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27482 RECO

REG? 22 AUG 00

NOTICE.

THEREAS Bubonic Plague has broken out in Hongkong and elsewhere and it is desirable, as a matter of urgency, to take measures to prevent its spread to this Kingdom;

The undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul-General, under and by virtue of the powers in that behalf conferred upon him by Section 84 of Her Majesty's Order in Council, 1889, has ordained that the Quarantine Regula tion of September 29, 1899, shall be repealed, and has made in its place the foi- lowing Regulation for the peace, order and good Government of Her Majesty's subjects being within the dominions of the King of Siam.

REGULATION:

1. The island of Koh Phai shall be and is hereby declared the Quaran- tine and Inspection Station for the purpose of the present Regulation.

2. Any vessel which, having cleared from Hongkong, Hainan or Manila arrives in Siamese waters on or after the date of the present Regulation shall cali at the said station, and shall, before receiving pratique, stay there until a period of nine full days shall have elapsed from the time of her leaving Hongkong, or until released by the Health Officer.

3. Any vessel which, having cleared from any Chinese port arrives in Siamese waters on or after the date of the present Regulation, shall call at the said etation, and shall stay there until such time as the Health Officer shall have boarded her and given her pratique.

4. No person other than the Health Officer or one of his assistants shall communicate from any ship coming from Hongkong, Manila or any Chinese port with the land or from the land with such ship or from such ship with other ships or from other ships with such ship, before she has received pratique.

5. The Master or other persons having the control of any vessel in qua- rantine shall give the Health Officer such information about the vessel and the voyage and the health of the crew and passengers and otherwise as the Health Officer may require, and shall answer fully and truly questions put to him by the Health Officer, and shall, if required by the Health Officer, furnish the necessary boats and appliances for the landing of the passengers or crew at the Quarantine station, and shall, in a general way, give the Health Officer all necessary assist- ance to enable him to grant pratique to the vessel.

6. The Health Officer may board any vessel arriving in Siamese waters and inspect every person in the vessel. He may, if he thinks necessary, call for inspection of the ship's bills of health, emigration papers or other documents which he may require to enable him to grant pratique and he shall use every lawful means which to him may seen expedient for ascertaining the sanitary con- dition of the vessel and persons therein.

7. No customs officer on duty at Koh-Si-Chang or at Paknam shall allow any ship coming from Hongkong, Manila or any Chinese port either to lighten at Koh-Si-Chang, or to proceed to Bangkok without producing the certificate of health delivered at Koh Phai, but all said ships which shall produce such certifi cates shall be at liberty to lighten at Koh-Si-Chang and to proceed to Bangkok or elsewhere without any further examination.

8. The Health Officer shall be and is hereby empowered to deal with all infected vessels and persons as he may think proper to prevent the spreading of the disease.

9. Any and all persons committing a breach of the present Regulation or assisting in any way in the commission of such breach, and the master, Captain or other person having the control of any vessel or boat, on board of which such breach has been committed or which has been in any way engaged in the commission of such breach, shall be severally liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both such punishments.

10. Any cost incurred by the Government, in the maintenance of any person removed to the Quarantine station at Koh Phai, shall be repaid by the agents of the vessel.

Given under my hand and seal

this 13th day of July, 1900.)

my tom. I. Archer

f.

H. B. M. Acting Consul-General.

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