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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 21, 1909.

Penalty,

Penalty,

(2.) When such grain cargo is carried on board any

vessel such grain shall be contained in bags, sacks, or barrels, or secured from shifting by boards, bulkheads, or otherwise. (3.) If any ship arrives within the waters of the Colony with grain cargo loaded contrary to the provisions of this section the master thereof shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars. (4.) If the owner or master of any ship, or any agent of any ship, knowingly allows any grain cargo or part of a grain cargo to be loaded therein contrary to the provisions of this section, or sends or attempts to send such ship to sea, he shall for every such offence be liable on sum- mary conviction to a penalty not exceeding

one thousand dollars.

Foreign ships 9. Section 18 of the Principal Ordinances is hereby overloading amended—

Saving for foreign ships coming in andler stress

of weather.

10.

Extension of

(4.) by the substitution of the words "whilst in the waters of the Colony is" for the words “hus taken on beard all or any part of her cargo in the waters of the Colony and is, whilst in such waters," in the first and second lines thereof. (b) by the insertion of the words " the defective con- dition of the bull equipments or machinery or by reason of " after the words "by reason of in the third line thereof.

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10. Nothing in the provisions of sections 13, 14, 16 and 18 of the Principal Ordinance as amended by this Ordinance shall affect any foreign ship not bound to this Colony which comes into the waters of the Colony for any purpose other than the purpose of embarking or landing passengers or taking in or discharging cargo or taking in bunker coal,

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11. Sub-section (7) of scetion 37 of the Principal Or- provisions re-dinance is hereby amended by the substitution of the garding cvrtificated

words "is under way whether plying for hire or for the word "plies" in the second line of the said sub- section and by the addition of the following proviso at the end of the said sub-section :-

masters and engineers.

Motor boats,

Motor Tuals.

provisions.

regarding

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· Provided always that the Harbour Master may in his discretion issue the permits provided for in the Said Table E in the ease of motor boats.”

12. Section 37 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amen-led-

(7.) by the insertion of the words and of every moro" boat " after the word “tous in the first line of sub-section (22).

(6.) by the insertion of the words "or the machinery of such motor boat" after the word “steam- ship" in the third line of sub-section (22). (c) by the insertion of the words or motor boat” after the word "steamship" in the second line of sub-section (23).

Extension of 13. Sub-section (15) of section 39 of the Principal Ordinatee is hereby amended by the insertion of the words “and also branded on the hull in figures two inches in length' after the worl stern" in the eleventh line thereof,

fishing

Hievuses.

14. Sub-section (1) of section 41 of the Principal Or- dinauce is hereby amended by the insertion of the words *or ball hereafter be after the words which are" in the fifth line thereof.

Passed the Legislative Commeil of Hongkong, this 20th day of May, 1999.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Conncies.

Assented to by His Excellery the Governor, the 21st day of May, 1909.

F. II. MAY, Colonial Secretary.

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