An announcement reported the public auction on Saturday 24th 10.00 o’clock at the auction house at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies of the in 1880 in Siam djati wood built 3-mast schooner ship Hoat Sing or Hap Gwan, 276,76 register tons on a public auction in August 1890 sold for ƒ 15.410. Complete with rigging. At the moment still used by the contractor for transporting government salt from Madura towards the north coast of Java and outer possessions.
