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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislaturo or other Authority under which levied.

FEES OF OFFICE,—Continued.

The fee paid in accordance with the foregoing scale covers any number of visits that a Surveyor may require to make before he is able to grant his declaration, as well as the inspection of the lights and fog signals, and of the marking of the vessel, which inspection must be made by the Surveyor before he can graut his declaration. The fee does not, however, apply to or include any inspection of lights, fog signals, or marking, madde subsequently to the granting of the declaration.

The above fee does not cover any service under the Chinese Passengers' Acts, or measurement for tonnage.

(2.)—Survey of Ship under Chinese Passengers' Acts.

Surveys made within Office Hours.

Ordinary Survey of the Ship and of her Equipments, Accommodation, Dis- tilling Apparatus (if any), Stores, Light, Ventilation, and Sanitary Arrangements,

Special Survey,..

Do. entailing unusual Attention,

Fee.

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A special survey is to be deemed to be a survey requiring more than two visits by a Government Surveyor or Surveyors, or a survey in cases in which from age or any other circumstances there are reasonable grounds for doubting the sca- worthiness of the vessel. Where the case requires unusual attention and occupies an unusual amount of the surveyor's time, the higher fee of $30 and upwards will be charged, according to the special circumstances of the case and the number of visits made.

Where a declaration has been granted for a Steam-ship under this Ordinance, the survey under the Chinese Passengers' Aets will be made on payment of half the usnal fee mentioned above. The fee paid in accordance with the above scale covers the inspection of the lights and fog signals, and the marking of the vessel, made at the time of survey under the Chinese Passengers' Aets. It does not, however, apply to, or include, any inspection of lights, fog signals, or marking, wade subsequently to such survey.

The fee for survey under the Chinese Passengers" Act-loes not cover any survey of a Steam-ship for a Passenger Certificate under this Onlinance, or measurement for tonnage, or inspection of crew spaces.

Travelling expense (if any) and subsistence expenses (if any) due securling to the scale authorised by the Governor, will be charged in addition to the fees.

(3.)-Measurement of Тonnage.

Ordinance 8 of 1879.

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Fee.

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1,200 to 2,000,

10

2,000 to 3,000,

100 to 200,

15

3,000 to 4,000.

200 to 500,

20

4,000 to 5,000,

25

3,000 and upwards,

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35

30

500 to 800,

300 to 1,200, ...........................

SURVEY FEES (Overtime).

The following Seale of Overtime Fees, to be levied by the Harbour Master for the services of the Government Marine Surveyor, have been approval by His Excel- leney the Officer Administering the Government, under the provisions of Sub-section 5 of section 3 of Ordinauce 8 of 1879:-

On week days, from 8 A.M., to 10 A.M., |

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$10 per hour.

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Before 6 A.M., and after 8 136,

On Sundays aml Public holidays.

}$20 per hour.

A service occupying less than an hour will be elarged as one hour,

For service

exceeding au pour, a quarter of the fee will be charged for each quarter of an hour. and any expenses incurred will be charged in sulition to the fees.

When an incomplete Declaration is required one-half of the Survey fee in Table C of Ordinance 8 of 1879 will be charged.