CO129-549-15 Health inspection of ships- hours and fees 6-6-1934 - 6-6-1934 — Page 6

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONG KONG 6th June, 1934.

11th reference to your despatch No.89

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of the 23rd February, 1934, on the subject of fees payable by shipping companies for the boarding of

vessels, outside nor al hours, by officers of the

Health Branch of the Dedical Department, I have the honour to inform you that the official hours during which ships may be inspected art from 7 a.. to 6 Pan.

daily including Sundays and holidays.

by arrangement between the Medical Department and certain shipping companies, vessels may be inspected outride noital hours on pays nt of a

special f

of 325 per ship, provided tha: od reasons

for the concession can be showni. Some such argement

is necessary in the case of long ong to meet the rec.irements c.2. of verscis truachiping passengers,

or enterite from or leaving for ports such as Shanghai which can only be r ached by the larger ships at curtain

states of the tide..

I am advised that it is undesirabic that

this concesion shold be sade general, if only for the

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reason that many vessois, owing to insufficient lighting

TGHT HOTD: 21

DEN I. GUNLITY LIN

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