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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TMи DECEMBER, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 458.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held yesterday, are published for general information.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 4th December, 1886.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 8 of 1879.
it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
Badvice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. In addition to the fees specified in Table C of the Schedule annexed to Ordinance No. 8 of 1879, the following fees are hereby declared to be payable to the Collector appointed by the Government as the lawful fees for the discharge of the respective duties specified, and the same may be recovered as provided by Section 43 of the said Ordinance.
The said fees shall be paid into the Colonial Treasury for the use of Her Majesty.
For surveys of ships' bottom only,--half the fees
for surveys of steam-ships for Passenger Certificates.
For inspections of vessels under 50 tons during
construction,.
and for cach additional 50 tons,
For inspections of engines and boilers under 50
H. P., during construction,
$15. 15.
20.
.........
20.
10.
and for each additional 50 H. P. Surveys of unlicensed launches under 50 feet in
length...
50 feet and under 100 feet,
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Title
Interpreta tion.
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A BILL
ENTITLED
The Post Office Ordinance, 1886.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as fol- lowe --
1. In this Ordinance, and in any Order in Council or regulation made thereander, unless the context indicatos the contrary, the following expressions shall have the monn- ings sot against them respectively, that is to say :--
Consignees' Letters shall mean ány letters forwarded by any vessel and relating to goods or merchandise at that time on board of such vessel.
Contract Packet shall mean any vessel for the convoyance of letter bags and correspondence under contract.
Correspondence shall mean any lottor, newspaper, book, pamphlet, document, parcel, or package, or other articlo whatsoever transmitted by post, whether in a closed mail or having been placed loose on board any Contract Packet or vessel for transmission; and a letter or other urticle shall bo deemed to be correspondence from the time of its arrival within the limits of the Colony, if brought to the Colony by post, or from the time of its delivery to the Post Office if not so brought, and in either ense shall continue to be deamed correspondenco to the time of its delivery from the Post Office; and delivery to or by any porson authorised to receive or deliver letter bags or correspondence on behalf of the Postmaster General shall be a delivery to or from the Post Office.
Letter Bay shall mean any bug, or box, or packet, or pareul, or other envelope or covering in which correspond- cheo is conveyed, whether it does or does not contain cor- respondemnen.