THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JULY, 1881.

XXXV. The Promoters shall not be bound to carry, unless they think fit, any animals, goods, merchandise, minerals or parcels, except passengers' luggage, which shall not exceed sixteen pounds in weight or one cubic foot in

measurement.

Tolls.

XXXVI. The Promoters may demand and take, for every passenger travelling upon any of the Tramways Nos. 1, 2 and 3, or any part thereof, including tolls for the use of the said last mentioned Tramways and of carriages, and for motive power and every other expense incidental to such conveyance, any tolls or charges not exceeding, for first class passengers, twenty cents, for second class passengers, fifteen cents, and for third class passengers, five cents; and they may demand and take for every passenger travelling upon the Tramway No. 4, or any part thereof, including tolls for the use of the said last mentioned Tramway and of carriages, and for motive power and every other expense incidental to such conveyance, any tolls or charges not exceeding, for first class passengers, twenty cents, for second class passen- gers, fifteen cents, and for third class passengers, five cents; and they may demand and take for every passenger travell- ing upon the Tramway No. 5, or any part thereof, including tolls for the use of the said last mentioned Tramway and of the carriages, and for motive power and every other expense incidental to such conveyance, any tolls or charges not exceeding, for first class passengers, twenty cents, and for second class passengers, ten cents.

XXXVII. Every fare paid by every passenger travelling upon any of the said Tramways, Nos. 1, 2 and 3, or any part thereof, shall entitle such passenger to travel the whole length of such Tramways once in the same direction con- tinuously, and without leaving the cars, on the day on which such fare shall be paid, but for no further distance, or on any other Tramway, or to leave and re-enter the cars, or in any other direction or on any other day or days; and every fare paid by every passenger travelling upon the Tramway No. 4, or any part thereof, shall entitle such passenger to travel the whole length of such Tramway once in the same direction continuously, and without leaving the ears, on the day on which such fare shall be paid, but for no further distance, or on any other Tramway, or to leave and re-enter the cars, or in any other direction, or on any other day or days; and every fare paid by every passenger travelling upon the Tramway No. 5, or any part thereof, shall entitle such passenger to travel the whole length of such Tramway once in the same direction continuously, and without leaving the cars, on the day on which such fare shall be paid, but for no further distance, or on any other Tramway, or to leave and re-enter the cars, or in any other direction, or on any other day or days.

XXXVIII. No passenger travelling upon the Tramways may take with him his personal luggage other than small hand baskets, bags, or parcels, any one of which shall not exceed sixteen pounds in weight, or one cubic foot in measurement. All such personal luggage to be carried by hand, and at the responsibility of the passenger, and, not to occupy any part of a seat, nor to be of a form or description to annoy or inconvenience other passengers.

XXXIX. The Promoters may demand and take, in respect of any animals, goods, merchandise, minerals or parcels conveyed by them ou the Tramways, except as is by this Ordinance specially provided, including the tolls and charges for the use of the Tramways, and for waggons or trucks, and for motive power, and every other expense incidental to such conveyance, any tolls or charges not exceeding the tolls and charges specified in Schedule C. to this Ordinance annexed, subject to the regulations in that behalf therein contained.

XL. The tolls and charges by this Ordinance authorized shall be paid to such persons, and at such places upon or near to the Tramways, and in such manner, and under such regulations, as the Promoters may, by notice to be annexed to the list of tolls, appoint.

Abandonment of Undertaking.

XLI. Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance, or in any Act or Acts of Parliament incorporated herewith contained, it shall and may be lawful for the Promoters at any time, if they shall not then have, under the power herein

Promoters not bound to carry goods exceed." ing a certain weight.

Tolls,

Distance covered by tolls.

Passengers luggage.

Tolls for animala, goods, &c.

Payment tolls,

Liberty to Promoters to abandon undertaking.

601.

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