1912_MERCHANT_SHIPPING_ORDINANCE__1899

1072

No. 10 of 1899.

Table U.

Steamships not to be approached.

Prohibition of false bottom. Obligation to let boat.

Restriction on conveyance of passengers.

Maximum scale of hire.

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

For boats in class B, $2 for each 10 feet or part of 10 feet in length, with a minimum fee of $2, and a maximum fee of $10.

Village boats, $1.

30a. No vessel in this class shall without lawful authority or reasonable excuse approach within 30 feet of any steamship lying at anchor or at moorings or alongside any wharf at Kowloon.

CLASS II.-LIGHTERS, CARGO BOATS and Water Boats.

31. No vessel in this class shall have a false bottom or any other secret compartment for the concealment of goods or persons.

32. No licensee of a cargo boat shall refuse to let his boat, except for some reasonable cause.

33. Lighters and cargo boats will be allowed to carry as passengers only such persons as may be in charge of goods or baggage for the conveyance of which the boat is hired or used, or who may be required or may have been required to assist in loading or unloading.

34. The following is the maximum scale of hire for cargo boats :-

Licence Fees.

Boat of 800 piculs and upwards, $10.00 $5.00 "" under 800 and not less than 500 piculs, 5.00 3.00 under 500 and not less than 100 piculs, 3.00 2.00 under 100 piculs, 1.00 1.50 Under 100 piculs, $6 100 to 200 piculs, 10 200 to 300 14 "" 300 to 400 18 "" 400 to 500 22 "" 500 to 600 .26 "" 600 to 700 30 "" 700 to 800 34 22 "" 800 to 900 38 "" "" 900 to 1,000 42 21 "" 1,000 to 2,000 46 "" "" 2,000 to 3,000 50 "" 3,000 to 4,000 54 "" 4,000 to 5,000 58 "" 5,000 to 6,000 62 19 "" 6,000 to 7,000 66 "" "" 7,000 to 8,000 70 "" 8,000 to 9,000 74 40 "" 9,000 to 10,000 78 Over 10,000 piculs, 82

N.B.-A cargo boat exceeding 2,000 piculs shall be deemed to be a "Lighter".

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