THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY, 1879.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents
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r the half year ending 25th December, 1879,
週赴十准 之十業署
五於
ould be paid into the Treasury on or before the 5th January, 1880.
月十千
M. S. TONNOCHY,
olonial Treasury,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
Hongkong, 20th December, 1879.
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HONGKONG.
ANNO QUADRAGESIMO-SECUNDO
VICTORIA REGINE.
JOHN POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G.,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief. ·
No. 8 OF 1879.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the laws relating to merchant shipping, the duties of the Harbour Master, the control and management of the waters of the Colony, and the regulation of vessels navigating the same.
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[30th December, 1879.]
HEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the laws relating to merchant shipping, the duties of the Harbour Master, the control and management of the waters of the Colony, and the regulation of all vessels navi- gating the same; and whereas doubts have arisen as to the applicability of certain sections of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," and the Acts amending the same: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Le- gislative Council thereof, as follows:-
PRELIMINARY.
I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1879."
II. In the construction and for the purposes of this Ordi- nance (if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter) the following terms shall have the respective meanings hereinafter assigned to them, that is to say:
Stipendiary Magistrate" shall mean and include the Police Magistrates of the Colouy, and the Marine Magistrate; "Master" shall include every person (except a pilot) having command or charge of any ship;
Seaman" shall include any person (except masters, pilots and apprentices duly indentured and registered) employed or engaged in any capacity on board any ship;
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Ship" shall include any description of vessel used in navigation not propelled by oars, except Chinese junks or lorchas not propelled by steam.
"Steam-ship" shall mean any vessel propelled by steam. "Colonial Ship" shall mean and include every ship re- gistered under section 3, part I of this Ordinance.
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