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Owner, etc. of ship to pay dues.
Table P.
Power to Governor in Council to
regulate dues.
Posting of Tables and Regulations.
Ship not to be cleared without production of receipt for dues.
Power of distress for dues.
Hongkong-Port Regulations, &c.
of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained: Provided always that the powers conferred by this sub- section may in respect to steamships under 60 tous and to junks be exercised by any European police officer of whatever rank.
Light and other Dues.
32.--(1.) The owner, agent, or master of every ship which enters the waters of the Colony shall pay such dues as may be fixed by order of the Governor, pursuant to resolution of the Legislative Council, to such officer as the Governor may appoint to collect the same. All British and foreign ships of war and all vessels of less than 20 tons shall be exempt from the payment of the said dues.
(2.) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council,-
(a) to fix the times, places, and modes at and in
which the dues shall be payable;
(b) to exempt any ship or classes of ships from such payment, and to annex any terms or conditions to such exemptions; and
(c) to substitute any other dues or classes of dues, whether by way of annual payment or otherwise, in respect of any ships or classes of ships.
(3.) Tables of all dues, and a copy of regulations in respect thereof shall be posted up at the Harbour Master's Office.
(4.) A receipt for the said dues shall be given by the person appointed to collect the same to every person paying in the same, and the Harbour Master shall not grant a clearance to any ship unless such receipt is produced by him.
(5.) If the owner, agent, or master of any ship fails, on demand of the authorised collector, to pay the said dues in respect thereof, it shall be lawful for such collector, in addition to any other remedy which he is entitled to use, to enter upon such ship and distrain the goods, guns, tackle, or any other things of or belonging to or on board such ship, and to detain such distress, until the said dues are paid; and if payment of the
Hongkong Port Regulations, &c.
same is not made within 3 days next ensuing such dis- tress, the collector may, at any time during the continuance of such non-payment, cause the distress to be appraised by two sufficient persons, and thereupon sell the same, and apply the proceeds in payment of the dues unpaid together with reasonable expenses incurred by him under this section, paying the surplus, if any, on demand, to the said owner, agent, or master.
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be ascertained by measurement in curtain cases.
(6.) In order to ascertain the burden of any ship Ship's burden ko hable to pay dues under this section, the authorised collector may require the owner or master to produce the register of such ship for his inspection, and, ou the refusal or neglect of such owner or master to produce such register or to satisfy the collector as to what is the true burden of the ship, it shall be lawful for him to cause such ship to be measured at the expense of the owner or master thereof, which shall be recoverable in the same manner as dues payable under this section, and such measurement shall be deemed to be the real burden of the ship, and treated as such for all the purposes of this section.
(7.) The master of any ship who,—
may
be
(a) departs or attempts to depart from any port leaving unpaid the dues required to be paid under this section; or
(b) refuses to have his ship measured to ascertain
her burden in tons; or
(c) obstructs any person in the duties of his office, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars.
Table P. [ss. 32 (1) & 43 (3).]
LIGHT OR OTHER DUES.
1. All ships which enter the waters of the Colony except British
and foreign ships of war, shall pay the following dues, viz
2 cents per ton.
2. Such dues shall be paid either at the time of entry or at the time of clearance.
3. All River Steamers which cuter the waters of the Colony by day or by night, shall pay five sixths of a cent per ton.
Penalty on master for departing without paying dues, etc.
Liability to dues.
Time of
payment.
River Steamers,
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