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No. 10 of 1899.

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cartain declaratious

as to bull

and equip- mants.

18 4.12 Pict. c, 104.

No. 10 of 1899.

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

satisfied that it can properly be done, give to such owner, agent, or master declarations as follows:--

(a) A declaration containing statements of the following parti-

culars :-

(i) that the hill of the ship is sufficient for the service intended and in good condition;

(ii) that the boats, rafts, life buoys, or other appliances, for saving life, lights, signals, compasses, and shelter for deck passengers, and the certificates of the master and mate or mates, are such and in such condition as required by law;

(ii) the time (if less than 12 months) for which the said hull and equipments will be suficient;

(iv) the limits, if any, beyond which, as regards the hull and equipments, the ship is, in the judgment of the surveyor, not fit to ply; and

(v) with reference to all passenger ships not coming within the provisions of the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, or of the Chinese No. 1 of 1880. Emigration Ordinance, 1880, if plying or intended to ply for hire, the number of passengers which such ship is, in the judgment of the surveyor, fit to carry, distinguishing, if necessary, between the respective numbers to be carried on the deck and in the cabins, and in the different parts of the deck and cabins; such numbers to be subject to such conditions and variations, according to the time of year, the nature of the voyage, the cargo carried, or other circum- stances as the Governor-in-Council may direct, by any regulations to be made by him for this purpose; and

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(b) A further declaration containing statements of the following particulars :-

(i) that the boilers and machinery of the ship are sufficient for the service intended and in good condition;

(ii) the time (if less than 12 months) for which such boilers and machinery will be sufficient;

(iii) that the safety valves and fire hose are such and in such condition as are required by this Ordinance:

(iv) the limit of the weight to be placed on the safety valves; (v) the limits, if any, beyond which, as regards the boilers and machinery, the ship is, in the judgment of the surveyor, not fit to ply:

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

(vi) that the certificates of the engineer or engineers are such and s. 10

contd.] in such form as required by law; and,

(vii) in the case of a British or colonial ship, that the ship is duly marked with deck and load-lines in accordance with section 14 of this Ordinance or with the Merchant Shipping Acts;

and such declarations shall be in such form as the Governor may direct.

tions to

Secretary.

(9) The said owner, agent, or master shall transmit such declara- Transmission

of declara. tions to the Colonial Secretary within 14 days after the dates of the receipt thereof respectively; and in default shall forfeit a sum not Colonial exceeding 2 dollars for every day that the sending of such declara- tions is delayed; and such sum shall be paid on the delivery of the certificate hereinafter mentioned, in addition to the fee payable for the same, and shall be applied in the same manner as such fees; and if the declarations are not transmitted to the Colonial Secretary within 28 days, the fees and forfeitures shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown.

certificata.

(10) On the receipt of such declarations, the Governor shall, if Leave of satisfied that the provisions of this section have been complied with, cause a certificate in duplicate to be prepared and issued to the effect that the provisions of the law with respect to the survey of the ship and the transmission of declarations in respect thereof have been complied with; and such certificate shall state the limits, if any, beyond which, according to the declaration of the surveyor or surveyors such ship is not fit to ply, and shall also contain a state- ment of the number of passengers which, according to the declaration of the surveyor or surveyors such ship is fit to carry, distinguishing (if necessary) between the respective numbers to be carried on the deck and in the cabins, such number to be subject to such conditions and variations, according to the time of the year, the nature of voyage, the cargo carried, and other circumstances, as the case may require.

of certificate

(11) The Colonial Secretary shall transmit such certificate in Transmission duplicate to the Harbour Master, who shall deliver the same to the to Harbour owner, agent, or master, on his applying and paying the balance Master. of the fee and other sums, if any, herein mentioned as payable in that behalf.

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(12) If a ship-owner feels aggrieved,

Appeal to

Court of

(a) by a declaration of a surveyor or surveyors under this section, Survey. or by the refusal of a surveyor to give the said declaration; or