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No. 10 of 1899.

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MERCHANT SHIPPING.

In the case of Trading Junk Licences the above fees include the annual fee of $3 hitherto charged for Special Permits.

Special Perruit for Licensed Fishing Junks, 25 cents.

2. FEES FOR PAINTING NUMBERS ON JUNKS AND OTHER VESSELS.

The painting and branding of numbers upon Junks and other vessels, as required by sub-sections (5), (6) and (7) of section 39, shall be done to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master, and by persons duly in- structed in that behalf by him, The scale of fees for such painting shall be as follows:-

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for Trading Junks and Fishing Junks under 100 piculs, 30 cents.

do.,

do..

of 100 piculs and above, 50 for Lighters, Cargo Boats, Water Boats, other Boats,

Passenger Boats (A and B), Village Bosts, Fish-Drying Hulks, Cinder, Bum, Hawker, and Marine Dealers' Boats,

8. FORM OF SPECIAL PERWIT,

25

Andit No.

Special Permit to

Date

Junk No,

Boat No.

Audit No.

Date........... Special permission is hereby

Junk No. granted to

Boat No.

for............HARD

Fee, 25 cents.

Received,

Shroff.

for Harbour Master.

Fee, 25 cents.

Received.

Shroff

for Harbour Master.

4. FORMS OF LICENCE Books.

A-For Trading or Fishing Junka.

(Cover.)

Hongkong Government.

Trading

Fishing

Junk Liceuce Book

No.

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MERCHANT SHIPPING.

(Back of Cover.) Government of Hongkong.

..Junk Licence No.

Inside of Cover. Conditions.

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1. This Licence must be deposited at the Harbour Master's Office,

or at one of the Harbour Master's Stations, on each occasion upon which the junk to which it is issued arrives at or in the vicinity of such office or station, and the master of such junk shall thereupon give such information as to his late voyage, the cargo and passengers carried, and the arms, etc., on board as may be demanded of him. This Licence will be returned to him, on clearance, after similar informs- tion from him has been given as to his projected voyage.

2. No junk shall leave the waters of the Colony or be under way within those waters (except by reason of stress of weather) without having her Licence on board.

3. This Licence is to be produced, on demand, to every Harbour or Police or Revenue Officer in the waters of the Colony,

4. This Licence is not transferable. It is valid only for the junk to which it is issued, and to her only for so long as she remains the pro- perty of the owner named therein.

5. In the event of a change of ownership, or should the junk to which this Licence is issued be lost or broken up, this book, if available, must be returned to the Harbour Master's Office, or to the nearest Harbour Master's Station.

6. A change of master is to be reported at once, and the Licence en- dorsed accordingly.

7. In addition to the licence fee, a fee of $1 will be charged for each Licence Book issued to any junk. When it has all its pages filled a new Licence Book will be substituted. Should this book be lost, damaged, or destroyed, a new Licence Book will be issued only at the Hurbour Master's Office or Station, for which $10 will be charged.

8. The crew of the junk to which this Licence is issued are to use their unmost endeavour to save life.

9. The junk shall not carry stink-pots.

No. of Licence.

Harbour Master.

(Sheet 1.)

Name of Junk

Do. Owner Residence of Owner Name of Master

Length Breadth Capacity

picula.

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