THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1878.
CHAPTER X.
DISTRESSED SEAMEN.
to vessels re-
XXIII. All expenses which shall be incurred under the pro- Relief of sen- visions of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," in the relief of belonging distressed British seamen who at the time of such relief being gistered in this granted shall have last served in a British ship registered in this Colony. Colony, shall be borne by the revenue of this Colony.
(Ordinance 5 of 1869, sec.1.)
2. It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, Governor may to order the payment, out of any monies forming part of, or arising
order payment from, the general revenue of the Colony, of all expenses which curred in the
of expenses in- may be incurred in the Colony for the relief of such British Colony for seamen as aforesaid, under the provisions of the said Act or of any relief of such regulations in that behalf which may be made, from time to time, scamen out of by the Governor in Council,
monies form- ing part of ge- neral revenue. (Ordinance 5 of 1869, sec.2.)
ses incurred
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to Governor may order the re-payment out of any such monies as aforesaid, of all order re-pay- sums which shall have been expended under the provisions ment of expen- of the said Act by the Imperial Government, or by the Government elsewhere than of any adjacent British Colony, or by any British Consul, in the Colony Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent in any neighbouring foreign in respect of country, in and about the relief of such British seamen as
such relief, aforesaid, and such sums shall be refunded in such manner as the out of such Governor shall think fit, or as Her Majesty's Principal Secretary aforesaid. of State for the Colonies for the time being may direct.
monies as
(Ordinance 5
of 1869, sec. 3.)
PART II.
REGULATION AND CONTROL OF THE WATERS OF THE COLONY AND OF VESSELS NAVIGATING THE SAME.
CHAPTER I. REGULATIONS.
Duties of Master.
XXIV. Every master of a merchant ship shall hoist her ships to hoist national colours and number on entering the waters of the their numbers. Colony; and shall keep such number flying until the ship shall (Ordinance 1
her hoo
of 1869 sec FY
hours.
2. Every such master shan, un went, Jur hours after arrival ships to be within the waters of this Colony, report the arrival of his ship at reported the Harbour Master's office, and in the case of a. British ship, or within 24 of a ship which shall not be represented by a Consul, shall deposit (Ibid, sec. 4.) there the ship's articles, list of passengers, ship's register, and true copy of manifest if required. In the case of a foreign ship repre- sented by a Consul, the said papers shall be lodged by the master at the proper consulate. Any master offending against the pro- visions of this paragraph, shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Harbour Mas-
3. Every such master arriving in the waters of the Co-Ships to be lony shall take up the berth pointed out by the Harbour Master, moored where or by any person sent on board by him for that purpose, and shall ordered by the moor his ship there properly, and shall not remove from it to take up ter, and not re- any other berth, without his permission, except in case of necessity, moved there- to be decided by the Harbour Master, under a penalty not exceeding from without one hundred dollars; and he shall remove his vessel to any new permission. berth when required so to do by the Harbour Master, under a fine (Ibid, sec. 9.), not exceeding twenty dollars for every hour that the vessel shall remain in her old berth, after notice to remove under the hand of the Harbour Master, or his deputy, shall have been given on board of her.
4. Every such master shall immediately strike spars, clear All orders by hawse, or shift berth, or obey any other order which the Harbour the Harbour Master may think fit to give, and any master wilfully disobeying Master to be or neglecting this regulation, shall incur a penalty not exceeding (Ibid,sec. 10.);
obeyed. two hundred dollars.
to be obtained
5. Every such master about to proceed to sea shall hoist a blue Blue peter to peter twenty-four hours before time of intended departure, and be hoisted and shall give notice thereof to the Harbour Master, who, if there is port clearance no reasonable objection, will furnish a port clearance, and attest before depar- the manifest, if necessary; and any master having obtained such ture. clearance and not sailing within thirty-six hours thereafter shall (Ibid, sec. 11.) report to the Harbour Master his reason for not sailing, and shall re-deposit the ship's papers if required. Any master wilfully ne- glecting or disobeying this regulation, shall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.