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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied,

SURVEY OF STEAMBhirs,— Continued,

(2.)—(6) Surrey of Ships under the Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855, or the Asiatie

Emigration Ordinance, 1915.

Surveys made within Office Hours.

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

Special Survey, Do.

entailing unusual Attention..

Few.

$

10

30

$60 and upwards,

(1) A special survey is to be deemed to be a survey requiring more than two visits by n Government Surveyor or Surveyors, or a survey in enses in which from ngo 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 circumstances of the ense and the number of

visits minde.

(c) Where a declaration has been granted for a Steamship under Section 10 (8) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1899, the survey under the Chinese Passengers Act 1855 or the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance 1915 will be made on payment of bulf the usual fee mentioned above. The foo paid in accordance with the above seale rovers the inspection of the lights and fog signals, aud of the marking of the vessel, nunde at the time of survey under the Chinese Passengers Act 1855 or the Asintie Emigration Ordinance, 1915. It does not, however, apply to, or include, any inspection of lights, fog signals, or marking, made subsequently to such survey,

(d) The fee for survey under the said Act or Ordinance does not enver any survey of a Steamship for a Passenger Certifiente under this Ordinance, or measure- ment for tonnage, or inspection of crew spares.

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

(,) -Measurement of Tonnage.

Tous (Gross Register).

Under

50,

50 to 100,

100 to 200.

200 to

500.

800.

800 16 1,200,

500 to

Fee

Tous (Gross Register).

Fer. I

*

$

11

1,200 to 2,000,

70

20

2,000 to 3,600,

SO

30

5,000 to 4,000,

$20

40

4,000 to 5,000,

100

50

5,000 and upwards,

110

Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Table (

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(1.)—-Luspection of the Berthing or Sleeping Accommodation of the Crew, (a) The fee to be paid en application for inspection is $ti,

(5) A further fee of Sti will be charges if more than one visit by the Surveyor is

necessary,

(e) The fees for inspection of crew spaces will not be charged if the inspection is male when the vessel is measured for tonnage, but if a second or third visit is necessary for inspection of crew spices alone, a fee of $6 for ench visit will be charged.

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

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

(b) 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 applien- tion is made by the owner, when expenses are also to be charged. For any subsequent visit, expenses are to be charged but no further foc.

(T.) Inspection of Trucings or Drawings.

The fee to be paid when tracing is subunitted for inspection is $30.

This fee will not be charged when the full fee for survey under the Merchant Shipping Arts, the Chinese Passengers Act 1855, or the Asiatic Emigration Ordinanco 1915, has been paid.

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

Fees will be charged in accordance with the scalo for a twelve-months' passenger eertiliente. (See Scale No, I, above.)

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

Fee to be charged when no survey of seaworthiness is made is $10, (10.)—Surrey for Re-registry under Section 54 of Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.

Fee will he charged on the same scale as for change of name. This fee inclndes

the inspection of crew spaces and lights, but does not includo nuasurement for taninge.

(11.)— Survey of a Vessel before Transfer to a Foreign Flug. The feu to be charged in enses of survey before transfor to the flag of any country is $50.

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

other

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