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THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH DEC., 1891.
Government moorings.
(No. 8 of 1879 s. 30.)
Private moorings
Hulks, &c.
Superintend- ents and Inspectors may board vessels.
(Ord. 8 of 1879, sec. 31.)
Superintend-
ent, &c. having just cause to
suspect
felony, may enter on board vessels and
take up
suspected
persons.
Interpretation cinnse. (Thi sec. 32.0
Power to erect lighthouses, (Ibid. sub-s.2.)
&c.
Moorings and Buoys.
30. (1.) It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to place in the waters of the Colony such Government. moor- ings and buoys, as may be approved by the Governor and to allow the use thereof upon such terms and conditions and for such fees as the Governor in Council may direct.
(2.) No person shall keep or place moorings or buoys in the waters of the Colony except with the sanction of the Har- bour Master and except upon the conditions contained in table (Oa) of the schedule hereto and such moorings and buoys shall be of such nature as the Harbour Master shall
approve.
(3.) No person shall moor or auchor hulks or vessels of like description within the waters of the Colony without the sanction of the Harbour Master and except upon such conditions and subject to the payment of such fees as the Governor in Council may direct.
(4.) Moorings and buoys sanctioned by the Harbour Master under sub-section 2 shall not be made use of by any vessel other than the vessels of the person to whom such sanction has been granted except with the consent of such person. The Master of any vessel using any such moor- ings and buoys without such consent shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars per day, for every day or part of a day during which he shall so use such moorings and buoys after he has been requested to remove therefrom.
(5.) Until the Governor shall otherwise direct the fees under sub-section 3 for hulks and vessels of like descrip- tion shall be the same as for lighters in table (U.) of the schedule hereto.
(6.) The Governor in Council shall have power to make, alter and revoke rules regulating the terms, conditions and fees for any of the purposes mentioned in this section and to alter or revoke the conditions contained in Table ((a),
Powers of Folice.
31. (1.) The Captain Superintendent or other Superin- tendent, or any Inspector of the Police force and the Harbour Master or Assistant Harbour Master shall have power, by virtue of his office, to enter at all times, with such constables as he shall think necessary, as well by night as by day, into and upon every ship, boat, or other vessel (not being a ship of war or vessel having the status of a ship of war) lying in the waters of the Colony, and into every part of such vessel, for the purpose of inspection and upon occasion directing the conduct of any constable who may be stationed on board of any such vessel, and of inspecting and observing the conduct of all other persons who shall be employed on board of any such vessel in or about the lading or unlading thereof, as the case may be, and for the purpose of taking all such measures as may be necessary for providing against fire or other accidents, and preserving peace and good order on board of any such vessel, and for the effectual prevention or detection of any felonies or misdemeanors.
(2.) It shall be lawful for the Captain Superintendent or other Superintendent, or any Inspector, or Sergeant belong- ing to the Police force, having just canse to suspect that any felony has been or is about to be committed in or on board of any ship, boat, or other vessel (except ships of war or vessels having the status of ships of war) lying in the waters of the Colony, to enter at all times, as well by night as by day, into and upon every such ship, boat, or other vessel, and therein to take all necessary measures for the effectual prevention or detection of all felonies which he has just cause to suspect to have been, or about to be committed in or upon the harbour or waters of the Colony, and to take into custody all persons suspected of being concerned in such felonies, and also to take charge of all property so suspected to be stolen.
CHAPTER II.
LIGHTHOUSES, BUOYS, OR BEACONS.
32. (1.) In the construction of this Chapter, the term "lighthouses" shall, in addition to the ordinary meaning of the word, include lightships and all floating and other lights exhibited for the guidance of ships; and the terms "buoys and beacons" shall include all other marks and signs of the sea.
(2.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to erect and maintain within the Colony such lighthouses, buoys, or beacons for the guidance of ships and to lay erect and
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