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"Licensed Junk."
"Master."
"Harbor."
"The Colony."
"Governor."
"Harbor Master."
Repeal of portion of Section 10 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1858.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JULY, 1866.
tion XXIX of this Ordinance or a Boat or Vessel licensed by the Registrar General to ply within the Waters of the Colony under Section 16 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1858.
The term "Licensed Junk" shall mean a Junk now licensed under Section 16 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1858 to carry Passengers between the Colony and the Ports on the Chinese Main, or hereafter to be licensed under Section XXVI of this Ordinance to ply between the Colony and the Ports in the Empire of China.
The term "Master" of a Junk shall include any Person for the time being in command or charge of the same.
The term "The Harbor" shall mean the Harbor of Victoria.
The term "The Colony" shall mean the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies.
The term "The Governor" shall mean His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong and the Officer for the time being administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong.
The term "Harbor Master" shall mean the Officer for the time being conducting the Marine Department of this Colony, and any Person appointed by the Governor to act as Deputy or Assistant Harbor Master.
III. So much of Section 16 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1858 as empowers the Registrar General to grant Certificates of License of Boats or Vessels carrying Passengers between this Colony and the Ports on the Chinese Main is hereby repealed.
Branch Stations of the Harbor Master's Office.
Anchorages for Junks.
Notification of
IV. Branch Stations of the Harbor Master's Office shall be established at such places in the Colony as the Governor may from time to time determine which shall be under the Superintendence and Control of the Harbor Master and shall be called "Harbor Master's Stations."
V. The Harbor Master shall with the approval of the Governor appoint a suitable Anchorage for Junks in the Harbor and at the "Harbor Master's Stations," to be called "Anchorages for Junks."
VI. The Anchorages for Junks to be appointed as aforesaid shall be notified by advertisement in the Government Gazette and by Printed Notices in the English and Chinese languages to be affixed and exhibited in the Harbor Master's Office and Stations respectively, and in such other convenient and conspicuous places as the Harbor Master may from time to time appoint.
Anchorage for Junks may be changed.
No Junk to anchor
VII. The Harbor Master may from time to time with the approval of the Governor change any Anchorage for Junks.
VIII. No Junk shall (except from stress of weather) anchor at any place within the Waters of the Colony other than the Anchorage for Junks appointed for the Harbor or for any Harbor Master's Station.
except at one of the
Junks to anchor in specified place.
Junks if not entering
to a H. M. Station,
IX. Every Junk entering the Harbor shall immediately proceed to and take up its Berth within the limits of the Anchorage for Junks appointed for the Harbor.
X. Every Junk entering the Waters of the Colony (for any purpose other than that of taking shelter from stress of weather) shall in case the Master shall not desire to enter the Harbor, proceed to One of the Harbor Master's Stations and take up its Berth within the limits of the Anchorage for Junks appointed for such Station.
Report of Arrival and Particulars to be furnished.
XI. The Master of every Junk shall within 18 hours after Arrival within the Harbor or at a Harbor Master's Station report such Arrival at the Harbor Master's Office or at such Harbor Master's Station as the case may be and shall if a Licensed Junk deposit the License thereof, and if not a Licensed Junk, furnish the particulars hereinafter mentioned which shall be entered in a Register kept for the Purpose, that is to say:
1. Name and Capacity of Junk (in Peculs.)
2. The name, address and description of the Owner or Owners of such Junk and of the Master.
3. The name, address and description of the Consignee or Agent, the Junk and Cargo in the Colony.
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4. The description of the Cargo on board and number of the Crew.
5. The place from which the Junk sailed on her voyage to the Colony, and the date of her departure from such place, and of her arrival in the Colony.
6. Whether carrying any and what Guns and Ammunition.
XII. Upon compliance with the Provisions of the last Section, the Master of every Junk shall receive a Permit to be called an "Anchorage Pass," and shall forthwith pay such Fee for the same as is hereinafter mentioned, and in default thereof shall be liable to a Fine not exceeding Ten Dollars and not less than Two Dollars.
XIII. No Junk shall leave any Anchorage for Junks without a Clearance or a Special Permit unless the safety of the Vessel (through stress of weather) shall render it necessary and in such case she shall return to the same Anchorage when such necessity for leaving it shall have ceased.
XIV. No Junk shall leave any Anchorage for Junks between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M. from October to March inclusive, nor between the hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M. from April to September inclusive, without a Special Permit or a Special Clearance to be called a "Night Clearance."
XV. The Master of every Junk about to leave any Anchorage for Junks shall, 18 hours before the time of the intended Departure of such Junk, hoist at the highest Mast-head such Flag or Signal as shall from time to time be specified by the Harbor Master, and notified in the manner prescribed by Section VI in respect to the Anchorage for Junks, and also shall give notice of such intended Departure and nature of the proposed Voyage at the Harbor Master's Office or Station, as the case may be, and he will thereupon be furnished with a Clearance in exchange for the Anchorage Pass of such Junk, and if a Licensed Junk, the License thereof will be returned to him; Provided always that in case such Junk shall not leave such Anchorage within 24 hours thereafter, the Master shall report the same at the Harbor Master's Office or Station, as the case may be, and the reason thereof and shall, if so required to do, return the said Clearance, and if a Licensed Junk also redeposit the License thereof.
XVI. The Harbor Master may from time to time grant to any Master of a Junk a Permit to be called a "Special Permit" which shall be a sufficient Warrant or authority for the doing of any act mentioned in such Permit.
Penalty for infraction
XVII. Every Master of a Junk who shall violate or refuse or fail to comply with the Provisions of Sections VIII, IX, and X shall incur a Penalty or Fine not exceeding $100 and not less than $20 or Imprisonment with or without Hard Labor for any period not exceeding Six Calendar Months, and not less than One Calendar Month.
XVIII. Every Master of a Junk who shall refuse or fail to comply with the Provisions of Section XI or shall knowingly give untrue particulars concerning the information which he is thereby required to furnish shall incur a Penalty or Fine not exceeding $200 nor less than $20 or Imprisonment with or without Hard Labor for any period not exceeding Six Months nor less than One Month and it shall be lawful for the Governor if he shall think fit by Warrant under his hand to order that any Junk whereof the Master has refused or failed to comply with the Provisions of the said Section and whether such Master shall have been brought to trial and punished or not, shall quit the Waters of this Colony within 12 hours from the service of such order on board of such Junk under Penalty of Forfeiture of such Junk to the Crown.
XIX. Every Master of a Junk violating the Provisions of Sections XIII and XIV shall be Imprisoned with Hard Labor for any period not exceeding Twelve and not less than Three Calendar Months, and such Junk and her Cargo shall be forfeited to the Crown.
XIV.
Clearance, or Special
XX. No License, Anchorage Pass, Clearance or Special Permit shall be used in respect of any Junk other than the Junk therein specified or for any Purpose other than the one therein mentioned, and every Master of a Junk who shall knowingly use or attempt to use the same in violation of this Section, or who shall knowingly use or attempt to use any License, Anchorage Pass, Clearance or Special Permit which shall not have been lawfully obtained, shall be Imprisoned with Hard Labor for any term not exceeding Twelve and not less than Three Calendar Months, and every Junk in respect of which a License, Anchorage Pass, Clearance or Special Permit shall have been used or attempted to be used in violation of this Section shall together with the Cargo thereof and whether the Master shall have been brought to trial or not be forfeited to the Crown.