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(A 30 )

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &o.

Act

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority

under which levied,

FEES OF Court or OFFICE, &c.,—Continued.

SURVEY OF Steamships :—

The fees prescribed in these scales do not cover any other services whatever. (b) When a ship is finally detained, or when it appears that a ship pro- visionally detained was at the time an unsafe ship, the fee for survey by a Govern- ment Surveyor is to be as follows:-

(i) If the detention is on account of overloading, improper loading, in- sufficient ventilation of coal cargoes, undermauning, or defective equipments such as charts or chronometers the fee is to be the same as that prescribed in Scale A.

(i) If the detention is on account of defective hull or machinery the fee

is to be the same as that prescribed in Scale B.

Survey prior to re-registry of a ship whose Registry

has been closed on account of wreck, etc.

14. (a) The fee for the survey and certificate is the same as that prescribed in Regulation 13, Scule B.

(In the case of bulk, lighter or sailing ship which does not proceed to sea the fee is $20.

(e) This fee covers the inspection of crew spaces and lights and sound signals, but not the measurement for tonnage. Except in the case of a hulk or lighter, the fee also covers the survey for lond-line if held at the same time as the survey for seaworthiness and provided that if the fee for survey for load-line is the greater, the balance is paid.

Survey Prior to Change of Name.

15.—(«) When a Surveyor is directed to survey a ship for seaworthiness with a view to the change of her name the fee is to be the same as that prescribed in Section 12 Scale B. If however the ship is employed solely as a steam tug the survey of the boilers only will be required and the fee will be one-half that pre- scribed in Regulation 17 (b).

(b) The fee for authorising the change of name of a British registered ship is as follows:-

Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Table C.

Under 600

600 and under 1,800

Tons (Gross).

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1,600

71

3,000

3,000

>

5,000

--

•

5,000

8,000

8,000

**

10.000

10,000

93

15,000

*

15,000 20,000

20,000 and above

•

AU

Fee.

$ 20

30

40

50

GO

70

80

90

100

This fee is to be charged in each case without reference to the description or service of the ship and covers the inspection of marking; the change of name on the load-line, Suez and Panama Certificates; and, in the case of a ship holding a passenger certificate, the issue of a fresh declaration and passenger certificate (in duplicate) showing the new name and any alterations in the ownership and port) of registry.

Survey prior to transfer to a foreign flag.

16. The fee for survey prior to transfer to a foreign flag is to be the same as that prescribed in Regulation 13, Scale B.

Examination of plans and survey of marine boilers.

17. (a) For the examination of plans of a boiler the fee is $30.

(b) Scale of fees for survey of one boiler during construction up to and in- clading the hydraulic test:—

Under 250

Heating Surface (sq. ft)

250 and under 500

For every additional 500 or part of 500

...

200.

mad {

Fee.

$ 50

60