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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MAY, 1876.
ART. 17.
The reductions on the duties by reason of damages foreseen by the last § of article 17 of the treaty of commerce, are not to be applied in any case to export goods. For the import and transit, these compensations cannot be allowed as far as the damage sustained, shall have taken place during the passage, from the last port of shipping, and shall be the result of sea event regularly established by the ship's papers.
ART. 18.
It is strictly forbidden to throw in the river, sand, stones or other kind of ballast; which shall have to be landed in places pointed out by the harbour Master.
All infringement to this regulation shall be liable to a fine varying from fify to one hundred dollars.
ÅRT. 19.
It is strictly forbidden to captains and masters to leave the anchorage place which has been given to them, without an order from the harbour Master.
All infringement to this regulation is liable to a fine varying from ten to twenty dollars.
ART. 20.
If an infectious or epidemic disease breaks on board of a ship anchored at Hai-phong, the captain is bound to make an immediate declaration to the harbour Master, and to comply himself to the rules and regulations of the public health, which shall be ordered to him.
If a death occurs on board of a merchant ship anchored at Hai-phong, either among the men of the crew, or the passengers, the captain is bound to make the immediate declaration to the harbour Master, and to comply himself to the regulations and rules of public order established to that occasion.
All infringement to this article is liable to a fine varying from fity to one hundred dollars.
ART. 21.
The light and anchorage duties are fixed to three tenth of taël by ton of capacity for ships coming in and sailing off the port, with a cargo, and to fifteen hundredth of taël per ton for ships coming in on ballast and sailing off loaded, or coming in loaded and sailing off on ballast.
Are considered as being on ballast, ships whose cargo is inferior to the twentieth of their capacity and in encumbrance, and to five francs per ton in value.
ART. 22.
Every pilot, light house guardian &c., &c., proved guilty of fraud or of having facilitated the same shall be immediately suspended from his duties by the custom house officer or surveyor, till his repeal has been ordered by the Consul, and without injuries to pecuniary penalties stipulated by the treaty.
ART. 23.
The custom house offices are opened for business purposes, every day, from eight o'clock to half past ten in the morning; and from two o'clock to five in the evening, are excepted Sundays and Holidays.
No. 90.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 15th instant, for the repairs of the lower end of Albany Road.
The Specification can be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where also a proper Form of Tender may be obtained.
The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th May, 1876.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.