1118 THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH DEC., 1891.
Cancellation
of Licence.
Refusal to
give up Licence.
Report of arrival and particulars to be fur- nished.
Anchorage Pass.
Ships not to remove from anchorage withent clearance or special permit.
Night clearances.
Notice of departure.
"Special permit."
Penalty for infraction of sub-s. 11 & 13.
least ten feet above the coloured lights; and every such steam-ship shall, when at auchor between sunset and sun- rise, exhibit a bright light at least ten feet above the gun- wales.
(10.) The licence granted by the Harbour Master to any steam-ship under 60 tons may be cancelled if at any time the Government Marine Surveyor reports to the Harbour Master that from any cause the said ship is unfit for the service for which she is intended.
The owner of any steam-ship under 60 tons who shall refuse or neglect to give up the licence of the said ship after having been informed by the Harbour Master that the same bas been cancelled shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars. It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master or Government Marine Surveyor at any time to go on board any steam-ship licensed under this section for the purpose of inspecting the same.
(11.) The master of every steam-ship under 60 tons shall, within eighteen hours after arrival within the waters of the Colony, report such arrival at the Harbour Master's office or at a "Harbour Master's station," and shall furuish the particulars hereinafter mentioned, which shall be entered in a register kept for the purpose, that is to say :-
(a.) Name and capacity of ship.
(6.) The name, address and description of the owner
or owners and of the master.
(c.) The name, address and description of every con- signee or agent, if any, of the ship and cargo in the Colony.
(d.) The description of the cargo on board, and num-
ber of the crew.
(e.) The place from which the ship sailed on ber voy- age to the Colony, and the date of her de- parture from such place, and of her arrival in the Colony.
(12.) Upon compliance with the provisions of the last sub-section, the master of every ship shall receive a permit to be called an "anchorage pass," and shall forthwith pay a fee of 25 cents for the same, and in default thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars.
(13.) No such ship shall leave the waters of the Colony without a clearance or a special permit, unless the safety of the vessel (through stress of weather) shall render it necessary, and in such case, she shall return to her former anchorage when such necessity for leaving it shall have ceased.
(14.) No steam-ship of less than 60 tons shall leave the waters of the Colony between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from October to March inclusive, nor between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. from April to September inclusive, without a special permit or a special clearance to be called a "night clearance" for which a fee of $1 shall be paid.
(15.) The master of every steam-ship under 60 tons about to leave the waters of the Colony shall give notice of such intended departure and the nature of the proposed voyage, together with the general character of cargo, and he will thereupon be furnished with a clearance and shall pay a fee of 25 cents for the same: Provided always that in case such ship shall not leave her anchorage within twenty-four hours thereafter, the master shall report the same at the Harbour Master's office or station, as the case may be, and the reason thereof, and shall, if so required to do, return the said clearance.
(16.) The Harbour Master may, from time to time on payment of a fee of 25 cents, grant to any master of a steam- ship under 60 tons a permit to be called a "special permit," which shall be a sufficient warrant or authority for the doing of any act mentioned in such permit.
(17.) Every master of a steam-ship under 60 tons who shall refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of sub- sections 11 and 13 or shall knowingly give untrue particulars concerning the information which he is thereby required to furnish, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hun- dred dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six months.
(18.) Every person who shall use any licence, clearance, permit or other document granted under the provisions of this section in respect of any steam-ship other than the one therein mentioned shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding six months.