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Survey of Steam-ships of 50 tons and upwards.

III. This section shall apply:--

(a.) To all British steain-ships being within the waters of the [see M. 8, A. Colony which have not been surveyed in the United 84.] Kingdom or in any British possession within the pro- ceding twelve months under the provisions of "The Merchant Shipping Acts, 1854 to 1876," or any legisla tive enactment for the time being in force in Great Britain or Ireland or in any British possession.

(b) To all vessels of fifty tons and upwards propelled by steam plying within the waters of the Colony, whether for hire

or not.

(e) To all steam-ships registered in this Colony of fifty tons

and upwards.

2. Such steain-ships and vessels propelled by steam shall be Equipment provided as follows, that is to say

of steam-ships.

(a.) Every steam-ship or vessel propelled by steam of which [Ibid a, 301.)

a survey is required by this section shall be provided

with a safety valve upon esch boiler, so constructed as Safety valve,

to be out of the control of the engineer when the steam

is up, and, if such valve is in addition to the ordinary

valve, it shall be so constructed as to have an area not

less, and a pressure not greater than the area of and pressure on that valve,

(b.) Every steam-ship shall have her compasses properly Compasses to adjusted from time to time; such adjustment, in the be adjusted. case of ships surveyed as hereinafter mentioned, to be

marle to the satisfaction of a Government Surveyor in-

pointed for the purpose, and according to such regnla tions as may be issued by the Governor.

(c.) Every steain-ship (unless used solely as a steam-tug) Fire hose.

shall be provided with a hose alapted for the purpose of extinguishing fire in any part of the ship and capable of

being connected with the engines of the ship.

(d) Every steam-slip employed to carry passengers shall be signals.

provided, to the satisfaction of the Governor-

(1.) With means for making the signals of distress at 199 & 40 Viet.

night specified in the first schedule to "The Mer-80, par. 21.]

chant Shipping Act, 1878," or in any rules substi

tuted therefor, including means of making flames on

the ship which are inextinguishable in water, or such

other means of making signals of distress as the Governor may previously approve; and

(2.) With a proper supply of lights inextinguishable in water, and fitted for attachment to life buoys.

(e) Every steam-ship employed to carry passengers by sen, shelter for not coming within the provisions of "The Chinese Pas- deck pas- sengers Act, 1855," or of any Ordinance made in pur-sangera,

[M. 8. A. suance thereof, shall be provided with such shelter for 3. 801.j the protection of deck passengers (if any) as the Gover- nor, having regard to the nature of the passage, the number of teck passengers to be carried, the season of the year, the safety of the ship, and the circumstances of the case may require.

And if any such steam-ship as aforesaid goes to sea from any port in the Colony without being so provided as hereinbefore required, then for each default in any of the above requisites, the owner or agent shall (if he appears to be in fault) ineur a penalty not excreding fire hundred dollars, and the master shall (if he appears to be in fault) incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

3. If any person places an undue weight on the safety valve Penalty for of say steam-ship or vessel propelled by steam, or, in the case of oper steam-ships or vessels propelled by steam surverest as hereinafter weight on

safety valve. mentioned, increases such weight beyond the limits fixed by such (Ibid s. 30%.] Government Surveyor as hereinafter "mentioned, he shall, in addi- tion to any other liabilities he may incur by so doing, incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.

their remu

4. The Governor may, from time to time, appoint such number Governor to of fit and proper persons to be Government Surveyors for the par- appoint sur- poses of this Ordinance as he thinks proper, and appoint their eye, and x duties, and may, from time to time, remove such surveyors, or any neration. of them, and may, from time to time, fix aud alter the reinune [bid s, 303.] ratíou to be received by such surveyors.

5. The said surveyos shall execute their duties under the Governor to direction of the Governor, and the Governor may make regulatious regulate mode

as to the manner in which the surveys hereinafter mentioned shall f

be made, and as to the notice to be given to the surveyors when id s. 807.] surveys are required, and as to the amount and payment of any ether expenses incurred by such surveyors in the execution of their duties, and may thereby determine the person by whom and the conditions under which such payment shall be made.

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