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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

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

SURVEY OF STEAMSHIPS ¦—

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

-1

****

For every additional 500 or part of 500

* 88R9

60

50

60

70

100

10

2525

60

80

20

The fees prescribed in these scales do not cover any other services whatever. (6) 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, undermanning, or defective equipments such as charts or chronometers the fee is to be the same as that prescribed in Scale A.

(ii) If the detention is on account of defective hull or machinery the fer

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 sarvey and certificate is the same as that prescribed in Regulation 13, Scale B.

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

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

Survey Prior to Change of Name.

15.—(a) 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).

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

Tons (Gross).

Under 600

+

600 and under 1,600

1,600

19

3,000

3,000

45

5,000

*

5,000

8,000

...

8,000

งด

10,000

10,000

J

15,000

15,000

20,000

20,000 and above

A

+

***

101

...

-

***

+

...

--

*

Fee.

$ 20

...

...

80

88988293

30

40

50

60

70

90

100

Act of Colonial Legislature

+

or other Authority

under which levied.

Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Table C.

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