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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH NOVEMBER, 1879.
Anchorages for Junks. [Ibid, sec.. 5.)
No unlicensed junk to anchor within colo- nial waters except at one of the anchor- ages for junks. {lbid, sec. 8.]
Unlicensed junks to anchor in specified place. [7bid, sec. 9.]
Report of
arrival and particulars to be furnished. [bid, sec. 11.]
Anchorage
pass.
(Ibid, sec. 12.]
Junks not to
remove from anchorage
without clear- ance or special permit.
(Ibid, sec, 13.]
No junk to leave at night. | bid, sec. 14.]
Flag to bo hoisted before departure. (Tbid, sec. 15.]
"Special permit. [Ibid. sec. 16.]
Penalty for infraction of paragrapha 4 and 5. [Ibid, sec. 17.]
Penalty for infraction of paragraph 6. [Ibid, sec. 18.1
3. The Harbour Master shall, with the approval of the Governor, appoint suitable anchorages for junks in the waters of the Colony to be called "Anchorages for Junks."
4. No junks other than a licensed junk shall (except from stress of weather) anchor at any place within the waters of the Colony other than at an "anchorage for junks."
5. Every junk other than a licensed junk entering the waters of the Colony shall immediately proceed to and take up its berth within the limits of one of the "anchorages for junks."
6. The master of every junk, whether licensed or not, shall, within eighteen hours after arrival within the waters of the Colony, report such arrival at the Harbour Master's office or at a "Harbour Master's station," and shall, if a licensed junk, deposit the licence thereof, and if not a licensed junk, furnish the particulars hereinafter mentioned, which shall be entered in a register kept for the purpose, that is to say :-
(a.) Name and capacity of junk (in piculs.)
(b.) The name, address and description of the owner
or owners of such junk and of the master. (c.) The name, address and description of every con- signee or agent, if any, of the junk and cargo in the Colony.
(d.) The description of the cargo on board, and number
of the crew.
(e.) The place from which the junk sailed on her voy- age to the Colony, and the date of her departure from such place, and of her arrival in the Colony. (f.) Whether carrying any and what guns, arms and
ammunition.
7. Upon compliance with the provisions of the last para- graph, the master of every junk shall receive a permit to be called an "C
anchorage pass," and shall forthwith pay such fee for the same as is hereinafter mentioned, and in default thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars. 8. No licensed junk shall leave the waters of the Colony, and no other junk shall leave any anchorage for junks with- out a clearance or a special permit, unless the safety of the vessel (through stress of weather) shall render it necessary, and in such case, she shall return to her former anchorage when such necessity for leaving it shall have ceased.
9. No junk, whether licensed or not, shall leave her an- chorage between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M. from October to March inclusive, nor between the hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M. from April to September inclusive, without a special permit or a special clearance to be called a "night clearance."
10. The master of every junk, whether licensed or not, about to leave her anchorage, shall, eighteen hours before the time of the intended departure of such junk, hoist at the highest mast-head such flag or signal as shall, from time to time, be specified by the Harbour Master, and also shall give notice of such intended departure and the nature of the pro- posed voyage, [together with description of cargo, arms, am- munition, and other articles on board at the Harbour Master's office or station,] as the case may be, at which the anchorage pass of such junk shall have been granted, and he will there- upon be furnished with a clearance in exchange for the an- chorage pass of such junk, and if a licensed junk, the licence thereof will be returned to him: Provided always that in case such junk shall not leave her anchorage within twenty- four hours thereafter, the master shall report the same at the Harbour Master's office or station, as the case may be, and the reason thereof, and shall, if so required to do, return the said clearance, and if a licensed junk, also re-deposit the licence thereof.
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11. The Harbour Master or the officer for the time being in charge of any Harbour Master's station may, from time to time, grant to any master of a junk a permit to be called special permit," which shall be a sufficient warrant or authority for the doing of any act mentioned in such permit. 12. Every master of a junk who shall violate or refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5, shall incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or withour hard labour for any period not exceeding six calendar months.
13. Every master of a junk who shall refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of paragraphs 6 and 10, or shall knowingly give untrue particulars concerning the information which he is thereby required to furnish, shall incur a penalty not excceding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or