THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 2, 1909.
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(h.) For regulating the terms and conditions on which the railway administration will ware- house or retain goods at any station on behalf of the consignee or owner,
(i) Generally for regulating the travelling upon, and the use working and management of the rail- way.
(2.) The rules may provide that any person committing Penalty for a breach of any of them shall be liable où summary convic. breach of any ∙tion to a fiue not exceeding twenty-five dollars,
rule.
(3.) The railway administration shall keep at each station Copy of Gen- on any railway a copy of the General Rules for the time eral Rules being in force under this section and shall allow any person each station.
to be kept at to inspect it at all reasonable times.
load for
33.-(1.) The railway administration shall determine Maximum the maximum load for every wagon or truck in its possession and shall exhibit the load so determined in a conspicuous manner on the outside of every such wagon or truck.
(2.) Every person owning a wagon or truck which passes over the railway shall similarly determine and exhibit the maximum load for the wagon or truck.
(3.) The gross weight of any such wagon or truck bearing upon the axles when the wagon or truck is loaded to such maximum load shall not exceel such limit as may be approved by the railway administration for the class of axle under the wagon or truck,
wagons.
34. The railway administration shall fix subject to the Maximum .approval of the Governor-in-Council the maximum number number of of passengers which may be carried in each compartment Passengers, of every description of carriage and shall exhibit in English and in Chinese the number so fixed in a conspicuous manner inside or outside each compartment.
mut of rail-
35.-(1) The Manager may on sufficient cause to Powers of him appearing and subject to the provisions hereinafter Manager as contained summarily dismiss any railway official who to panish- is not on the permanent establishment of the Colony and way offici s. who is not under written agreement or may suspend any such official from the performace of his duties provided that every railway official so dismisse 1 or suspended shall have the right of appeal to the Governor and should such suspension or dismissal be confirmed by the Governor the official if suspended shall be thereupon dismissed from the service of the railway or if already dismissed by the said Managor shall be deemed to be finally dismissed without further appeal.
(2.) The Manager may from time to time make such bye-Bye-laws laws as he shall think fit for the purpose of regulating the regulating conduct of the officers and servants employed on the railway. the conduct A copy thereof shall be given to every officer and servant and ser- affected thereby.
of officers
vants.
(3.) The Manager may by such hye-laws impose such Imposition of reasonable penalties upon all persons being officers or penalti s, servants employed on the railway offending against such and right of
appeal to bye-laws as he may think fit not exceeding in any one Governor. month seven days' pay of any such officer or seryant. Any officer or servant employed on the railway who may feel aggrieved by any such penalty as aforesaid may appeal to the Governor whose decision shall be final.
(4.) The imposition of penaltiesander sub-section (3) here- of upon any officer or servant employed on the railway shall (subject to the appeal hereinbefore provided for) be wholly within the discretion of the Manager and should it appear to the Manager that the offence or misconduct in respect of which any such penalty shall have been incurred would be better dealt with by a criminal prosecution such prosecution may be instituted in lieu of the imposition of any such penalty.
Discretion of Manager as to prosecu tion.
(5.) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any Not appli- railway official who is in receipt of a salary of one hundred cable to pounds or one thousand dollars per annum or upwards.
official draw- ing a certian salary.
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