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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

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

Measurement for Tonnage.

SURVEY OF STEAMSHIPS :—

6. (a) Scale of Fees :-

:-

Scale A.

Scale B.

Scale U.

Measurement Measurement

Various Re-

Tons (Gross).

under Rule I.

under Rule II.

measurements

(See para, e.).

Under 50..

50 and under 100..

100

200

11

200..... 500..

100 up to 20,000........

100 above 20,000

For every additional 100 or part of

For every additional 100 or part of |

45.00

22.50

9.00

60.00

30.00

12.00

75.00

37.50

15.00

105.00

52.50

18.00

7.50

3.00

1.50

4.50

(2) When a ship, previously measured under Rule II, is remeasured under Rule I, the full fee in Scale A is to be charged without any deduction for measure- ment under Rule II.

(c) Scale C shows the fee for remeasurement in consequence of alterations on the upper deck, or in the engine room, or under Sections 77 (4), 78 (2), 79 (7), and 80 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, or Section 54 of the Merchant Ship- ping Act, 1906. The maximum fee in respect of each item is $75. The fee for measurement under Section 79 (1) («) (i) includes the inspection of crew spaces. if made at the same time as the measurement.

(d) The fee for measurement under Section 81, Merchant Shipping Act 1894, and in all other cases where, in consequence of alterations, remeasurement, of the ander deck tonnage is found necessary is that shown in Scale A.

(e) If a trawler or drifter, built and measured for the Admiralty, is trans- ferred to private owners and is being registered under Part 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 and alterations are found to have been made affecting the tonnage, the fee is to be charged in accordance with Scale A. If no alterations have been made, a fee of $7.50 only is to be charged for the visit to the ship and the issue of the necessary papers to the Registrar of Shipping at the intended port| of registry.

(7) If the owners of a foreign ship apply for the renewal of a certificate of British Tonnage, the principal dimensions are to be re-tried, and, if they are found to agree with the certificate, a fee of $30 only is to be charged for the issue of the new certificate. If the dimensions do not practically agree with the certificate of tommage, the ship must be re-measured throughout under Rule I or II, as the case may be, and the appropriate fee charged.

or

(9) The fee for a copy of the Certificate of British Tonnage is $7.50.

(4) When application is made for the issue or amendment of a “Suez Canal” *Panama Canal" Special Tonnage Certificate, a fee of two-fifths of the full| tonnage fee is to be charged for each certificate whether the measurement is made at the same time as the measurement for British registry or not. This fee includes re-measurement of British tonnage (except underdeck) if made at the same time, Certified copies of Suez Canal or Panama Canal certificate will be issued on payment of $7.50 for each copy.

(i) If a foreign ship, originally registered as a British ship, is subsequently brought forward for registry, a fee of $30 only is to be charged if, on comparison, the principal dimensions are found to agree with the original tonnage measurements, If, however, they do not agree and the ship has to be measured throughout, the full fee is to be charged. If the underdeck tonnage is found to agree and other items differ, then, in addition to the $30 fee for check_measurement, farther fees are to be charged for these items in accordance with the foregoing.

Ordinance 10 of 1899 and Regulations, Table C.

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