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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

SURVEY OF STEAMSHIPS,-Continued.

(2.)—Survey of Ships under the Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855, or the Asiatic

Emigration Ordinance, 1915.

Surveys made within Office flours.

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,

1

Fee.

40

50

60

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 unusual 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 eirenmstances 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 1855 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 of the marking of the vessel, made at the time of survey under the said Act or Ordinance. does not, however, apply to, or include, any inspection of lights, fog signals, or marking, made subsequently to such survey.

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The fee for survey under the Chinese Passengers' Acts does not cover any survey of a Steamship for a Passenger Certifiente under this Ordinance, or measures ment 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 in addition to the fees,

(3.)—Measurement of Tonnage.

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Act of Colonial Legislature

or other Authority under which levied.

Tous (Gross Register).

Fec.

Tons (Gross Registor),

For

$

Under

50,

50 to

100,

100 to

200,

200 to 500,

500 to

800,

800 to,1200,

WIR ERG

14

1,200 to 2,000,

TO

20 2,000 to 3,000,

NO

30

3,000 to 4,000,

980

40

4,000 10 5,000,

50

5,000 and upwards,

10

Onliance 10 of 1899

Tuble C.

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(4.)-Inspection of the Berthing or Sleeping Areommacation 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 fees for inspection of crew spaces will not be charged if the inspection is made when the vessel is measured for tompage, but if a second or third visit is necessary for inspection of crow spaces alone, a fee of 36 for each visit will be eburged.

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

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 Government Marine Surveyor is necessary,

(6.)-Inspection of the Marking of Vessels.

The fee for a first visit is $6, and is to cover all expenses except where applica- tion is made by owner, when expcoses are also to be charged. For any subsequent visit, expenses are to be charged but no further fee.

(7.)-Inspection of Tracings or Drawings.

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 Acts, the Chinese Passengers Act 1855, or thủ Chinese Emigration Ordinance 1899, has been paid.

(8.)-Surveys of Seaworthiness for Change of Name when directed to be mude.

Fees will be charged in accordance with the scale for a twelve-months* passenger certificate. (See Scale No. 1, above.)

(9.)-Recording Change of Name and endorsing Curring Note.

Fee to be charged when no survey of seaworthiness is made is $10. (10.) Survey 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 fee includes

the inspection of crew spaces and lights, Imt does not include measurement for Toonage.

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

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

- (12.)—Minor Inspections, Alteration of Rig, Port of Registry, &c.

A fee of $10 is to be charged in all cases of winor inspections (e.g., altoration of rig, port of registry, description of engines, &c.).

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