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3. All craft will be towed towards Yaumati Refuge.

4. If the wind is blowing from the Eastward, assist- ance to the shipping at the Western end of the Harbour will be rendered first.

5. Native Craft are not to depend on these Tugs entirely but should endeavour to make shelter on their own account, as early as possible.

6. The Naval Tugs will be used only in emergency, during the hours of daylight, and on no account will they be used for this work after dark.

7. No responsibility for damage done during towage will be taken by the Government or by the Naval Authori- ties.

8. Towing charges will be made in accordance with the following scale :---

1.

While Red Signals

are hoisted

1/20 of

Aunnal Licence Fee.

2.

3.

While Black Signals

While Black Cross

are hoisted

4 of Anamal Licence Fee.

is hoisted

& of Annual Licence Fee.

Thus, a first class Passenger Boat, Licence Fee $12, would have to pay :-

1. -$0,60

2.—$3.00

3. 86.00

A Cargo Boat of 600 to 760 pieuls, Fee $30, would have to pay —

1-$1.50

2.-87.50

3.-$15.00

An Other Boat ", Fee $5, would have to pay :-

1-$0.25 2.-81.25

3.--$2.50

5th May, 1922.

C. W. BECKWIrn, Commander, R.X.,

Harbour Master, de.

HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

HARBOUR OFFICE. OFFICE HOURS.

No. 319. It is hereby notified that commencing from Saturday, 30th instant, the Harbour Office will be closed at 1 p.m. on Saturdays instead of at 4 p.m. as

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heretofore, and opened from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Sun- days as at present, and that if for any special reason the services of the Harbour Office are required on a Saturday afternoon this may be arranged by communication with the Harbour Master on the preceeding Friday.

21st July, 1921.

CONWAY HAKE, Lient.. R.N.R., Harbour Master, die,

EXTRACTS FROM THE

SUNDAY CARGO WORKING ORDINANCE, 1891. (No. 1 or 1891)

2. In this Ordinance-

Vessel" includes all steamships and also all sailing ships of European construction or design, except ships of war belonging to His Majesty or to any foreign Government : "Cargo" does not include mails, personal luggage, live stock. ice or articles of food of a perishable nature required for immediate consumption :

3. No cargo shall be received on board, loaded, worked, or discharged from any vessel within the waters of this Colony on Sunday, without a permit (hereinafter called a Sunday Permit), in the form in the 1st schedule, from the Harbour Master.

4. An application for a Sunday Permit may be made at the Harbour Master's office on any week day, and, if not made till the Saturday preceding the Sunday for which the permit is required, the application must be made not later than 5 p.m., unless some other hour is fixed by regulations.

5. Unless such fees are altered by regulations, there shall be payable for Sunday Permits the fees mentioned in the 2nd schedule.

Interpretation

of tenus.

Permit for working cargo on Sunday,

Application for permit.

Fees

Penalty for

of section 3.

7. Where any cargo is received on board any vessel or loaded, worked, or discharged contrary to the provisions infringement of section 3. the master of such vessel, and, if he leaves the Colony before conviction, then the agent and the consignee of such vessel, shall, on summary conviction, be severally liable to a fine not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or, in default of payment, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month.

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