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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 24, 1910.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 86. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by Captain THOMAS SKINNER of his commission in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, and has permitted him to retain his rank and wear the uniform of the Corps on retirement.

24th March, 1910.

No. 87.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint under the provi- sions of Section 3 of the Vaccination Ordinance, 1890, (Ordinance No. 2 of 1890), LIU HANG SHANG (4), Tang Hung Kai () and TÀNG Hung Ku () to be Public Vaccinators within the Colony and the New Territories.

24th March, 1910.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 88-The Rules and Regulations made by the Harbour Master under the Pilots Ordinance, 1904, and approved by the Officer Administering the Government on the 7th day of June, 1904, are hereby repcaled, and the following substituted therefor.

F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.

24th March, 1910.

Rules and Regulations made by the Harbour Master of Hongkong for the proper conduct and guidance of Pilots, under The Pilots' Ordinance, 1904, (Ordinance No. 3 of 1904), and approved by His Excellency the Governor on the 22nd day of March, 1910.

1. Every Pilot when plying for hire shall display in his boat a white and red (horizontal) flag six feet by four feet, upper half white with letter P in blue in the centre.

2. No Pilot will be permitted to go on board any "infected" or "suspected" vessel,. as defined by the Quarantine Regulations, without having first received a written permission from the Health Officer.

3. Every Pilot on boarding a ship should ascertain from her Master whether he it carrying on board any Dangerous Goods as cargo and if so he is to inform the Master thas the ship must be anchored in the Dangerous Goods Anchorage and a red flag displayed.

4. When plying for hire a Pilot shall always carry with him his Licence, a copy of the Pilots' Ordinance and Regulations and a copy of the Port Regulations, all or any of which are to be produced when called for by the Master or other person in charge of the vessel boarded.

5. Every Pilot shall use his utmost care and diligence to avoid all accident or damage either to the vessel he is piloting or to any other vessel or property of any kind.

6. If any Pilot finds or has reason to suppose that any harbour buoys are out of their proper position or have broken adrift or are injured or missing or if he has noticed anything wrong or defective in any beacon or light he is to report the same to the Harbour Master without delay.

7. Pilots while in charge of vessels shall on all occasions strictly observe the Regula- tions for preventing Collision at Sea, and the Harbour Regulations.