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VICTORIA HARBOUR REGULATIONS.

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XVIII-A public fairway shall be buoyed off for the passage of river and coast steamers, and no vessel or boat of any description shall be allowed to anchor within such fairway, and the master of any vessel or boat dropping anchor in, or otherwise obstructing such fairway shall be liable, for each offence, to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars in addition to any fine otherwise leviable under this Ordinance in the case of sca goir g vessels, and in the case of boats registered in the Colony to a like fine in addition to the forfeiture of register or licence if it be so adjudged by the Marine Magistrate.

XIX.-Every master of any vessel of whatsoever description, who shall make or cause to be made fast to any of the public buoys or beacons or their moorings any rope, chain, or other gear, or shall foul or in any way injure the said buoys, beacons, or moorings, shall on conviction thereof be fined a sumu not exceeding twenty-five dollars, in addition to the cost of repairing or replacing the same.

XX.-Every master of a vessel or bulk in this Harbour shall from sunset to sunrise cause to be exhibited a bright white light from the starboard foreyard arm, or in the case of dismantled vessels or chops, at the place where it can be best seen, aud in default shall incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

XXI.-In case of fire occurring on board any ship or vessel in the Harbour, if at night, three lights shall be hoisted in a vertical position at the highest mast-head, and a single light at the peak, and guns shall be fired in quick succession until sufficient assistance shall be rendered; if during the day, the Ensign, Union down, with the signal Marryat's Code 2,104, “I am on fire," shall be hoisted at the highest mast-head, and guns fired as above provided for night time.

XXII.-If on board any ship or vessel in the Harbour a disturbance or riot shall occur which the master or his officers are urable to quell by the usual process of bringing the offenders before the Marine Magistrate or a justice of the peace; if by day the Ensign, Union down, shall be hoisted at the peak, and signal 3,240, “Mutiny on board," shall be hoisted at the highest mast-head, or wherever practicable under the circumstances; guns may also be fired as in section XXI.; if by night, three lights shall be hoisted at the peak, and a single light at the mast-head, and guns may also be fired as before stated.

XXIII. The boundaries, limits, and anchorage of Victoria Harbour shall hence- forth be defined and taken to be as follows:-

On the East,-

A line drawn from the northernmost point of the Island of Hongkong to the North-east boundary of British Kowloon.

On the West,-

A line drawn from the westernmost point of Hongkong to the western side of Green Island, continued to western point of Stone Cutter's Island, thence to north point of Stone Cutter's Island, continued to north-west boundary of British Kowloon. The Harbour shall be divided into two anchorages, viz., the Northern and Southern. Northern anchorage shall have for its southern boundary the north extremity of Hongkong shut in with the southern point of the Kowloon peninsula, bearing east by south.

Southern anchorage shall have for its northern boundary Kellet's Island, bearing east by south half south.

XXIV. It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to direct and enforce the anchorage of ships in the northern part of the Harbour from 1st June to 15th October, and in the southern part of the Harbour from 16th October to 31st May in each year; and it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to perinit a ship to anchor in the south part of the Harbour during the period first above mentioned for the purpose of discharging cargo and for a specified space of time.

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XXV.-It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor from time to time to set apart a special portion of the Harbour for the anchorage of ships-of-war, and within such portion of the Harbour no merchant vessels, or native craft, or boats of any description shall be permitted to anchor without the special sanction of the Harbour Master in each case obtained.