozen grenades........ Marine signal lamps ... Kingston "Daily News" Advertising for tenders for supply steamer, etc...... "Spectator' Printing Co "Morning Herald " "Le Monde " 4 80 17 00 1,800 00 135 76 Freight and cartage on lighthouse supplies.. 143 25 500 00 Maintaining light at Port Darlington Pier during season 1885..... 100 00 1 80 ... Scissors, measures, plyers, files, etc..................... 5 52 89 88 20 00 160 00 67 50 153 60 ..... |