THE HONGKONG GOVT. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH DEC., 1891. 1139
(3.) The master of every vessel arriving in this Colony having on board thereof any quantity of gunpowder or other explosives exceeding two hundred lbs. shall, immediately upon the arrival thereof, and before the discharge from the ship of any of such gunpowder, or other explosives furnish the Harbour Master with a copy of the manifest of the same the marks of all the packages and the names of the consignees if he shall know the same.
(4.) The master of every such vessel as in the last pre- ceding section mentioned shall, as soon as possible, take the same to the place which shall be pointed out to him by the Harbour Master, and the said vessel shall not be removed therefrom without the permission in writing of the Harbour Master.
(5.) When any quantity of gunpowder or other explosives exceeding two hundred lbs. is about to be conveyed out of the Colony, the master of the vessel about to convey the same shall, ou producing the written authority of the owners thereof or their agents, receive from the Harbour Master a permit to take on board the packages mentioned in such authority, and the master of such vessel shall thereupon move the same into such anchorage as the Harbour Master may deem expedient, and from such anchorage the master of such vessel shall not remove the same except for the purpose of proceeding on his voyage or for some other sufficient cause to be approved by the Harbour Master.
(6.) The master of every vessel having on board more than two hundred tbs. of gunpowder, or other explosives or whilst engaged in the transhipment of the same shall exhibit a red flag at the highest masthead.
(7.) It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel to tranship any gunpowder or other explosives 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 the written permission of the Harbour Master.
(8.) It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel, without the written permission of the Harbour Master, to anchor such vessel within five hundred yards of any Gov- ernment Depôt for the storage of gunpowder.
(9.) It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel having on board gunpowder or other explosives exceeding in quantity two hundred fbs., to anchor nearer than five hundred yards of any other vessel.
(10.) It shall not be lawful for any person, without the permission in writing of the Governor, to keep except at the Government Depôt aforesaid for any time however short within any house, store, godown, or other place on land, any quantity of gunpowder exceeding 15 lbs. or any quantity of other explosives.
(11.) It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace, or Police Officer duly authorized by warrant, to enter and if necessary to break into any house, store, godown, vessel, or place either on land or water within which such Justice of the Peace shall be credibly informed on oath, or shall have reasonable grounds of his own knowledge to suspect and believe that gunpowder or other explosives is kept or carried or is on board of any vessel contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
(12.) The Governor in Council is hereby empowered to make rules and regulations for the proper carrying out the provisions of this chapter, including the storage of gunpowder or other explosives otherwise on land, or its carriage within the waters of the Colony, and to fix and vary, from time to time, the sums chargeable for the storage of gunpowder or other explosives as herein before prescribed, and every viola- tion or neglect of any such rules or regulations shall render the party so offending liable to the penalties imposed by sub-section 14 of this section for offences against any pro- visions thereof.
Provided that unless and until such rules are made rescinded or varied the rules and scale of charges in Tables Q & R respectively of the schedule to this Ordinance shall apply.
(13.) The sums charged in respect of such storage shall be paid monthly by the party claiming to be entitled to such gunpowder or other explosives, and in the event of the same not being paid within twenty-one days
Master of
vessel having upwards of two hundred
on
Be, of powder board to furnish Harbour Master with particulars Immediately. (Ibid. sub-s. 3.)
Muster of such vessel to take same to spect- fied place and there remain until he have permission to
(Tinit. sub-s.4.)
Mode of pro- ceeding when gunpowder is to be exported. (Ibid. sub-8.5.)
Masters having more than two hundred fbs. of gunpowder on board to exhibit a flag, also when transhipping the saine. (Ibid. sub-s. 6.) No gunpowder to be tran- shipped at night. (Ibid. sub-s. 7.)
No vessel to anchor within five hundred yurds of a Government Depôt for storage of gunpowder. (Ibid, sub-s. 8.)
No master of a vessel having more than two hundred the. of
gunpowder on board to anchor within five hundred yards of any other vessel. (Ibid. sub-s. 9.)
No person to keep in any house, stere, &c. more than fifteen ths, of gunpowder. (Ibid. sub-s. 10.)
Power to Justices and Police to scarch. (Ibid, sub-. 11.)
Governor in Council einpowered to frame rules for carrying out provisions of chapter and to fix charges. (Ibid. sub-B. 12.)
Sums how to be paid and if not paid how to be recover-
(Ibid, sub-a.
ed.
13.)