THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1878.
CHAPTER VIII.
MEDICINES AND MEDICAL STORES.
XIX. This chapter applies to all British or Colonial ships, Application of
other than those already provided with medicines and medical section.
stores under the provisions of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1867," or of any legislative enactment or regulations in force in any British possession, or holding special exemption under the hand of the Governor.
2. The owners, agents, or master of every such ship navigating Ships to between this Colony and any place out of the same, shall cause to carry medi-
cines, medical be kept on board such ship a supply of medicines and medical stores
stores, &c. in in accordance with the scale appropriate to such ship as laid down accordance in the published scales of medicines and medical stores issued by with scale the Board of Trade, and also a copy of the book or books issued issued by Board by the said Board containing instructions for dispensing the same (See M. S. A., pursuant to paragraph 1 of section 4 of "The Merchant Shipping 1867, sec. 4.) Act, 1867."
of Trade.
to approve of lime or
3. No lime or lemon juice shall be deemed fit and proper to be Health Officer taken on board any such ship for the use of the crew or passengers thereof, unless the Health Officer has approved of the same; nor lemon juice. unless the same contains fifteen per centum of proper and palatable proof spirits to be approved by the Health Officer, or by some person appointed by him for that purpose, and to be added imme- diately before or immediately after the inspection thereof; nor un- less the same is packed in such bottles, at such time and in such manner as the Health Officer may direct.
provide me-
4. The master, owner, or agent of any such ship who shall wilfully Owners ne- neglect or refuse to provide, pack, or keep on board such medicines, glecting to medical stores, books of instructions, lime or lemon juice, sugar or dicines and anti-scorbutics as are by this section required, shall be guilty of a medical stores misdemeanour, and shall, upon summary conviction before any to be guilty of Stipendiary Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five misdemeanour. hundred dollars.
5. The provisions of this section, so far as the same refer to lime, This section lemon juice and anti-scorbutics, shall have the same force and to have the effect as the regulations provided for by "The Merchant Shipping rules made. Aet, 1867," section 6.
CHAPTER IX.
same force as
(M.S.A.1867, sec. 6.)
DESERTION AND OTHER OFFENCES OF SEAMEN. XX. If any seaman belonging to the crew of any ship, British Seamen or foreign, shall desert therefrom, or otherwise abscond, or deserting
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may for any Police Officer, or for the master or person in charge of the vessels to ship, or for any one specially deputed by such master or person in charge, to arrest such seaman without warrant and convey him before a Justice of the Peace; and in case such seaman shall 4 of 1850, sec. refuse to return to his duty on board the said ship, or shall not i.) give a sufficient reason for such refusal, the Justice of the Peace may order such seaman to be put forcibly on board the ship to which he may belong, or to be confined in any gaol or other place or may be con- of security within the Colony, for any period until he can be put ined in gaol.
on board his ship at her departure from the port, or until he shall be demanded by the master of the ship, or by the Consul of the country to which such ship may belong: Provided always, that the said period of confinement shall not, in the absence of such departure or demand, exceed three months.
2. It shall be lawful for any Stipendiary Magistrate, upon Ships or houses complaint of the master of such ship, to the effect that he has may be search- reasonable cause to believe that any runaway seaman belonging ed for deserters
from ships. to the crew of any such ship is harboured, secreted, or concealed, (Ibid, sec, 2.) or suspected to be harboured, secreted, or concealed on board any other ship, boat, or other vessel, or in any house or place what- soever, to issue a warrant directing a constable to search such ship, boat, or other vessel, or such house or place, and such seaman to lodge in any or the nearest Police station; and every such seaman shall, with all convenient speed, be brought before a Stipendiary Magistrate, to be dealt with as is herein before directed with respect to seamen apprehended for desertion, ab- sconding, or absence from duty.
deserters from
3. If any person whatsoever shall harbour, conceal, employ, Penalty on or retain, or assist in harbouring, concealing, employing, or re- persons har- taining any seaman belonging to the crew of any ship, who bouring shall have deserted therefrom, or otherwise absconded, or absented ship. himself from duty, while such ship or vessel is within the waters (Ibid, sec. 3.) of the Colony, knowing such seaman to have deserted, absconded, or absented himself from duty, or shall cause, induce, or persuade, or endeavour to cause, induce, or persuade any such seaman, in any manner whatsoever to violate, or to attempt or endeavour to ⚫ violate, any agreement which he may have entered into to serve
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