HONG KONG.
No. 5 of 1931.
I assent.
W. PEEL,
L.S.
Governor.
6th February, 1931.
An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Ship-
ping Ordinance, 1899.
[6th February, 1931.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Merchant Short title. Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1931.
2. Table I in the Schedule to the Merchant Ship- Amendment ping Ordinance, 1899, is repealed and the following of Ordinance Table is substituted therefor :-
Table I.
ENGAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE FEES.
1.-Engagement and discharge of seamen at the Mercantile Marine Office.
Fee for engagement or discharge of a mate, purser, engineer, surgeon, car- penter, steward or wireless telegraph operator
Fee for engagement or discharge of every
other seaman
$ 1,00
$ 0.75
2.-Engagement and discharge of seamen on
board ship.
Fee, where not more than 40 seamen are engaged or discharged, for each sea-
man
Minimum fee in such case
Fee, where more than 40 and not more
than 100 seamen are engaged or dis- charged, for each visit ...................
$ 0.75
. $15.00
$30.00
Fee, where more than 100 and not more
than 150 seamen are engaged or dis- charged, for each visit
$37.50
Fee where more than 150 seamen are
engaged or discharged, for the first
150
$37.50
No. 10 of 1899.
Substitution
of new Table for Table I in Schedule.
for every additional 50 or less...$ 7.50