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LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, JINRICKSHAS, BOATS, AND COOLIES IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, &c., &c.
CHAIRS.
-In Victoria, with two bearers.-Half hour, 10 cents; One hour, 20 cents; Three hours, 50 cents; Six hours, 70 cents; Day (6 A.M. to 6 P.M.) $1. If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra. II.-Beyond Victoria, with four bearers.-Hour, 6) cents; Three hours, $1.00; Six hours, $1.50; Day
(6 A.M. to 6 P.M.), $2.00.
III.—In the Hill Districts, with two bearers.-Half hour, 15 cents; One hour, 30 cents; Three hours, 75 cents; Six hours, $1.00; Day (6 A.M. to 6 P.M.), $1.50. With four bearers.-One hour, 60 cents; Three hours, $1.00; Six hours, $1.50; Day (6 A.M. to 6 P.M.), $2.00.
JINRICKSHAS. (With single driver).
Quarter hour, 5 cents; Half hour, 10 cents; Hour, 15 cents; Every subsequent hour, 10 cents.
NOTE-Victoria extends from Mount Davis to Causeway Bay and up to the level of Robinson Road. If the vehicle is discharged beyond these limits half fare extra is to be allowed for the return journey. Extra bearers or drivers and extra hours to be paid proportionate sums,
CARGO BOATS.
1st Class Cargo Boat of 800 piculs and upwards 2nd Class Cargo Boat under 800 and not less than 450 piculs 3rd Class Cargo Boat under 450 and not less than 100 piculs 4th Class Cargo Boat under 100 piculs
ROWING BOATS.
1st Class Boat upwards of 40 feet in length, per day of 12 hours. 2nd Class Boats from 30 to 40 feet in length, per day of 12 hours All other Boats, per day of 12 hours
All Boats, per hour with 2 passengers
All Boats, per half hour with 2 passengers
per day. per load.
$10.00
$5.00
5.00
3.00
3.00
2.00
1.50
1.00
$2.00
1.50
1.00
0.20
0.10
For each extra passenger 5 cents for half-an-hour, 10 cents per hour. Between sunset and sunrise 5 cents extra per passenger.
SCALE OF HIRE FOR STREET COOLIES.
One day, 33 cents; Half-day, 20 cents; Three hours, 12 cents; One hour, 5 cents; Half-hour, 3 cents. Nothing in the above scale is to affect private agreements.
LIGHTS AT HONGKONG.
Hongkong
Miles visible
Tescription
Order and
Height
Island. Cape D'Aguilar.
Lat. N.
Long. E.
22° 12' 15. 114° 15' 45'.
Fixed White.
stone tower
23 Miles.
painted White.
198 feet.
above H. W. appearance
Dioptric lat Order.
Obscured on several bearings by Islands.
Hongkong
Island. Cape Collinson.
White between N.N.W. & S.S.E., Red to the
westward between
Fixed Red and White.
8 miles.
200 feet.
Dioptric 6th Order.
Green Is- land.
Harbour.
S.S.E. & N.N.W.
Fixed Light, Rel when bearing from S. & E. E. through E. to N. & EE. Green between the
Hon kong bearings of N. & E. -E. and N.W. also Green between the bearings of S. & E. .E. and S.S.W. 4-W. re- maining 111o the Light is obscured.
14 miles.
95 feet.
Dioptric 4th Order.
FIRE SIGNALS ON SHORE.
1st. Quick alarm Bell for 5 minutes. 1 Stroke for Eastern district, East of Murray Barracks. 2 Strokes, Central district from Murray Barracks to the Harbour Office. 3 Strokes, Western district.
OB-ERVATORY METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS AND STORM-WARNINGS. METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS will be hoisted on the mast in front of the Police Barracks at Kowloon Point:-
A red drum indicates the existence of a typhoon in the China Sea to the East of the Colony.
A red cone, pointing upwards, indicates that a typhoon exists in a latitude more northern than the Colony, or, that it is progressing towards North.
A red cone, pointing downwards, indicates that a typhoon exists in a latitude more southern than the Colony, or that it is progressing towards South.
A red ball indicates the existence of a typhoon somewhere to the West of the Colony.
LOCAL STORM-WARNINGS are given by firing the gun placed at the foot of the mast. It will be fired one round whenever a strong gale of wind is expected. It will be fired two rounds whenever the wind is expected to blow with storm or typhoon force, and it will be fired again, if possible, when the wind is likely to shift round suddenly.