MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
997
2.-(a) Survey of ships under the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, or the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915.
Surveys made within office hours.
Fee.
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Surveys of ships under Chinese Passengers Act or Asiatic Emigration Ordinance.
Ordinary survey of the ship and of her equipment, accommodation, distilling apparatus (if any), stores, light, ventilation, and sanitary arrangements.......... 40 50 60 and upwards. Special survey. Do. do. entailing unusual attention..(b) A special survey is to be deemed to be a survey requiring more than two visits by a Government surveyor or surveyors, or a survey in cases in which from age or any other circumstances there are reasonable grounds for doubting the seaworthiness of the vessel. Where the case requires unusual attention and occupies an unusual amount of the surveyor's time the higher fee of $60 and upwards will be charged, according to the special circumstances of the case and the number of visits made.
(c) Where a declaration has been granted for a steamship under section 10 (8) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, the survey under the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, or the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, The fee will be made on payment of half the usual fee mentioned above. paid in accordance with the above scale covers the inspection of the lights and fog-signals, and of the marking of the vessel, made at the time of survey under the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, or the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915. It does not, however, apply to, or include, any inspection of lights, fog-signals, or marking made subsequent to such survey.
(d) The fee for survey under the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, or the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, does not cover any survey of a steamship for a passenger certificate under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, or measurement for tonnage, or inspection of crew spaces.
(e) Travelling expenses (if any) and subsistence expenses (if any) due according to the scale authorised by the Governor will be charged in addition to the fees.
3.--Measurement of tonnage.
Measurement of tonnage. Tons (Gross Register). Fee. Tons (Gross Register). Fee. $ $ Under 50 to 50, 14 1,200 to 2,000, 70 50 to 100, 20 2,000 to 3,000, 80 100 to 200 30 3,000 to 4,000, 90 200 to 500, 40 4,000 to 5,000, 100 500 to 800, 50 5,000 and upwards, 110 800 to 1,200, 60