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(b) the names and particulars of all ships regis-
tered at the port during the year or of those whose
register has been closed. In the latter case, the
cause of closing the register should be stated. At
the end of the list an abstract should be given of
the number and tonnage of vessels belonging to
the port on 81st December. It is important that
this list should be transmitted as early as possible
in the month of January.
193. Notice of any new lighthouses, buoys, or
beacons placed or erected on the shores of the Colony,
and of any alterations in those already existing, will
be forwarded as early as possible by the Governor to
the Board of Trade, and also direct to the Hydro-
graphic Department of the Admiralty.
These notices should be given in the form shown in
Appendix 7, which in the case of buoys or beacons
should be amended as necessary.
194. Any information of interest to navigators, such
as the information or discovery of new reefs, shoals,
or currents, should also be forwarded as early as
possible by the Governor to the Board of Trade and to
the Hydrographic Department. of the Admiralty.
195. For the purposes of the Wreck Abstract which
is presented annually to Parliament, particulars of
every casualty to shipping on the shores of any British
Possession, or to any British shipping at sea concerning
which information can be obtained, should be for-
warded by the proper officer in the Colony to the
Assistant Secretary, Marine Department, Board of
Trade, as soon as possible after the occurrence.
Forms for the purpose of making such returns will
be supplied by the Board of Trade on application.
F. Consular.
196. Communications from the Governor to a British
Consul-General should be signed by the Governor.