Directory_and_Chronicle_1935 — Page 532

Directories & Chronicles 香港指南 All

LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR TAXIS, CHAIRS, JIN- RICKSHAS, BOATS, &c., IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG

The fares prescribed for public vehicles are as follows:-

40 cents for the first mile and 10 cents for every quarter of a mile thereafter any distances.

TAXICAB FARES

The fare for the hiring of a motor cab fitted with a taximeter shall be according to the following scale :-

A. For a distance not exceeding one mile...

B. Exceeding one mile, for each quarter of a mile

...

.. $0.50 0.10

...

C. Waiting time with meter shut off for each period of five minutes... 0.10 SCALE OF FARES FOR CHAIRS

Ten minutes Quarter hour

...

Half hour

...

One hour

Every subsequent hour

...

...

With 4 Bearers. 30 cents

With 2 Bearers.

15 cents

...

...

...

20

40

...

""

"

30

60

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"

40

80

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...

""

25

40

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SCALE OF FARES FOR JINRICKSHAS

I. IN THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG

CAINE ROAD AND LOWER LEVELS, AND IN KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON.

Ten minutes...

Half hour

...

...

(With Single Driver)

10 cents One hour

...

30 cents

...

20

22

Every subsequent hour

30

>>

If the Jinricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be discharged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.in., or be discharged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra half fare shall be chargeable. For 2 or 3 drivers the fare is double or treble respectively.•

Quarter hour

...

One hour

...

II. IN THE HILL DISTRICT

20 cents Half hour

...

...

III. IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

30 cents

...

40 cents

By arrangement with the proprietors through the Police.

CLASS A

1st Class boats 2nd Class boats All other boats

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...

...

PASSENGER BOATS Per Day of 12 Hours

$3.00 1st Class boats

...

2.00 1.50

Per Hour or Less

CLASS B

2nd Class boats All other boats

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...

...

...

...

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$2.00 1,50 1.00

CLASS B

...

40 cents ... 20

per hour with 2 passengers ... Per half-hour

...

20 cents

10

CLASS A

Per hour with 2 passengers

Per half-hour

و,

For each extra passenger, 10 cents for half- an-hour, 20 cents per hour.

Between sunset and sunrise, 10 cents extra per passenger.

For each extra passenger 5 cents for half- an-hour, 10 cents for an hour.

Between sunset and sunrise, 10 cents extra per passenger.

"1st Class Boats " are those measuring 30 feet and over in length. "2nd Class Boats" are those measuring from 20 to 30 feet in length. "All other Boats are those of under 20 feet in length.

CARGO BOATS

Vessels of 10,000 piculs and upwards Vessels under—

Per day or night of 12 hours. Per Load.

$60

$30

10,000 piculs and not less than 5,000 piculs

50

25.

5,000

"

4,000

40

20.

""

4,000

99

3,000

"

""

3,000 2,000

30

15

**

20

10

>>

2,000 1,000

""

""

1,000

15

800

10

5

JJ

"1

""

800 500 100 piculs

500

5

"

""

100

3

2

"

""

1.50

1

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