CO129-324 - Governor Nathan - 1904 [10-12] — Page 291

No

290

C.O.

Enclosure 8. M

41762

REGULATIONS.

10 DFC 01

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1.

No sugar shall be imported into the Colony except at the Port of Victoria, and the master of every vessel having on board as cargo any sugar shall on arrival forthwith furnish to the Harbour Master a manifest of such sugar.

2. All sugar imported or brought into the Colony shall be accompanied by the following evidence of origin:- A certificate indicating (a) the kind and quantity of the sugar; (b) the kind, number and marks of the packages; and (c) the country of origin.

3. The said certificate shall, where possible, be signed and issued by the Fiscal Authority having jurisdiction in the country of origin or of despatch, such Fiscal Authority being duly empowered for that purpose by his Government; where there is no such Fiscal Authority, the said certificate may be signed and issued by a British Consular Officer in the country of origin or of despatch.

4. Inasmuch as it is possible that sugar may occasionally reach Hongkong before the arrival of the certificates of origin relating to the same, and it would be inconvenient and expensive to importers if such sugar were not delivered until the arrival of the said certificates, it shall be competent for the Superintendent of Imports and Exports to issue a permit for the delivery of such sugar on the security of a deposit of such amount, or of a bond in such penalty, as he may think fit for the due production of the said certificates within a prescribed period, provided that he sees no reason for suspecting that the sugar originates from a prohibited country.

5.

Whenever any sugar is exported from the Colony, the Superintendent of Imports and Exports shall, on demand, if satisfied as to the country of origin of such sugar, issue to the exporter a certificate indicating (a) the kind and quantity of the sugar; (b)