THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TM OCTOBER, 1885:
Table H.
Sums to be deducted from wages by way of
partial repayment of fees in table G.
1. In respect of engagements and discharges of crews, upon each
engagement and each discharge.
From wages of any Mate, Purser, Engineer, Surgeon,
Carpenter or Steward,.....
All others, except apprentices,
,50 cents.
.40 cents.
2. In respect of engagements and discharges separately, upon cach engagement and each discharge.
From wages of any Matc, Purser, Engineer, Surgeon,
Carpenter or Steward,...
All others, except apprentices,
.50 cents
.40 cents
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A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 8 of 1860.
BE
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-- 1. Ordinance 8 of 1860 is hereby amended by adding after Section 46 the following Section.
47. The following special provisions shall regulate the administration of the estates of persons who die at sea in the course of a voyage to Hongkong on board of any ship which afterwards arrives in Hongkong.
1. Where any person has died on board of any vessel in the course of his voyage to Hongkong the master of the vessel in which such person has died shall immediately upon the arrival of the vessel in Hongkong hand over to the Harbour Master all the goods and effects of such person then on board of such vessel.
2. Thereupon the Harbour Master shall take possession
of such goods and effects and
(a.) If he thinks that their value is more than $100 he shall band them over to the Official Ad- ministrator to whom he shall also furnish in writing all such information as he may have been able to obtain about the deceased person and as he may consider likely to be useful for the due administra- tion of the estate.
(b.) If he thinks that their value is not more than $100 he shall in such manner as he may in his discretion consider convenient and just distribnie them amongst the persons who appear to him in his discretion to be entitled to them, or if he can find no such persons within one month of the date when the said goods and effects come into his hands then ho shall sell them and pay the proceeds of the sale into the Treasury to a special account to be there kept for the purpose.
3. For the purposes of this Section the expression voyage of a person to Hongkong, means tho voyage of a person to Hongkong terminating at Hongkong as the port of destination of such person. 4. At any time within 12 months of the date when the proceeds of any estate have been paid into the Treasury under the provisions of the last preceding rule any person cutitled to the same or to any por- tion thereof may apply to the Harbour Master for the same, and at the expiration of the said 12 months, the Harbour Master may apply to the Treasurer and the Treasurer shall pay to the Harbour Master the said proceeds of the estate and the Harbour Master shall distribute the same amongst the applicants in such manner as he may consider just and convenient.
5. Bofore distributing any estate or paying the proceeds of any estate into the Treasury the Harbour Mas- ter shall deduct the amount of any expenses or costs that he may have incurred in advertising or otherwise in the administration of the same. 6. If no person entitled applies to the Harbour Master under paragraph 4 within the 12 months in that paragraph mentioned the proceeds of the estate shall be paid over to the general revenue of the Colony.
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