1050
No. 10 of 1899.
[Table U contd.]
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
Class B.
For 1st class boats, $2.00
For 2nd class boats, 1.50
For all other boats, 1.00
PER HOUR OR LESS.
Class A.
Per hour with 2 passengers, .40 cents.
Per half-hour, .20
For each extra passenger, 10 cents for half-an-hour; 20 cents per hour.
Between sunset and sunrise, 10 cents extra per passenger.
Class B.
Per hour with 2 passengers, .20 cents.
Per half-hour, .10
For each extra passenger, 5 cents for half-an-hour; 10 cents for an hour.
Between sunset and sunrise, 10 cents extra per passenger.
1st Class boats are those measuring 30 feet and over in length.
2nd Class boats are those measuring from 20 to 30 feet in length.
All other boats are those of under 20 feet in length.
29. The table of fares shall be hung conspicuously in the boat and shall be shown to anyone demanding to see it.
30. The following licence fees shall be charged in respect of passenger boat licences :-
For boats in class A, $3 for each 10 feet or part of 10 feet in length, with a minimum fee of $3, and a maximum fee of $15.
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.
30A. No vessel in this class shall without lawful authority or reasonable excuse approach within thirty 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.