48 COLONIAL ORDINANCES .
Individuals as Partners or otherwise, then any one of the said Part-
ners or Individuals : and the term House shall be understood to
mean any Dwelling-house, Shop, Outhouse, or other Building what-
soever; and the term European shall be taken to mean all Persons
other than Chinese ; and the term Chinese shall be taken to mean
all Natives of China or Chinese Natives of Hongkong or elsewhere :
and every Word importing the Singular Number only, shall extend
and be applied to Several Persons as well as one Person ; and every
Word importing the Masculine Gender only shall extend and be
applied to a Female as well as a Male, unless where such Rule of
Interpretation shall be inconsistent with the Context of this Ordi-
nance.
SCHEDULE A.
Large Fast Boats 10.00 annually
Middle Sized do. 5.00 ""
Small "" do. 3.00
Sampans 0.50
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,
Governor, &c. &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 31st Day of December, 1846 .
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
BY AUTHORITY.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA MAIL, HONGKONG.
1847.