Enclosure
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST PIRACY AND ROBBERY PRESCRIBED BY THE CH. SUPT. OF POLICE UNDER SECTION 4 OF ORD. 25 OF 1900 WITH APPROVAL OF H.E. THE GOVERNOR, TO BE OBSERVED BY THE OWNERS, MASTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF STEAM LAUNCHES CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE
I.
Every licensed launch carrying passengers for hire to and from places outside the Harbour limits but within the local trade limits shall start from a wharf and at fixed hours to be previously notified to the Captain Superintendent of Police.
No such launch shall leave the wharf until her passengers shall have been searched for arms by the Police.
If such launch calls at a place or places between the point of departure and place of destination, such place or places must be notified to the Captain Superintendent of Police together with the hours of departure therefrom, and no such launch shall leave any place of call until she shall have been searched by the police.
After any launch has been searched by the police she may not, whether at a wharf or other landing place or after she has left a wharf or landing place, take on board any passenger or passengers.
The master and crew of every such launch shall render every assistance to the Police in their search for arms.
II.
Every licensed launch carrying passengers for hire to and from places outside the Local Trade limits shall observe the regulations (a), (b), (d) and (e) set out above.
Every such launch shall, in case there is only one deck, be furnished with an iron grating extending across the whole width of the deck and bulwarks and reaching to the top of the stanchions supporting the awnings and fixed abaft the wheel by which the launch is usually steered. Such grating shall be kept extended and securely fastened across the width of the launch while the launch is engaged in carrying passengers for hire.
No Chinese male passengers, except such as are traders or merchants well known to the master of the launch, shall be permitted, while the launch is actually employed in carrying passengers for hire, to occupy the space before the grating.
Every such launch shall carry at least two watchmen to be approved prior to their employment by the Captain Superintendent of Police, who shall keep watch, under arms, before the grating, one on either side of the wheel.
Every such launch which has two decks shall be provided with gratings to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police, by means of which the access of passengers from the lower to the upper deck shall be cut off while the launch is actually engaged in carrying passengers for hire, and no Chinese male passengers, except merchants and traders well known to the master of the launch, shall be permitted to occupy the upper deck while the launch is actually employed in carrying passengers for hire.
Every such launch shall carry two armed watchmen who shall mount guard over the grating referred to while the launch is employed in carrying passengers for hire.
When any such launch calls at a place or places between the point of departure and point of destination to take on board any passenger or passengers, and there are no Police stationed at such place or places to search such passengers, or when any such launch takes up any passenger or passengers out of a boat or boats while en route between the point of departure and point of destination, the master shall cause such passenger or passengers together with baggage to be searched by the watchman.
III.
Every licensed launch shall stop when hailed by the Police.
Capt. Supt. of Police.
Enclosure
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PRECAUTIONS AGAINST PIRACY AND ROBBERY PRESCRIBED BY THE CHT. SUPT. OF POLICE UNDER SECTION 4 OF ORD. 25 OF 1900 WITH APPROVAL OF 55 AHS GOVERNOR, TO BE OBSERVED BY THE OWNERS, MASTERS AND MAYBERS OF THE CREW OF STEAM LAUNCHES CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE
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(b)
(e)
I.
Every licensed launch carrying passengers for hire to and from places outside the Warbour limits but within the local trade limits shall start from a wharf and at p hours to be previously notified to the Captain Superintendent of Police.
No such launch shall leave the wharf until her passengers shall have been searched
(d)
(e)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
for arms by the Police.
If such launch calls at a place or places between the point of departure and place
of destination, such place or places must be notified to the Captain Superintendent
of Police together with the hours of departure therefrom, and no such launch shall
leave any place of call until she shall have been searched by the police.
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After any launch has been searched by the police she may not, whether at a wharf or other landing place or after she has left a wharf or landing place, take on board any passenger or passengers.
The master and crew of every such launch shall render every assistance to the Police in their search for armis,
II.
Every licensed launch carrying passengers for hire to and from places outside the Local Trade limits shall observe the regulations (a) (b) (d) and (e) set out above.
Every such launch shall in case there is only one deck be furnished with an iron grating extending across the whole width of the deck and bulwarks and reaching to the top of the stanchions supporting the awnings and fixed abaft the wheel by which the launch is usually steered. Such grating shall be kept extended and securely fastened across the width of the launch while the launch is engaged in carrying passengers for hire.
No Chinese male passengers except such as are traders or merchants well known to the master of the launch shall be permitted, while the launch is actually employed
in carrying passengers for hire, to occupy the space before the grating.
Every such launch shall carry at least two watchmen to be approved prior to their employment by the Captain Superintendent of Police who shall keep watch, under arms, before the grating one on either side of the wheel.
Every such launch which has two decks shall be provided with gratings to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police by means of which the access of passengers from the lower to the upper deck shall be cut off while the launch is actually engaged in carrying passengers for hire, and no Chinese male passengers except merchauts and traders well known to the master of the launch shall be permitted to occupy the upper deck while the launch is actually employed in carrying passengers for hire.
Every such launch shall carry two armed watchmen who shall mount guard over the grating referred to while the launch is employed in carrying passengers
for hire
When any such launch calls at a place or places between the point of departure and point of destination to take on bourd any passenger or passengers, and there are no Police stationed at such place or places to search such passengers, or when any such launch takes up any passenger or passengers out of a boat or boats while en route between the point of departure and point of destination, the master shall cause such passenger or passengers together with ggage to be searched by the watchman.
III.
Every licensed launch shall stop when bailed by the Police.
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·Capt. Supt: of Police.
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