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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST AUGUST, 1891.
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Regulations made by the Governor under the provisions of Sub-section 2 of Section 28.
The portions of the waters of the Colony within which it is pro- hibited to discharge firearms, as provided by sub-section 2 of section 28 of Ordinance of
are as follows :—
That portion of the waters of the Colony having for its Easter boundary a line drawn across the centre of the Li-ú-mún Pass; and for its Western boundary, a line drawn from the west end of Hong- kong to the west end of Green Island, thence in a straight line to the west end of Stone Cutters' Island, continued to the mainland.
That portion of the waters of the Colony lying within a line drawn from waterfall Bay to south end of Táitám Peninsula, continued to Cape d'Aguilar and Cape Collinson, terminating at south-east corner of the Li-ü-mún Pass.
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Order made pursuant to Section 33.
1. All ships which enter the waters of the Colony except British: and foreign Ships of War, and execpt such other Ships as are hereby exempted in whole or part, shall pay the following Light Dues, viz.:—— Two and a half cents per ton.
2. All Steamers, plying only between Hongkong and Canton or Macao, which enter the waters of the Colony by day and all Chinese Junks, are hereby exempted from the payment of such Light Dues.
3. All Steamers, plying only between Hongkong and Canton or Macao, which enter the waters of the Colony by night, shall pay two-thirds of a cent per ton.
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Rules and Scale of Charges under Section 37 Sub-section 12 for the Storage of Gunpowder and Explosives in the Government Depôt.
1. The Officers and Men belonging to a Gunpowder Depôt, and to every Vessel receiving, or discharging Gunpowder into or out of such Depôt, shall always, unless cause be shown to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master, be at such Depôt or on board such Vessel during the transhipment of Gunpowder.
2. At the time of the transhipment of Gunpowder, no person in a Depôt or on board of any Vessel receiving or discharging Gunpowder shall wear Shoes or Boots, but may instead thereof wear Chinese Grass Slippers which will be provided by the Officer in charge of the Depôt.
3. At the time of the transhipment of Gunpowder, no person shall in a Depôt or on board of any Vessel receiving or discharging Gun- powder, or on board of any Junk or Boat engaged in such tranship- ment, have or use any Charcoal or other Combustible Matter or any Fire or naked Light.
4. At the time of the transhipment of Gunpowder, no person shall smoke in a Depôt or on board of any Vessel receiving or discharging Gunpowder or on board of any Junk or Boat engaged in such tran- shipment.
5. At the time of the transhipment of Gunpowder, no person in a Depôt or on board of any Vessel receiving or discharging Gunpowder. or on board of any Junk or Boat engaged in such transbipment, shali be employed about any work other than, and except the traushipment of Gunpowder.
6. At the time of the transhipment of Gunpowder, that portion of the Deck of any Vessel over which the packages of Gunpowder are being passed shall be kept wetted.
7. No person shall without the consent in writing of the Harbour Master first had and obtained open any package in a Gunpowder Depôt.
8. With reference to Sub-section 10 prolibiting the storage of more than 15 tbs. of Gunpowder on Land, it is hereby directed that such Gunpowder shall not be kept in any package other than one composed of Zinc, Copper or Brass, and that the said package shall be placed in a safe and couvenient position beyond the reach of Fire, or acci- dent from Lights, &c.
- 9. At the time of transhipment of Gunpowder, every Vessel en- ployed in such transhipment shall proceed without interruption or delay to or from the Depôt, and the Vessel discharging, or receiving such Gunpowder.
10. The cargo of every such vessel cmployed in transhipment shall, on her arrival at the Depôt, be immediately discharged by the Owners or Consignees of such cargo and shall be then delivered into the Depôt, and if the Owner or Consignee of such cargo shall fail in so doing, it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master or his deputy to have the same discharged and delivered into the Depôt at the ex- pense of the said Owner or Consignec.
11. At the time of transhipment of Gunpowder, the Owner or Con- signce of the same shall attend at the Depôt, or shall send a respon- sible representative instead, and any question which may arise as to the number or weight of Cases or Kegs received at or delivered out of the Depôt shall be decided at the time by such Owner or his re- presentative, and the Officer in charge of the Depôt, who shall if necessary refer the same to the Harbour Master.