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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1878.
9. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel having on No master of a board gunpowder exceeding in quantity two hundred lbs., to vessel having anchor nearer than five hundred yards of any other vessel.
more than two hundred lbs. of gunpowder on board to anchor within five hundred yards of any other vessel. (Ibid, sec. 12.)
10. It shall not be lawful for any person, without the permission No person to in writing of the Governor, to keep for any time however short keep in any within any house, store, godown, or other place on land, a larger house, store, quantity of gunpowder than fifteen bs.
&c. more than fifteen lbs. of gunpowder. (Ibid, sec. 13.)
warrants to
11. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or Police Power to Jus- Officer duly authorized by warrant to enter and if necessary to tices to issue break into any house, store, godown, vessel, or place either on search. land or water within which such Justice of the Peace shall be (Thid, sec. 14.) credibly informed on oath, or shall have reasonable grounds of his own knowledge to suspect and believe that gunpowder is kept or carried o is on board of any vessel contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
frame rules for
12. The Governor in Council is hereby empowered to make Governor in rules and regulations for the proper carrying out the provisions of Council em- this chapter, including the storage of gunpowder on land, and to powered to fix and vary, from time to time, the sums chargeable for the storage carrying out of gunpowder as herein before prescribed, and every violation or provisions of neglect of any such rules or regulations shall render the party so chapter and offending liable to the penalties imposed by paragraph 14 of this (Ibid, sec. 16.) section for offences against any provisions thereof.
to fix charges.
be paid and if
13. The sums charged in respect of such storage shall be paid Sums how to monthly by the party claiming to be entitled to such gunpowder, not paid how and in the event of the same not being paid within twenty-one to be recovered. days after the same shall have become due and payable, it shall be (Ibid, sec. 17.) lawful for the Governor to direct the said gunpowder to be sold in order to defray the expense of storage, and the proceeds thereof after deducting all Government charges and the expenses of sale shall be paid to the party who shall prove himself entitled thereto to the satisfaction of the Governor.
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14. Every person who shall violate or refuse, or fail to comply Trial off with the provisions of this chapter, shall incur a penalty not) exceeding three hundred dollars, or imprisonment for any period not (bi
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PART III.
REGULATION OF JUNKS AND SMALL BOATS.
CHAPTER I.
LICENSING OF JUNKS.
excepted. (Ibid, sec. 19.)
"Junk."
XXXVIII. In the construction of this chapter the term "junk" Interpretation shall mean every sea going Chinese or other vessel not coming of terms: within the provisions of section XXI of this Ordinance and not (Ordinance being a fishing boat or vessel licensed under paragraph 24 of 6 of 1866, this chapter.
sec. 2.)
The term "licensed junk" shall mean a junk, boat, or vessel, “ Licensed licensed under paragraph 21 of this section to ply between the junk." Colony and other ports.
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2 master of a junk shall include any person for "Master." the time being in command or charge of the same.
2. Branch stations of the Harbour Master's office shall be Branch sta- maintained at such places in the Colony as the Governor tions of the from time to time, determine, which shall be under the superin-
may, Harbour Mas- tendence and control of the Harbour Master, and shall be called (Ibid, sec. 4.) "Harbour Master's Stations."
ter's office.
3. The Harbour Master shall, with the approval of the Governor, Anchorages for appoint suitable anchorages for junks in the waters of the junks. Colony to be called "anchorages for junks.”
(Ibid, sec. 5.)
4. No junk other than a licensed junk shall (except from stress No unlicensed of weather) anchor at any place within the waters of the Colony junk to anchor other than at an "anchorage for junks.”
within colonial waters except at one of the auchorages for junks. (Ibid, sec. 8.)
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