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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST AUGUST, 1891.
Ships to be moored where ordered by tho Harbour Mas- ter, and not re- moved there- from without permission. (Ibid, sub-s. 3.)
All orders by the Harbour Master to be ubered. (Ibid, sub-s. 4.)
Blue peter to be hofstel and For cica suce to be obtained before depar-
(Itid, sub-s. 5.)
Governor
in Council may make Quarantine Regulations. (Ordinance 9 of 1883.)
Penalty for breach of Quarantine Regulations; and Powers of Police to arrest, &c.
Fairways to be kept clear.
Ships to ex- hibit light at night.
Precaution to be taken in case of fire. (Ibid, sec. 21.)
Consul, the said papers shall be lodged by the master at the proper consulate. Any master offending against the provisions of this sub-section, shall incur a penalty not ex- ceeding two hundred dollars.
(4.) Every such master arriving in the waters of the Co-- lony shall take up the berth pointed out by the Harbour Master, or by any person sent on board by him for that pur- pose, and shall moor his ship there properly, and shall not remove from it to take up any other berth, without his per- mission, except in case of necessity, to be decided by the Harbour Master, under a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars; and he shall remove his vessel to any new berth when required so to do by the Harbour Master, under a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars for every hour that the vessel shall remain in her old berth, after notice to re- move under the band of the Harbour Master, or his deputy, shall have been given on board of her.
(5.) Every such master shall immediately strike spars, clear hawse, or shift berth, or obey any other order which the Harbour Master may think fit to give, and any master wilfully disobeying or neglecting this regulation, shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
(6.) Every such master about to proceed to sea shall hoist a blue peter twenty-four hours before time of intended departure, and shall give notice thereof to the IIarbour Master who, if there is no reasonable objection, will furuish a port clearance, and attest the manifest, if necessary; and any master having obtained such clearance and not sailing within thirty-six hours thereafter shall report to the Har- bour Master his reason for not sailing, and shall re-deposit. the ship's papers if required. Any master wilfully neglect- ing or disobeying this regulation, or going to sea without having obtained a port clearance, shall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars,
Quarantine.
25. The Governor in Council may from time to time make, and when made, revoke, add to, or alter such regulations as the Governor in Council may deem necessary for main- taining and enforcing an effectual quarantine in the ports and waters of the Colony, and for the setting apart of suit- able places in available situations for Quarantine Stations, and providing for the detention and seclusion in such places of persons arriving on board vessels subjected to quarantine. Provided that unless and until such regulations are made rescinded or varied the regulations in Table L of the schedule to this Ordinance shall apply.
Any person offending against any such regulations shall be liable on summary conviction before a Police Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding two thousand dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding twelve months, or at the discretion of the Police Magistrate to both penalty and imprisonment, and the Captain Superintendent of Police, and any officers that he may appoint for the purpose of enforcing quarantine, shall have the same powers to prevent the commission of breaches of such regulations and to arrest, recapture, or detain offenders against thein as may be used by any person for the prevention of any felony, or the arrest, recapture, or detention of a felon.
Fairways.
26. No vessel or boat of any description shall be allowed to anchor within any fairway which shall be set apart by the Harbour Master for the passage of vessels, and the master, or other person in charge of any vessel or boat dropping anchor in, or otherwise obstructing such fairway shall for each offence incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, and in default thereof, imprisonmeat with or with- out hard labour not exceeding three months.
Enactments concerning the Safety of Ships and Prevention of Accidents.
27. (1.) Every master of a ship, hulk, or other vessel, not being a boat propelled by oars, being at anchor in the waters of this Colony shall, from sunset to sunrise, cause to be exhibited a bright white light at the place where it can be best seen but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, and in default, shall incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.
(2.) In case of fire occurring on board any ship or vessel in the waters of the Colony, if at night three lights shall be hoisted in a vertical position at the highest masthead, and a single light at the peak, and guns shall be fired in quick