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15. If during the term of the licence it shall be desirable in the opinion of the Governor in Council to add to the routes mentioned in regulation No. 30 and to supply additional services of public motor vehicles for such routes, notice in writing shall be given by the Colonial Secretary to the licensee stating the particulars of such additional routes and the services required therefor and if the licensee shall not within three months from the date of such notice come to an arrangement with the Governor in Council for the supply of such additional services to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council then the Governor in Council make such
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other person or persons as may in his opinion be desirable for the supply of such services and in such event no compensation shall be claimed by or payable to the licensee in respect thereof.
16. The licensee shall maintain all motor vehicles used in the said service and all buildings works materials and things used in connection therewith in an efficient state of repair to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.
17. The licensee shall provide for each motor vehicle when in service on any route a qualified driver and conductor with suitable uniform and numbers to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.
18. The licensee shall in each motor vehicle publish in English and Chinese to the approval in all respects of the Director of Public Works a list of the sections, authorised stopping places, and times of departure on the route on which such motor vehicle plies together with a list of fares and charges authorised to be taken and the number of passengers authorised to be carried in such vehicle.
19. If the Governor in Council varies the routes, sections, stopping places or increases or liminishes the fares of the said service, which he is hereby authorized to lo, the monthly fee payable by the licensee shall be increased or diminished by such amount as may be agreed upon between the Governor in Council and the licenser or in the event of failure to agree then by such amount as may be fixed by arbitration as hereinafter provided.
20. The licensee shall forfeit to the Crown a sum of $25 for each day on which he shall in the opinion of the Governor in Council fail substantially to supply a satisfactory service on any route in force for the time being provided that such failure is not in the opinion of the Governor in Council due to unavoidable accident or to weather.
21. The licensee shall not transfer his licence without the permission of the Governor in Council.
22. The licensee shall at all times permit the Director of Public Works or any person authorised by him to inspect all motor vehicles and all buildings, works, materials and apparatus used by the licensee in connection with the said service.
23. The licensee shall keep the following records in respect of the said service, namely:-
1. Number of motor vehicles running,
2. Number of daily journeys and mileage run by each vehicle,
3. Number of passengers carried by each vehicle for each journey.
1. Details of receipts in respect of each section and route.
5. Details of expenditure under the headings-capital, wages, running expenses
and standing charges.
and shall permit the Governor or any person authorised by him to inspect all records and accounts used by the licensee in connection with the said service and shall afford all such facilities for such inspection as may from time to time be required.
24. The licensee shall comply with all regulations in force for the time being under the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1912, as amended by the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1921.
25. The licensee shall permit any passenger to take with him on any motor vehicle as personal luggage such small baskets bags or parcels as he may be able to carry in his haul free of charge so long as seat space is not occupied, and the comfort of other passen- gers is not affected].
26. The licensee shall pay to the Colonial Treasurer in advance on the first day of each month from the cominencement of the term the monthly fee stated in the tender, or agreed upon by the licensee and the Governor in Council, or fixed by arbitration, as the case may be.
27. The licensee shall not carry or attempt to carry passengers in excess of the authorised complement of any motor vehicle.
28. Police officers and postmen on duty and in uniform shall be carried free of charge.
Description of Vehicles.
29. The service shall be carried out by means of not less than 15 motor vehicles of the following dimensions, capacity, weight, speed, power and design, viz. :-
(a) Dimensions. Not to exceed 20 feet in length, 7 feet 2 inches in width and 14 feet in height.
(b) Capacity.—19 adult persons including the driver and conductor.
(e) Weight.-2 tons when unloaded.
(d) Speed-l'apacity 15 miles per hour fully loaded on level ground.
(e) Power-Sufficient to take the motor vehicle when fully loaded up an incline of in 15 for a length of of a mile.
(f) Design. Open side motor vehicle with rows of seats across the body, solid roof, weather screens on sides, all seats to be plain, not upholstered, and to be capable of being easily cleaned and kept in a sanitary condition. The front two rows of seats to be for first class, remainder for second class passengers. Tyres all pneumatic, or frout wheels pneumatic and rear wheels double solid, the minimum width for pneumatic tyres to be inches and for double solid 34 inches each or 7 inches altogether. Sign-boards in front and at sides showing route and destination.
Routes and Sections.
30. The following shall be the routes and sections:-
Route -From Kowloon Ferry to Shamshuipo
Section A.--Kowloon Ferry to Public Square Street.
B. Public Square Street to Taipo Road. C.-Taipo Road to Kweilin Street,
Route 2.-From Hunghom to Kowloon Ferry.
Section A. Taku Street to Gascoigne Road.
B. Gascoigne Road to Kowloon Ferry,
Route 3.-Hunghom to Shamshuipo.
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Section A.-Taku Street to Public Square Street.
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B. Public Square Street to Taipo Road. C.-Taipo Road to Kweilin Street.
Route 4.-Hunghom to Kowloon City.
Section A.-Wohu Street to Road to Mataukok.
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B.-Road to Mataukok to Kowloon City.
as shown in the plan signed by the Director of Public Works and dated 4th March, 1921, which be seen at the Office of the Director of Public Works.
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