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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

SURVEY OF STEAMSHIPS,-Continued,

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 eircumstances there are reasonable grounds for doubting the sea- worthiness of the vessel, Where the case requires unusual attention and occupies an unusual amonat 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 Section 10 (8) of this Ordinance, the survey under the Chinese Passengers Act will be made on payment of half the usual for mentioned above. The fee paid in accordance with the above seale covers the inspection of the lights and fog siguals, and of the marking of the vessel, made at the time of survey under the Chinese Passengers' Act. 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 Certificate under this Ordinance, or measure- meut for tonnage, or inspection of crow spaces.

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

(3.)-Measurement of Tonnage.

Tons (Gross Register).

Under

50,

50 to

100,

100 to

200,

200 to

500.

500 to 800,

800 to 1,200,

Fee.

Tous (Gross Register).

Fee.

$

11

1,200 to 2,000,

70

20

2,000 to 3,000,

80

30

3,000 to 4,000,

90

40

4,000 to 5,000,

100

50

5,000 and upwards,

110

60

(4.)—Inspection of the Berthing 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 inore than oùe visit by the Surveyor is necessary.

The fees for inspection of crew spaces will not be charged if the inspection is made when the Tossel is measured for tonnage, but if a second or third visit is Becessary for crew spaces alone, a fee of $6 for ench visit will be charged,

(5.)-Inspection of Lights and Fog Signals.

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

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

necessary.

(1.)—Inspection of the Marking of Vessels.

The fee for a first visit is 86, and is to cover all expenses except where applica- tion is made by owner, when expenses are also to be charged. For any subsequent visit, expenses are to be clurged but no further feo.

(7.)—Inspection of Trucings or Diawinga.

The fee to be paid when tracing is submitted for inspection is $30, |

This fee will not be charged when the fuil fee for survey under the Merchant Shipping or Chinese Passengers' Acts has been paid.

(8.)—Surveys of Seaworthiness for Change of Name when directed to be made.

Fees will be elurged in accordance with the seals for a twelve-months' passenger certificate. (Seo Scale No. 1, above.)

(9.)-Recording Change of Name and endorsing Carring Note, Fes to be charged when no survey of senworthiness is made is $10. (10.)-Surrey for Re-registry under Section 54 of Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.

Fee will be charged on the same scale as for change of name. This foo includes

the inspection of crew spacos and lights, but does not include measuremont for tonnage.

(11.) Survey of a Vessel before Transfer to a Foreign Flag.

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The fee to be charged in enses of survey before transfer to the flag of any other country shall be $50.

(12.)—Minor Inspections, Alteration of Rig, Port of Registry, de,

A fee of $10 is to be charged in all cases of minor inspectious (e.g., alteration of

rig, port of registry, description of engines, &c.).

(13.)--For Re-measurement of Passenger Accommodation in any Ship the Passenger Certificate of which is unexpired,

A fee of $20.

(14.)—For Surveys of Ships' Bottoms only.

Half the fee for survey of Steamships for Passenger Certificates.

(15.)-Surrey of Boilers.

$50.

(10.)-Approving and Certifying Position of Load-line.

$10.

Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Table C,