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VICTORIA HARBOUR REGULATIONS.

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XXVI.-It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to fix from time to time the place of anchorage for river and coasting steamers, and to grant permission to the owners of such steamers to lay down permanent moorings to be by him approved, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained under sections XXIII. and XXIV. of this Ordinance, but no river or coasting steamer shall drop anchor or moor within the fairway provided under section XVIII. of this Ordinance.

XXVII.-Every master of any vessel whatsoever fitting in this Harbour for the conveyance of emigrants whether to be shipped at this or any other port, shall report the same to the Harbour Master under a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, and the fittings of said vessel shall be subject to the approval of such officer, who is hereby empowered at all reasonable times to go on board and inspect such vessel; and any person who shall in any may impede the Harbour Master in the execution of his duty shall also be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.

XXVIII.-A copy of this Ordinance shall be delivered to each master of a vessel entering the Harbour, and on neglect to return such copy on obtaining clearance a fee of one dollar shall be payable by the master.

XXIX.-Where no penalty is attached by this Ordinance for the breach or infringement of any provision herein contained, the penalty shall be a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars. All offences against any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be cognizable by, and may be heard and decided before, the Marine Magistrate, who is hereby empowered in all cases to order payment of costs by_the defendant; and in default of payment of the penalty and costs awarded, may levy the same by distress and sale of the offender's goods, or may forthwith commit such offender to gaol for any term not exceeding three months. All orders, judgments, and decisions of the Marine Magistrate shall be subject to the right of appeal given by Ordinance No. 4 of 1858.

XXX.-Whenever the Marine Magistrate shall be incapacitated by absence, illness, or otherwise from the performance of his duties, it shall be lawful for the Acting Marine Magistrate, or any stipendiary magistrate, or any two Justices of the Peace of the Colony, to adjudicate upon all cases, and enforce all penalties under this Ordinance.

XXXI.-Wherever the word "Master" is used in the Ordinance, it shall be deemed to include any person having charge of a ship or vessel, or any other craft.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to regulate the Importation and Storage af Gunpowder.

No. 4 of 1867.

[22nd May, 1867.]

Whereas it is expedient to regulate the importation and storage of gunpowder: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Gunpowder Storage Ordinance, 1867.”

II. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such day as shall here- after be fixed by proclamation under the hand of the Governor.

III.-Section IV. of Ordinance No. 1 of 1848 and Section XII. of Ordinance No. 1 of 1862, shall be and the same hereby are repealed, and the provisions of the other Sections of Ordinance No. 1 of 1848 shall be held to extend to gunpowder of every kind and description whatsoever, anything in the said Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding.

IV. The Governor is hereby empowered to provide, at the expense of the Colony, one or more vessel or vessels for the storage of gunpowder, and no gunpowder arriving in this Colony shall be stored in any other place than such vessel or vessels, except as provided by Section XIII., and subject to the observance of the rules and regulations to be made under Section XVI. of this Ordinance.