THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 1,
1921.
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15. If during the term of the licence it shall be desirable in the opinion of the Governor in Council to add to the routes mentioned in regulation No. 30 and to supply additional services of public motor vehicles for such routes, notice in writing shall be given by the Colonial Secretary to the licensee stating the particulars of such additional routes and the services required therefor and if the licensee shall not within three months from the date of such notice come to an arrangement with the Governor in Council for the supply of such additional services to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council then the Governor in Council may make such arrangements with any other person or persons as may in his opinion be desirable for the supply of such services and in such event no compensation shall be claimed by or payable to the licensee in respect thereof.
16. The licensee shall maintain all motor vehicles used in the said service and all buildings works materials and things used in connection therewith in an efficient state of repair to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.
17. The licensee shall provide for each motor vehicle when in service on any route a qualified driver and conductor with suitable uniform and numbers to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.
18. The licensee shall in each motor vehicle publish in English and Chinese to the approval in all respects of the Director of Public Works a list of the sections, authorised stopping places, and times of departure on the route on which such motor vehicle plies together with a list of fares and charges authorised to be taken and the number of passengers authorised to be carried in such vehicle.
19. If the Governor in Council varies the routes, sections, stopping places or increases or diminishes the fares of the said service, which he is hereby authorized to do, the monthly fee payable by the licensee shall be increased or diminished by such amount as may be agreed upon between the Governor in Council and the licensee or in the event of failure to agree then by such amount as may be fixed by arbitration as hereinafter provided.
20. The licensee shall forfeit to the Crown a sum of $25 for each day on which he shall in the opinion of the Governor in Council fail substantially to supply a satisfactory service on any route in force for the time being provided that such failure is not in the opinion of the Governor in Council due to unavoidable accident or to weather.
21. The licensee shall not transfer his licence without the permission of the Governor in Council.
22. The licensee shall at all times permit the Director of Public Works or any person authorised by him to inspect all motor vehicles and all buildings, works, materials and apparatus used by the licensee in connection with the said service.
23. The licensee shall keep the following records in respect of the said service, namely:-
1. Number of motor vehicles running.
2. Number of daily journeys and mileage run by each vehicle.
3. Number of passengers carried by each vehicle for each journey.
4. Details of receipts in respect of each section and route.
5. Details of expenditure under the headings-capital, wages, running expenses
and standing charges.
and shall permit the Governor or any person authorised by him to inspect all records and accounts used by the licensee in connection with the said service and shall afford all such facilities for such inspection as may from time to time be required.
24. The licensee shall comply with all regulations in force for the time being under the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1912, as amended by the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1921.
25. The licensee shall permit any passenger to take with him on any motor vehicle as personal luggage such small baskets bags or parcels as he may be able to carry in his hand free of charge so long as seat space is not occupied, and the comfort of other passen- gers is not affected.