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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

SURVEY OF STEAMSHIPS,—Continued.

(c) For the subsequent inspection at the request of the master or owner, or where a ship is found to have defective or deficient life-saving appliances, a fee of $10 per visit, with a maximum of $40, is to be charged.

(d) For a certificate of inspection of the life-saving appliances on a foreign ship the fee prescribed in paragraph (a) is to be charged.

(e) On application being made for the survoy during construction at the boat-builders' works, and certification of lifeboats intended to form part of the life-saving appliances of either a passenger ship or a cargo ship the following fees are to be charged;

Lifeboats 20 ft. in length and under..... Lifeboats over 20 ft. in length.

Motor lifeboats

Per bout.

$ 10

15

30

For the survey of a lifeboat undergoing heavy repairs involving re-certifica- tion the same fee is to be charged.

These fees cover the issue to the applicant of a report of inspection of the boats only and, in the case of a passenger ship, are in addition to the fee for survey for a passenger certificate. If the boats are supplied to a cargo ship and a subsequent inspection of the whole of the life-saving appliances is made under paragraph (4) only the balance of the fees under that paragraph is to be charged.

(7) On application being made for survey during construction at the makers works, and certification, of a buoyant apparatus intended to form part of the life- saving appliances of a passenger ship a fee of $2 per visit with a minimum fee of $20 is to be charged.

This fee covers the issue to the applicants of a report of the inspection of the buoyant apparatus only, and is in addition to the usual fee for survey for a passenger certificate,

(9) For the inspection and stamping of life-jackets at the makers works, an inclusive fee of 5 cents for each life-jacket is to be charged, but the minimum fee for the attendance of a Surveyor is $15, i.. the fee for the inspection and stamp- ing of 200 life-jackets.

(k) Boats' davits intended for stock purposes may be inspected and the material tested at the makers works provided an application is made and a fee of $10 is paid for each set of davits to be inspected. If the davits are subsequently

supplied to a ship during survey for a passenger certificate the fee paid will be | Ordinance 10 of 1899, returned to the makers.

Tuble C.

(i) For the examination of the design of the life-saving appliance, and the inspection of the first appliance made to that design, the following fees are to be

charged:-

A lifeboat or a motor lifeboat

(The appropriate fee in paragraph (e) is to be charged for each subsequent boat built to the approved design)

Boat disengaging gear

Appliance for preventing the fouling of boats falls Searchlight for motor lifeboat

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Special type of lifebuoy or buoyant deck chair...

Buoyant apparatus

Special type of life jacket

...

$50

50

50

20

50

30

20

These fees are to be paid when application is made for the consideration of the design.

Survey of a ship alleged to be unseaworthy.

13.—(a) When, owing to a complaint of the crew of a ship, a survey is made by direction of a Court, the fee is to be in accordance with the following scales:-

Tons (Gross).

Survey by Government Surveyor.

(Scale A.)

Survey by per- son appointed by the Govt. of the Court. (Scale B.)

Under 500

500 and under 750

750

"

1,000

For every additional 300 or part of 500

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$

$

6288

50

60

60

80

70

100

10

20