CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 541

Voyages

have been now classified as Voyages", bagages, Coast boyager

"River Voyages",

Verzagar

Reear

Verjogos (0) and becar Voyages (6) " with view to graduate the stungency of the Regulations accordingly.

Another important ausendment

is contained in Section 11 where it is provided that the Rechinance is not to appley where

than one to

w less number of passengers

every

ten for

of

the ships

registered tonnage ard carried.

By section 3, a Passenger Carti -

· ficabe granted by

the

or under

Governor

the Merchant Shipping Ordinances, rendes

o licence

catrice a

unnecessary

unless the ship

greater number of pawangers

than it allowed

by

such certificate. Regulation & contained in diétatute

Schedule

e, has also been modified to meet the requirements of the different classes of short

voyages previously mentioned, and provision has also been mode with respect to life books, rafts, and

life

life buoys.

538

Regulation 6(4) requires pro-

for prosection / by deck howes, etc. / from the weather to be afforded where uffer deck passenger

are carried), behseen 14

Jund and 14th October, at Sese, South of

latitude 40° North.

By Regulation 11 it is provided that no fee shall be payable in Hong Hong for

A

liemes, while elsewhere the scale is fixed at $10 and $100

respectively, according to the kind of lience required.

Regulation so is intended to curforser any Emigration Officer to enter and inspect a ship to which the Ordinance applies and enforce the provisions of

the Ordinance, by defer=

hon of the verel if need be.

I will

append

to this Meuro-

kandum some noks upon

the Ordi=

nance itself, but I feel and that, how: ever the Biel is drafted, there will be

spring