THE HONGKONG GOV" GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH DEC., 1891.
TABLE (Q.)
Rules for the Storage of Gunpowder and Explosives
in the Government Depôt. (s. 37, 38, 12.)
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 shewn 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 transhipment, shall be employed about any work other than, and except the transhipment 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 of section 37 of this Ordinance prohibiting 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 Zine, Copper or Brass, and that the said package shall be placed in a safe and convenient position beyond the reach of Fire, or accident from Lights, &c.
9. At the time of transhipment of Gunpowder, every Vessel em- 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 employed 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 Consignee.
11. At the time of transhipment of Gunpowder, the Owner or Con- signee 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.
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TABLE (R.)
Scale of Charges for the Storage of Gunpowder in the Government Depôts, (s. 37, ss. 12.)
.10
Packages containing 25 lbs. and less of loose Gunpowder, 7 cents."
25 fbs. and less of Gunpowder in
tins,.. more than 25 lbs. and less than
50 lbs. of loose Gunpowder, ...14 more than 25 lbs. and less than
50 lbs. of Gunpowder in tins,...16 50 lbs. and less than 75 lbs. of
loose Gunpowder,.......
*
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
.20
Do.
do.
50 lbs. and less than 75 lbs. of
Gunpowder in tins,
22
"
Do.
.lo.
75 lbs. and less than 100 lbs. of
loose Gunpowder,..........
26
>>
Do.
do.
75 lbs, and less than 100 tbs. of
Gunpowder in tins,
28 59
month or fraction of a month.
and so on, increasing 6 cents per package for each 25 lbs. of Gun- powder, up to and in excess of 100 Is., according as the Gunpowder may be loose or in tins.
Packages containing Ball-Cartridges to be charged per 25 lbs. weight, 6 cents a month, and fraction of a month. Packages of Detonators 9 cents 25 lbs. weight.
The weight of the various packages will be determined at the time of storing, and no alteration will be allowed after they have been received into the Magazine.