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(A 54 )

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

{Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, &c.—Continued,

SURVEY OF STEAMSHIPS, -

(b) A special additional fee of $50 is also payable for the loadline survey of an unclassed ferro-concrete ship.

(c) The fee for an unclassed ship should be charged for an unclassed wooden sailing or motor ship whether opened out for survey or not.

(d) If the fee has been paid for the survey of an unclassed ship and, for special reasons a partial survey only has been made and a certificate issued for a period not exceeding 12 months, only one-half of the full fee is payable for the completion of the survey for the renewal of the certificate of approval.

(e) When owners or builders submit a design of a new ship and require a provisional assignment of freeboard the fee prescribed above should be paid according to whether the ship is to be classed or unclassed. This will cover the final assignment of freeboard and issue of the certificate of approval.

(/) The fee for the inspection of minor alterations involving an alteration of freeboard of a ship having a valid loadline certificate is two-fifths the fall fee. (7) The fee for a copy of a certificate of approval of loadline is $5.

(4) When the survey of an unclassed passenger ship for assignment or re- assignment of loadline is made at the same time as the survey for passenger certi- ficate, one-half the full fee for loadline survey is to be charged.

Survey in dry dock for bottom certificate.

8. (a) For a ship holding any Hong Kong passenger certificate or its ac cepted equivalent the fee for the survey of the outside of the hull in dry dock is to be $30 if the ship is 10,000 tons (gross) or under, and $40 if the ship is above 10,000 tons (gross).

(b) If the ship does not hold Hong Kong passenger certificate or its equivalent the fee for this survey is to be one-fourth of the full fee for survey for a passenger certificate with the addition thereto of $10 for each propeller shaft drawn for examination.

(c) The fee covers the issue of a dry docking certificate, but for a duplicate copy of the certificate a further fee of $5 is to be charged.

(d) If this survey is part of the complete survey for a passenger certificate, loadline, etc., no separate fee is to be charged.

Inspection of Crew Spaces.

9.-(a) The fee for each visit of the surveyor to the ship is $10 but the total fee not to exceed $40 when more than four separate visits are necessary.

(b) This fee is not to be charged when the inspection of the crew spaces is made at the same time as the measurement for tonnage, or the survey prior to re-registry.

Inspection of Markings,

10. (a) When application for the inspection is made by the owners or their agent a fee of $10 is to be charged.

(6) This fee covers any number of visits required by the Surveyor for the inspection of the markings, but does not cover any other service.

(c) No charge is to be made for the inspection of markings on change of name, or change of Port of Registry of a ship; or if the ship is being measured for registry or re-registry and the fee for tonnage measurement has been paid.

Inspection of Lights and Sound Signals.

11. (a) When application for inspection is made by the owners, or their agent the fee to be charged for each visit of the Surveyor to a ship is $10, but the total fee is not to exceed $40) when more than four separate visits are necessary owing to the lights and/or sound signals being found defective or for any other

reason.

(b) This fee covers the issue of a copy of the report of the inspection but, for a duplicate copy, a further fee of $3 is to he charged.

(c) This "inspection is covered by the fees paid for survey for passenger certificate; clearance as an emigraut ship; measurement for tonnage under Rule I, or survey for seaworthiness prior to re-registry.

Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Table C.