LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, JINRICKSHAS, BOATS, AND COOLIES &o., &o., IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG
CHAIRS
I.—In Victoria, with two bearers.-Half hour, 10 cents; One hour, 20 cents; Three hours, 50 cents; Six hours, 70 cents; Day (6 A.M. to 6 P.M.) $1. If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra. II.-Beyond Victoria, with four bearers.-Hour, 60 cents: Three hours, $1.00; Six hours, $1.50; Day
(6 a.m. to 6 p.M.), $2.00.
III.—In the Hill Districts, with two bearers.—Half hour, 15 cents; One hour, 3o cents; Three hours, 75 cents; Six hours, $1.00; Day (6 A.M. to 6 P.M.), $1.50. With four bearers.—Üne hour, 60 cents; Three hours, $100; Six hours, $1.50; Day (6 A.M. to 6 P.M.), $2.00.
JINRICKSHAS. (With single drawer)
Quarter hour, 5 cents; Half hour, 10 cents; Hour, 15 cents; Every subsequent hour, 10 cents.
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NOTE. Victoria extends from Mount Davis to Causeway Bay and up to the level of Robinson Road. If the vehicle is discharged beyond these limits half fare extra is to be allowed for the return journey. Extra bearers or drivers and extra hours to be paid proportionate sums.
CARGO BOATS
1st Class Cargo Boat of 800 picnls and upwards 2nd Class Cargo Boat under 800 and not loss than 450 piculs 3rd Class Cargo Boat under 450 and not less than 100 piculs 4th Class Cargo Boat under 100 piouls
per day, per load.
$10.00
$5.00
5.00
3.00
3.00
2.00
1.50
1.00
ROWING BOATS
1st Class Boat upwards of 40 foot in longth, per day of 12 hours. 2nd Class Boats from 30 to 40 feet in length, per day of 12 hours All other Boats, per day of 12 hours
All Boats, per hour with 2 passengers
All Boats, per balf hour with 2 passengera
$2.00
1.50
1.00
0.20
0.10
For each extra passenger 5 cents for half-an-hour, 10 cents per hour. Between sunset and sunrise 5 cents extra per passenger.
SCALE OF HIRE FOR Street CooLIES
One day, 33 cents; Half-day, 20 cents; Three hours, 12 couts: One hour, 5 cente; Half-hour, 3 cents. Nothing in the above scale is to affect private agreements.
FIRE SIGNALS ON SHORE, HONGKONG
1st.-Quick alarm Bell for 5 minutes. 1 Stroke for Eastern district, Fast of Murray Barracks. 2 Strokes, Central district from Murray Barracks to the Harbour Oflice. 3 Strokes, Western district.
WEATHER.FORECASTS AND STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY
Storm-signals are hoisted on the must beside th· time-ball at Kowloon Point. They are similar to those hoisted in the British Isles by order of the Meteor logical Office, London.
NORTHERLY Gales
▲ Cone, point upwards, means that strong winds are probable from the Northward or Eastward.
SOUTHERLy Gales
▲ Cone, point downwards, means that strong winds are probable from the Southward or Westward.
These signals are considered justified if followed, at any place within fifty miles of where they are hoisted, by winds of force 6 or upwards to force 12 within 48 hours, and too late if it blows a gale of force before they are hoisted.
VERY HEAvy Gales
▲ Drum may be hoisted with the cone at times when the weather-forecaster believes that a strong gale, which may possibly reach yph on tore; from the duection in licate i be the cone, is approaching, and a gun, placed at the foot of the mast, is fired, whenever the drum is hoisted.
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The use of the drum is at present suspended in the British Isles and no gun is fred there. considered just fed if followed, at any place within fifty miles of where it is hoisted, by a gale of force & and upwards to force 12 within 48 hours, and too late if it blows a gale of force 9 before it is hoisted.
NIGHT SIGNALS
At dusk, whenever a signal ought to be flying if it were daylight, a ni tht signal will be hoisted in place of the cone, consisting of three lanterns showing white, or any colour but all alike, hung on a triangular frame, po.nt upwards or downwards as the case may be.
No lanterns are boisted to represent the druni.
In every case when it is thought that immediate danger is over, the signal is at once lowered.
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