The lighthouse and buildings on this island are kept in a very orderly way, and apparently no outlay will be necessary for some time. The Harbour Master at Port Douglas visits the station once a month.
PORT DOUGLAS.
The buoys and beacons are in good order, but the lighthouse requires a new balcony and door. The buoys and beacons at the Daintree and Mossman Rivers are maintained by the staff at Port Douglas, but the trade at the present time is very limited.
COOKTOWN.
During the past year the swinging basin has been dredged, which considerably increases the anchorage accommodation at this port. The pilot vessel "Governor Cairns" has been recently repaired and remetalled, and consequently will require no further outlay for some time. She is principally employed in attending to the beacons in the Inner Route to Torres Straits, and conveying stores to the lighthouses at Archer Point and Rocky Islet. The harbour plant, buildings, buoys, beacons, and the lighthouse and signal station on Grassy Hill are well cared for, and in good order. Two new buoys were supplied last year.
LIGHTSHIPS.
The new relieving light-vessel is now stationed at Channel Rock, and, as she was provided with a new and complete equipment, no outlay will be necessary for her maintenance for some time.