THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH DECEMBER, 1876.
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do solemnly and sincerely declare, that I will not willingly or [Ibid, Sche- knowingly open, detain, return, delay, or misdeliver, or cause or suffer to be dule A.] opened, detained, returned, delayed, or misdelivered, any correspondence which shall come into my hands, power, or custody by reason of my employment by or under the Post Office.
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the best of my knowledge and belief, deli- [Ibid, Sche- vered or caused to be delivered to Post Office at Hongkong every letter bag dule B.] and all correspondence that was on board the vessel under my command, except such correspondence as is exempt by law.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council, held on Monday, the 11th day of December, 1876, is published for general information.
By Command,
H. WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 11th December, 1876.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.
with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to regulate the Number of Passengers carried by Steam-vessels plying between Hongkong and Macao, and between Hongkong and Places on the Canton River.
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HEREAS it is expedient to regulate the number of Preamble.
passengers to be carried by steamers plying between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, and to guard against accidents arising from overcrowding and other probable dangers: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The River Steamers' Short title. Ordinance, 1876.”
ton only allow-
II. Three days after the passing of this Ordinance, if any steam- Steamers leav- ship shall leave the waters of the Colony of Hongkong for Canton, ingHongkong, or for any place on the Canton river, or for Macao, having on Macao, or Can- board a greater number of passengers than in the proportioned to carry a of two passengers for every three tons of the registered net tonnage limited num- of such steam-ship, the owner or master thereof, shall be liable to ber of passen- a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, in addition gers. to a penalty of five dollars for every passenger on board in excess of the proportion of two passengers for every registered three tons (net) of the said steam-ship.
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III. Three days after the passing of this Ordinance, if any steam- Steamers from ship shall enter the waters of the Colony of Hongkong, having Canton and passengers on board, from Canton or from places on the Canton Macao allowed river, or from Macao, in excess of the proportion of two passengers limited num- for every three tons of the registered net tonnage of such steam- ber of passen- ship, the owner or master thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not gers to Hong- exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, in addition to a penalty kong. of five dollars for every passenger on board, in excess of the proportion of two passengers for every registered three tons (net) of the said steam-ship.
IV. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance, may be Penalties how recovered in a summary way before a Stipendiary Magistrate.
Statement of Objects and Reasons.
The object of this Ordinance is to prevent the extremely dan- gerous overcrowding which takes place on the Canton steamers.
Hongkong, 6th November, 1876.
J. RUSSELL, Acting Attorney General.
levied.