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HONGKONG ORDINANCES.
Bouls.
Less than 200 Tous Register, 200 to 400
2
3
"
400
600
"
600
1,000
"
*
M
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written notipe to that effect from the Master, whea & time will be fixed for the attendance of the pas- sengers at this Office to Lave their contract passage tickets explained and signed, in the presence of the Broker or his deputy.
Note. This notice must be given at least 24 hours before the passengers appear at this Office. and on the same day the Master, with two ap- proved sureties, will attend and execute the Bond under Section 4 of the Chinese Passenger Act 1855, and depusit the following documents:- 1.-Government Surveyor's Certificate of mea surement and seaworthyness.
2-Master's Certificate relative to Chinese Doctor (provided he fails in securing an Europene Surgeon for a reasonable remuneration.) 3.Certificate under the Chop seals of two Chinese apothecarfs' Shops, vouching for com. petency of Doctor.
4. List of provisions and medicines, accord- ing to the scale laid down in the Act, signed by the Macter.
5.-Certificate of a resident Physician that be has examined the medicines, that they are good, and in accordance with the requirements of the Act.
1,000 1.500 1.500 and upwards
Note.-Iu every case one boat_must_be a pro- perly fitted Life-boat, and une a Long-boat. 2-Ships must carry at least 2 Life-buoys, slung, prepared for sudden emergencies.
3. In the absence of a Forcepump and Hose, reaching fore and aft, a Ship must be provided with not less than 3 dozen buckets, in case of tire.
4. Every Hatchway leading into passengers' quarters must be covered by a well secured House about six feet high, having as much ventilation as is compatible with strength, and being water tight. The Hatches are not to be used during the voyage, unless stress of weather demands it.
Note. When women are carried, they must have a separate hatchway entrance, apart from the Males; and the Male and Female quarters must be divided by a strong bulkhead with no door or aperture in it. The Female quarters must be aft, us also the Water-closets for their use. 5. The Berthe, Cooking cabooses, Water-closets, &c., must be ali properly secured; and the Muster must provide himself with two or three spare rice boilers, as they are very brittle, and liable to acci-
dent.
6. In the very important particular of ventila- tion, the Government Notification No. 51 of the 22d April, 1856, is republished here, being not generally known,
No. 51.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
6.-Passenger List in duplicate, with a Sum- mary attached, specifying the numbers respect ively of, Passengers under the Act, Cabin a Bengers, Crew, hicluding Master and all persons on Ship's Articles; shewing total number of soula on board. Signed by Master. Note. Chinese Cooks, Stewards, Interpreter: Doctor, &c., are invariably passengers, berthed and fed with the others, although borne by Law on the Ship's Articles, for purposes of discipline. In future, their names, with their rating on board, will appear at the end of the passenger
It is hereby notified for the information of lists, and they will be included in the gross num-Masters of Ships carrying Chinese Passengers, and ber that the ship can carry, but numerically they unprovided with the improved Appliances usually will be entered, as heretofore, under the bead of found in Vessels of modern construction, and gene About 4 Cooks and rally for the information of all interested, that in "Crew on Ship's Articles," Stewards to every 100 passengers has been the addition to a Windsail for every Hatchway, it is required that a constant supply of fresh air be 4-Either at this time or after the passengers ensured to the between decks in bad weather, by are collected on board, they must be inspected in-fitting, at each end of the Space set apart for dividually by a resident Surgeon, who must also passengers, two Funnels of wood or metal, Four in inspect the Crew and give his Certificate that none all, with moveable heads, in manuer following, that appear, by reason of any bodily or mental disease, is to say, the body of the air Funnel to reach unfit to proceed, or likely to endanger the health from underneath the lowermost deck overhead to s or safety of other persons about to proceed, in such height of 3 or 4 feet above the uppermost deck, and to pass through holes cut for the purpose on either Vessel 6. The Master will give notice when all the pas-side of the deck, and made water-tight by a canvas sengers are on board and when he wishes to clear coat or other suitable means. for Bes
rule.
