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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislaturo or other Authority under which levied.

SUNDAY Cargo-Working Permits :-

Registered Tonnage.-

400 or under,................

75

Over

400 but not exceeding

700,

100

125

700

1,000.

31

**

E)

1,000

1,500,

150

Ordinance 1 of 1801.

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1,500

2,000,

175

**

**

77

200

99

22,000,

SURVEY OF STEAM-LAUNCHES; —

For each Certificate,.

SURVEY OF STEAMSHIPS :-

TABLE C.

1-(a.)-Survey of Steamships for Passenger Certificates.

.15

Tons (Register)

Fee.

Tous (Register)

Fees.

*

8

100 and under,

50

1,200 and under 1,500,

148

Over 100 and not exceeding 300,

70

1,500

1,800,

172

**

Over 300 and under 900,

100

1,800

2,100,

196

17

900 and under 1,200

124

2,100

2,400,

220

$3

Sec. 37 of Ordinance 10 of 1899 and Schedule of Ordinance, Table E,

$24 for every additional 300 tons.

(b) The above scule is for twelve mouths. For six months six-twelfths of the fee will be charged, for nine months nine-twelfths, and so on, at the rate of one-twelfth for each month; but no fee is to be less in amount than three-twelfths.

In all cases

of new steam-ships, or of steam-ships coming under survey for a Passenger Certificate for the first time, a full twelve months' fee must be paid, notwithstanding that a Certificate for twelve months may not be requirel, and in op ease of an incomplete declaration will less than three-twelfths be charged.

(c) 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 auf 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 incinde any inspection of lights, fog signals, or marking, made subsequently to the granting of the declaration.

(d) The above fee does not cover any service under the Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855, or the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, or measurement for tonnage. (2.)—(«) Survey of Ships under the Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855, or the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915.

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 unusual attention

Fee.

$

40

50

860 and upwards.

(b) 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 he charged, according to the special circumstances of the case and the number of visits made.

(e) 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 ou payinent 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 umler the Chinese Passengers Act. 1855 or the Asiatic 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 cover any survey of a Steamship for a Passenger Cortificate under this Ordinance, or measure- ment for tonnage, or inspection of crew spaces.

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

Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Table C.