THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 41.
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The following Order issued by the Government of the Straits Settlements, under The Passenger Ships Ordinance, 1874, of that Colony, is published for general information.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th January, 1886.
ORDER
BY
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL,
UNDER
"The Passenger Ships Ordinance, 1874.”
WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the carriage of deck passengers to and from. places without the limits of the Straits of Malacca :
NOW IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements, by and with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, under the powers in that behalf given by Section 10 of "The Passenger Ships Ordinance, 1874," as follows:-
1. The Order in Council made under the said Ordinance on the 4th day of August, 1885, is hereby cancelled.
2. Ships of whatever nationality arriving between the 20th day of October and the 5th day of June both inclusive at any port of the Colony from Hongkong, and British Ships arriving during such period as aforesaid at any port of the Colony from any port or place to which the legisla- tion of the legislature of Hongkong under "The Chinese Passenger Act, 1855," for the time being extends, may bring deck passengers in such number as may in each particular case, be allowed by any certificate or license issued by the proper officer under such legislative authority.
3. Ships arriving during the period in the last preceding clause mentioned at any port of the Colony from any of the Treaty Ports in China and not being British Ships may bring deck passengers in such number as would be allowed if such ships were British Ships arriving from any such port or place as in the last preceding clause is mentioned or referred to, provided always that every such ship, shall be furnished on deck with a suitable awning and screens sufficient for the protection of the deck passengers from the sun and from rain.
4. No ship arriving between the 6th day of June and the 19th day of October both inclusive at any port of the Colony from any such port or place as in this Order is mentioned or referred to shall under circumstances be allowed to bring deck passengers.
any
5. This Order in Council shall have effect from the 15th day of February, 1886.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Singapore, 11th January, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 42.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th January, 1886.
Government of India.
A. P. TALBOT,
Clerk of Councils.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL, MUNICIPAL (MARINE) DEPARTMENT.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(No. 82.)
BAY OF BENGAL.
SANDHEADS.
Alteration of Lights.
Notice has been given by the Port Commissioners of Calcutta that on and after the 1st July 1886, the following alterations will be made in the lights exhibited by the undermentioned light-vessels marking the approaches to the river Hooghly:-
Eastern Channel Light-vessel.
This light will be altered to a single flashing white light in periods of thirty seconds, the duration of each flash being about five seconds, and the dark interval about twenty-five seconds.