MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(Back of Cover.)
Government of Hongkong.
Junk Licence No.
No. 10 of 1899.
1063
Table T.
Inside of Cover. Conditions.
1. This Licence must be deposited at the Harbour Master's Office, or at one of the Harbour Master's Stations, on each occasion upon which the junk to which it is issued arrives at or in the vicinity of such office or station, and the master of such junk shall thereupon give such information as to his late voyage, the cargo and passengers carried, and the arms, etc., on board as may be demanded of him. This Licence will be returned to him, on clearance, after similar information from him has been given as to his projected voyage.
2. No junk shall leave the waters of the Colony or be under way within those waters (except by reason of stress of weather) without having her Licence on board.
3. This Licence is to be produced, on demand, to every Harbour or Police or Revenue Officer in the waters of the Colony.
4. This Licence is not transferable. It is valid only for the junk to which it is issued, and to her only for so long as she remains the property of the owner named therein.
5. In the event of a change of ownership, or should the junk to which this Licence is issued be lost or broken up, this book, if available, must be returned to the Harbour Master's Office, or to the nearest Harbour Master's Station.
6. A change of master is to be reported at once, and the Licence endorsed accordingly.
7. In addition to the licence fee, a fee of $1 will be charged for each Licence Book issued to any junk. When it has all its pages filled a new Licence Book will be substituted. Should this book be lost, damaged, or destroyed, a new Licence Book will be issued only at the Harbour Master's Office or Station, for which $10 will be charged.
8. The crew of the junk to which this Licence is issued are to use their utmost endeavour to save life.
9. The junk shall not carry stink-pots.
No. of Licence. Name of Junk
Do. Owner Residence of Owner Name of Master
Harbour Master.
(Sheet 1.)
Length Breadth Capacity
piculs.