THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY, 1880.
4. It shall be lawful for the Governor, in the meanwhile, with such assent as aforesaid, to order the payment, by way of temporary advance, out of any monies for the time being in the Colonial Treasury, of such sums of money arising from the general revenues of the Colony, as may be required for the purposes aforesaid: Provided always that all sums of money so advanced out of the general revenue of the Colony, shall be repaid into the Treasury out of the sums which may be raised by way of loan under the provisions in that behalf hereinbefore contained.
Light Dues.
XXXIV. The owner or master of every ship which enters the waters of the Colony, shall pay such dues in respect of the said lighthouses, buoys, or beacons as may, from time to time, be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, to such officers as the Governor shall, from time to time, appoint to collect the same, and the same shall be paid by such officers into the Colonial Treasury.
2. All British and foreign ships of war shall be exempt from the payment of light dues.
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor, by Order in Council:
(a.) To exempt any ships, or classes of ships, from such payment, and to annex any terms or condi- tious to such exemptions;
(b.) To substitute auy other dues, or classes of dues, whether by way of annual payment or otherwise, in respect of any ships, or classes of ships. 4. Tables of all light dues, and a copy of regulations for the time being in force in respect thereof, shall be posted up at the office of the Harbour Master.
5. A receipt for light dues shall be given by the person appointed to collect the same to every person paying in the same, and the Harbour Master shall not grant a clearance to any ship, unless the receipt for the same is produced to him.
6. If the owner or master of any ship fails on demand of the authorised collector to pay the light dues in respect thereof, it shall be lawful for such collector, in addition to any other remedy which he is entitled to use, to enter upon such ship and distrain the goods, guus, tackle, or any other things of or belonging to, or on board such ship, and to detain such distress until the said light ducs are paid; and if payment of the same is not made within the period of three days next ensuing such distress, he may, at any time during the continuance of such non-payment, cause the same to be appraised by two sufficient persons, and thereupon sell the same, and apply the proceeds in payment of the light dues duc, together with reasonable expenses incurred by him under this section, paying the surplus (if any) on demand to the said owner or master.
7. In order to ascertain the burden of any ship liable to pay light dues under this Chapter, the person authorised to collect such dues may require the owner, master, or other person in command of such ship, or any person having pos- session of the same, to produce the register of such ship for the inspection of such person, and, upon the refusal or neglect of such owner or master to produce such register; or to satisfy the person authorised to collect such dues as to what is the true burden of the ship, it shall be lawful for such person to cause such ship to be measured at the ex- pense of the master thereof, and such expense shall be re- coverable in the same manner as dues payable under is Chapter; and such measurement shall be deemed to be the real burden of the ship, and may be treated as such för all the purposes of this Chapter.
8. The master of any ship who shall attempt to depart from the waters of this Colony without paying the light dues in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or, who shall refuse to have his ship measured to ascertain her burden in tons, or who shall obstruct any person in the duties of his office, shall be subject to a penalty not ex- ceeding two hundred dollars.
Damage to Lights, Buoys and Beacons. XXXV. If any person wilfully or negligently commits any of the following offences, that is to say
(a.) Injures any lighthouse, or the lights exhibited
therein, or any buoy or beacon ;
(b.) Removes, alters, or destroys any lightship, buoy,
or beacon;
(c.) Rides by, makes fast to, runs foul of, any light-
ship, or buoy;
Pawer to alvance funds out of the Culoniai Treasury. [bid, sec, 3.]
Light dues. (Ibil, sec. 6.)
Exemption of
men of war.
[Ibid, sec. 7.}
Governor to allow certain exemptions. [Ibid, sec. 8]
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Tables of light dues to be exhibited at Harbour Master's office. [See M. 3. A 1854, sec. 399.] Ship not to be cleared with- out production of receipt for light dies. [Sec M. S. A 1854, See 400,]
Power of dis- tress for light dues.
(M. S. A., see. 401.]
Ship's burden
to be ascer tained by mea. surement in certain cases.
Penalties.
Penalty for injuring lights, & Fat. S. A. 1854, wc. 414.7
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