Note-The Broker must personally assure himself that every passenger is on board and re- port to that effect, after which the Emigration Officer will proceed on board, muster and count the passengers, and make final inspection of the Bhip.
After this is done, and not before, the Ship is at liberty to shift her berth, if it is desired; "the Master mentioning the fact to the Harbour Mas- ker; who will then deliver to him his Emigration Papers and Port Clearance.
In the fitting up and equipment of Chinese Passenger Ships, the following general Rules will
obtain:
The attention of the Emigration Officer has been called to the above regulation.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Hongkong, 228 April, 1856. Note.-This Regulation will be strictly enforc- ed, in every Vessel crossing the Tropics. And no vessel in which any part of the Passenger deck is in total darkness, requiring artificial light, con- suming oxygen, will be passed by the Emigration Officer as fit to carry passengers.
Other questions affecting Chinese Passenger Ships, euch as Length of Voyages, regulating supply of provisions, Cabin Passengers, description and stow age of cargo; stowage of water, &c., &c., &c., and many items of detail differing in Vessels of different Tonnage and Build, and in those carrying a greater 1.-Ships with full compliment of passengers, shall carry boats according to the following scale or less number of passengers, can be settled definite- of sise and description approved by the Emigradon on application to the Emigration Ofcer at this Office.
Oficer:
The following ankungens of the Taco naj Chinese versione ili use at all the open Porte, lo de futuising the cach article of inrchant
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I. TARIFF on IMPORTS.
No.
Article.
1
Agar-agar,
2 Asalutida,
3 Beeswax, Yellow,
4
Betel-nut.
Husk,
97
G Bicho-de-mar, Black, . White,.
7
77
8 Birduests, 1st quality,
11 Buttons, Brass, 12 | Camphor, Baroos, clean,
15 Cardamoms, Superior,
No in
Chimera
Chinese Character.
Duty.
Tariff.
1. 14. 1. c.
!
$ # - #2 3 3 2
ርሱ
MAGE*
海茶 石花菜 or 1w catties
100
12 -
13
阿魏
-
C5.
賛蠟
1
་
21
槟榔
33 饮衣
衣參參
52 【黑海參
53
白海參
49 上燕窩
50 中燕窩
13
5
13 -
-
39.
- 25
45
带鱼
"!
9
24,
11
10
$d
11
or uncleaned,
51 下燕窩
-
42
銅鈕扣
FITNES
=
5 5
14
上水片
cafty
1 3 -
13
refuse.
PR
"
15 下氷片
72.
1
14
Canvas and Cotton Duck, not exceeding 50yds long.
95
蒜棉帆布
piece
.4
26
白荳蔻
100 entries
1
16 | Cardamoms, Inferior, or Grains of Paradise,
34
砂仁
5
n
35
17
Cinnamon,
肉桂
15
+
"
18 | Clocks,
90
自鳴鐘
per cent.
nd calorem
!
16
19
C'loves,
丁香
Jer 100 catties
-
-
20
Mother,
17
F
11
母香
-
18.
21
Coal, Foreign,
47
煤
tun
22 Cochineal,
65
呀蝦米
23 Coral,
159
珊瑚
1
24 Cordage, Manila,
44
100 cutties 5 -
Canty
IIN Catties
1061 stmez
+
1
3 -
3
154
Beads,
155
瑙珠
10 artic
96
棉花
3 5
97
原色布
pisce
鳥
•
92
白色布
every 10yds. -
2
* * 2 * 2*****
25 Cornelians,
26
31
27
Cotton, Raw,
25 Cotton Piece Goods-Grey. White, Plain, and Twilled, exceeding 34in. wide, and not exceeding 40yds. long. Cottor. Piece Gonds,—exceed- ing 34in. wide, and exceed- ing 40yds long.
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