MERCHANT SHIPPING.

No. 10 of 1899.

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(e) the place from which the junk sailed on the voyage to [s.39 contd.] the Colony and the date of departure from such place and of arrival in the Colony; and

(f) the number or amount and arms and ammunition carried, if any.

the nature the nature of the guns,

hoisted before

clearance.

(11) The master of any junk about to leave an anchorage at Flag to be any port shall, eighteen hours before the time of the intended departure, hoist at the highest mast-head such flag or signal as departure; shall be specified by the Harbour Master, and shall also give notice of such intended departure, the nature of the proposed voyage together with the general character of cargo, and particulars of any arms, ammunition and other articles on board, at the Harbour Master's office or station, as the case may be, at which the licence of such junk has been deposited, and he will thereupon if there is no reasonable objection have the licence returned to him: Provided always that, in case such junk shall not leave the said anchorage within twenty-four hours thereafter, the master shall report the same at the Harbour Master's office or station, as the case may be, and the reason thereof and shall if so required re-deposit the said licence.

Table T.

(12) The Harbour Master or the officer in charge of any Special Harbour Master's station may, upon payment of the fee pre- permits. scribed in Table T in the Regulations, grant to the master of Regulations any licensed vessel a special permit, valid for one voyage only, for the doing of any act mentioned in such permit. Such special permit may authorize a trading junk licensed to trade only within the waters of the Colony to leave the waters of the Colony for one voyage only. The special permits shall be in the form of entry in the junk's pass book as shown in the said Table T.

to leave without

(13) No vessel shall leave any port of the Colony without Vessels not a clearance or permit, unless the safety of the vessel (through stress of weather) shall render it necessary, and in such case clearance such vessel shall return to the former anchorage or place in port or permit. when such necessity shall have ceased.

(14) No junk except a licensed fishing junk shall leave any anchorage or attempt to leave any port between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from October to March inclusive, nor between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. from April to September inclusive, without the written permission of the Harbour Master.

No junk to leave

at night.

(15) No licence, special permit or receipt shall be used in Penalty for

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