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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislatas

or other Authority under which levied.

The fee paid in accordance with the foregoing scale covers any number of visits that a Surveyor way 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 grant his declaration. The fee does not, however, apply to or include any inspection of lights, fog signals, or marking, made subsequently to the granting of the drelaration.

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

(2..—Survey of Ships under the Chinese Passengers' Acts.

Surveys made within Office Hours.

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

Special Survey,

Do

entailing nusual Attention,

Fec.

JA

40

50

GO

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 sea- worthiness of the vessel. Where the case requires usual attention and occupies an unusual amount of the Surveyor's time, the higher fee of $60 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 Steamship under this Ordinance, the survey under the Chinese Passengers' Acts will be made on payment of half the usual 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' Acts. It does not, however, apply to, or include, any inspection of lights, fog signals, or marking, made subsequently to such survey.

The fee for survey under the Chinese Passengers' Acts does not cover any survey of a Steamship for a Passenger Certifiento under this Ordinance, or measurement for touage, or inspection of crew spaces.

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

Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Table C.

(3.) — Measurement of Tonnuge.

Tons (Gross Register).

Pee.

Tous (Gross Register).

Fee.

$

Under

50.

14

1,200 to 2,000,

70

20

2,000 to 3,008), .....................

80

30

3,000 to 1,000,

90

40

4,000 to 5,000,

100

50

3,000 and upwards,

110

60

100,

50 to 100 to 200, 200 to 500. 50X0) 10 HOD, 800 to 1.200,

(4.)—Inspection of the Beything or Sleeping Accommodation of the Crew. The fee to be paid on application for inspection is $6.

A further fee of $6 will be charged if more than one visit by the Surveyor is

necessary.

The foes for inspection of orew apuces will not be charged if the inspection is made when the vessel is mensured for tonnage, but if a second or third visit is nocos- sary for crow spaces alone, a les of $6 for each visit will be charged,

(5.)—Ïaspection of Lights and Fog Siguals.

The fee to be paid on application for inspection is $6.

A further fee of $6 will be charged if more than one visit by the Sarveyor is

necessary,

(6.)—Inspection of the Marking of Fessels.

The fee for a first visit le §6, and is to cover all expenses oxcopt whore applica- tien is made by owner, whon expenses are also to be chargul. For any subsequent visit, cxpenses are to be olmarged but no further fee.