THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD DECEMBER, 1879.
2. No ship owned by a Chinese resident of this Colony, such Chinese resident not being a British subject, shall be at liberty to trade in or from the waters of the Colony, unless such ship has obtained a Colonial register as hereinafter pro- vided, or possesses some other certificate of registry.
3. The Governor may, at his discretion, grant a Colonial register to any Chinese person resident within the Co- lony applying for the same, provided such applicant be a registered lessee of Crown lands within this Colony, and that he tenders as securities for the due performance by him of all the requirements of this chapter two other Crown lessees, and that he and such lessees be severally reported by the Registrar General to be each worth two thousand dol- lars in this Colony, and should such applicant be a member of any shop or partnership, that the seal of such shop or part- nership be also affixed to the security to be given by him.
4. When any person shall be desirous of obtaining a Co- lonial register, such person shall forward to the Colonial Secretary a declaration in writing stating whether the ship for which such register is sought is intended to be employed solely in trade with China, or on more distant voyages: Provided always, that should such declaration be false, or the ship to which it relates not be employed in conformity with it, the register thereby obtained shall ipso facto become null and void.
5, A Colonial register shall be given, under the hand of the Governor, on production of the following documents:- (a.) The Surveyor's certificate as hereinafter provided
by paragraph 6.
(b.) A declaration of ownership with proof thereof to
the satisfaction of the Colonial Secretary. (c.) A joint and several bond of the owner and two sureties binding each and every of the several obligees under a penal sum of five thousand dollars, to comply with all the provisions of this Ordi- nance and, with all the laws binding on British subjects with regard to trade with China.
6. The Surveyor's certificate, referred to in paragraph 5 of this section, shall, in case of a steam-ship, be a certificate granted under Section V. of this Ordinance, and in case of a sailing vessel shall be a certificate specifying the proper measurement of the ship requiring a Colonial register, and that such ship has proper anchors and chains, canvas sails, if any, her bottom sheathed with metal, and that such ship is in all respects strongly built and properly equipped for the trade for which she is intended.
7. It shall not be lawful for the owner of any Colonial registered ship to give her any name other than that of her registry, and such owner shall, after registry, cause to be painted in white or yellow letters not less than four inches long her name upon some conspicuous part of her stern and on each bow in a distinct and legible manner, both in Ro- man and Chinese characters, and shall so keep and preserve the same, upon pain, on breach of the provisions of this paragraph, of paying a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Chinese owned ships
To obtain Colonial registers. (Ibid, sec. 1.)
Chinese Crown. lessees entitled to hold Colo- nial register. (Ibid, soc. 6.)
Declarations necessary for obtaining register. (Ibid, sec. 2.)
Documents ne- cessary pre- vious to grant of Colonial register. (Ibid, sec. 3.)
Surveyor's certificate. (Ibid, sec. 7.)
Name of Colo- nial registered ship. (Ibid, sec. 4.)
Production of
ter to Harbour Master every six months. (fbül, sec. 5.)
8. The register of every Colonial ship shall be produced, Colonial regis- once at least every six months to the Harbour Master, who shall endorse the date of such production on such register, upon pain, on failure of such production, of the forfeiture of such register, unless satisfactory cause for such non-produe- tion be shown to the Colonial Secretary.
9. Every register, certificate, endorsement, declaration, or bond authorised or required by this section, may be proved in any court of justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to receive evidence, either by the production of the original, or by an examined copy thereof, or by a copy thereof purporting to be certified under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, or other person who, for the time being, shall happen to have charge of the original, which certified copy he is hereby required to furnish to every person applying at a reasonable time for the same, and paying therefor the sum of one dollar;
and every
do- cument, when so proved as aforesaid, shall be received as primâ facie evidence of all matters therein recited, stated, or appearing.
10. The British flag may be used on board of any ship lawfully possessing a Colonial register.
11. Upon any change of ownership in any Colonial ship registered under this section, such change as aforesaid shall
Colonial regis- ters, &c. may be proved by production of originals or copies. (Ordinance No. 9 of 1856, sec. 2)
Chinese resi- dents may use the British flag in Colonial regis- tered ships. [Ibid, sec. 1.] Change of
owner or master. [Ordinance No. 4 of 1855, sec. 9.]
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