1552 ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879 .
Merchant Shipping.
No. 4.- Report of members of Court of surrey.
The Court of survey for Hongkong .
In the matter of an appeal by from the report of
the surveyor appointed by the Governor to survey the [or as the case may be]
We do report that, having heard this appeal, we did order the
said ship to be released or detained [ finally or conditionally upon ] for
the reasons set forth in the annexed statement.
We are also of opinion that the costs of this appeal should be paid by the appellant
[or by the Government] ; or that all parties shall pay their own costs .
Dated at Victoria, Hongkong, this day of 188
Members of the Court of survey.
(A.)- Table offees.
On filing notice of appeal, for every 50 tons of the gross registered
tonnage of the ship, .... ……………
. $5.00
On filing every affidavit, ..... ... 1.00
On entering appearance ,..... 5.00
On every subpœna, ....... 1.00
On every statement of the order required to be made by the Court, ... 5.00
On the production and swearing of every witness , 1.00
On every consent by the parties to refer the question of costs, or of
costs and damages, to the Court, to be paid by each party, ......………….. 5.00
On every hearing, for each day , to be paid by each party, the amount
thereof to be at the discretion of the members of the Court, ... from 10.00 to $ 50.00
On every order whether for the release or detention of the ship or for
payment of costs , or costs and damages, to be paid by the party
taking out the order, ...... 5.00
On every office copy of the judgment or report, or of notes of the
evidence, or of any of the proceedings in the appeal, per folio of
72 words , .... 0.25
Regulation made by the Governor in Council under the provisions of
sub-sec. 4 of sec. 7 of Ordinance 8 of 1879 , on 8th.
(Gazette 16th December, 1882.)
From and after this date no licence for a steam-launch will be issued or renewed
under the provisions of sec. 7 of Ordinance 8 of 1879, unless the person applying for the
same produces a certificate from the Government marine surveyor to the effect that the
vessel for which the licence is applied is properly fitted with a fusible safety plug.