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PORT, CONSULAR, CUSTOMS, AND HARBOUR REGULATIONS, &c.

any seaman who is a runaway or who cannot produce his discharge accompanied by a written sanction from the Consul to reside on shore.

Every person so licensed will be held accountable for the good conduct of all inmates and frequenters of his house, and in case of their misconduct may be sued upon the instrument of security so given.

XVII.-Any British subject desiring to proceed up the country to a greater distance than thirty miles from any Treaty port, is required to procure a Consular passport, and any one found without such a passport beyond that distance will be liable to prosecution and to a fine not exceeding $100.

XVIII. The term Consul in these Regulations shall be construed to include all and every officer in Her Majesty's Consular service, whether Consul-General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent, or other person duly authorized to act in any of the aforesaid capacities within the dominions of the Emperor of China.

XIX.-British vessels are bound as to mooring and pilotage to act in accordance with the Harbour and Pilot Regulations authorized in each port by the Customs' authorized Harbour Master, and approved of by the British Consul, and any infraction of the same shall render the party offending liable at the discretion of the Consul to the penalties attached to these regulations.

No loading or discharging of cargo may be carried on except within the limits of the anchorage defined by the Consul and the Chinese authorities of each port respectively.

XX.--Any infringement of the preceding General Regulations or of the Special Regulations, shall subject the offender to a fine of not less than 5 and not exceeding 500 dollars, according to the circumstances, without imprisonment, with a further fine for continuing offences not less than 25 and not exceeding 250 dollars for each day during which the offence continues after the original fine is incurred; such fines to be inflicted, levied and enforced in accordance with the order of Her Majesty in Council, dated the 9th day of March, 1865-or for the repeated and continued offences to imprisonment for any number of days not exceeding 100 days, with or without hard labour and with or without costs of maintenance, the same to be recovered by distress.

NOTE.-All fines levied by virtue of or under the General or Special Port Regulations, are to be applied as directed by the Order in Council, iu diminution of the Public Expenditure, unless otherwise specially ordered.

SPECIAL LOCAL REGULATIONS.

CANTON AND WHAMPOA.

I.-The anchorage for the loading and discharge of British vessels at the port of Canton is at Whampoa, the limits of which are defined; on the North-by a line drawn from Sulphur Point, Honan Island, across the East end of Watson's Island to the North Bank of the River; on the South-by a line drawn from Sully Point, French Island, along the North side of Dane's Island to the North end of Island No. 2; on the East-by a line drawn due North from the North end of Island No. 2 to the North bank of the River; on the West by a line drawn due North from Sully Point, French Island, to Honan Island.

II.-Should Her Majesty's Consul or Vice-consul see fit, he may notify in writing the master of any British ship that he is not to grant leave of absence to any of his crew to go on shore. An infringement of such notification will subject the offender to a fine.

III.-Masters of vessels are prohibited from granting liberty on any pretence to their crews to proceed to Canton, except the leave of the Consul or Vice-consul be obtained.

IV. The keeper of every licensed boarding-house, house of entertainment or shop for the sale of liquors, shall exhibit in a conspicuous part of the house a tariff