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36 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No, 8.; A.i&iil APPENDIX No. 22. REPORT OF CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OP STEAMBOAT YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 1*72. INSPECTION FOll Board of Steamboat Inspection, Chairman's Office, Toronto, 9th January 1873. Sir,â€"I have the honor to submit to you, for the information of the Hon. tkl Ministar of Marine and Fisheries, my annual Report for the year ended 31st Decemtal 1872. Meetings of the Board of Steamboat Inspection were held at the following plates (a I the examination of applicants for certificates as Engineers, and for the renewal of certi ficates to Engineers who had previously qualified :â€" St. John, N.-B., on Sept. 9th, 10th and 11th. Fredericton, ,, on „ 13th. Halifax, N.-S., „ 17th. Pictou, ,, ,, 19th. Quebec, P. of Q., „ 24th, 25th. 26th and 27th. Sorel, „ „ 28th and 30th. Montreal, ,, Oct. 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Ottawa, Ont. ,, 4th and 5th. Kingston, „ Nov. 26th, 27th and 28th. Toronto, „ ,, 29th and 30th. Windsor, „ Dec. 3rd, 5th and 6th. Hamilton, ,, „ 9th and 10th. St. Catharines, Ont. „ 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th. During the year ended 31st December 1872 there have been issued 741 certificates to Engineers, being 116 in excess of the number issued for the year 1871, and 240 in exces of 1870. The certificates are classed thus :â€" First class TCnffinfiftrfi......... 50 Second 125 Third 139 First ,, Assistant-Engineers 142 Second » jj ?> 175 Third " n ?> Total................. 109 741 Of the 741 certificates granted to applicants, 253 were the result of examination. 7!) of this latter number were granted by individual local inspectors confirmed by til Chairman. The annual meeting of the Board ot Steamboat Inspection under the provisions the third section of the Steamboat Inspection Act was held at Ottawa on the 4thof October. All the Inspectors were present. Except the examination of applicants for the office of Inspector of Steamboats for the District of Montreal, in the room of the late Mr. Thomas Fessenden, no special subject was brought before the Board. The accompanying returns from the several Inspectors of Steamboats in the Dominion shew the number of steamboats inspected by each, their names, port of inspection, names of collectors, their tonnage, and the amount paid on account of the Inspections. 194