THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH APRIL, 1877.
ORDER IN COUNCIL referred to.
At the Court at Balmoral, the 30th day of September, 1873.
PRESENT:
The QUEEN's most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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Whereas by "The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862," it is enacted, that whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships, for the time being in force under the principal Act, have been adopted by the Government of any foreign country and are in force in that country, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to direct that the ships of such foreign country shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificate of registry or other national papers, and thereupon it shall no longer be necessary for such ships to be re-measured in any port or place in Her Majesty's dominions, but such ships shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificate of registry or other papers in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purposes in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is to be deemed the tonnage of such ships:
And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measure- ment of tonnage of merchant ships now in force under "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," have been adopted by the Government of His Majesty the King of Italy, and such rules are now in force in that country, having come into operation on the first day of July one thousand eight hundred and seventy- three.
Her Majesty is hereby pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to direct as follows:- 1. As regards sailing ships-That merchant sailing ships of the said Kingdom of Italy, the measurement whereof, after the said first day of July one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, has been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such sailing ships, testified by the date thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers and other national papers in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British sailing ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships.
2. As regards steam ships-That merchant ships belonging to the said Kingdom of Italy which are propelled by steam or any other power requiring engine-room, the measurement whereof shall, after the said first day of July one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, have been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such steam ships, testified by the dates thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers or other national papers in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purposes in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships; pro- vided, nevertheless, that if the owner or master of any such Italian steam-ship desires the deduction for engine-room in his ships to be estimated under the rules for engine-room measurement and deduction applicable to British ships, instead of under the Italian rule, the engine-room shall be measured, and the deduction calculated according to the British rules.
EDMUND HARRISON.
No. 110.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
Notice is hereby given, that His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor will hold a Levee on Tuesday, the 1st May, at 3.15 P.M., at which Members of the Community are invited to attend.
Gentlemen entitled to wear uniform,are expected to appear in uniform, and others in suitable morning costume.
Each gentleman is also requested to bring with him two cards with his name distinctly written on cach, to be handed to the Aides-de-Camp in waiting respectively appointed to receive them.
The Private Entree will commence Fifteen minutes before the General Levec, and will be attended by Civilians being Members of either Council, or Bishops, or Judges, and by Heads of Departments to be designated by the Colonial Secretary; also by Consuls-General and Consuls, and by such Naval and Military Officers, may be designated by His Excellency the Major-General Commanding d Troops, and by the Commodore.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Offi Hongkong, 27th April, 1877.
J. GARDINER
Colonial Secreta