THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 12, 1911.
No. 136.
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Additional Regulation made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 23 (11) of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, (Ordinance No. 16 of 1903), this 4th day of May, 1911.
There shall be added to the Waterworks Regulations published in the Gazette on the 9th day of October, 1903, and on pages 595 to 513 of the Regulations of Hongkong, 1910, the following additional regulation:---
Fishing.
41. The use of nets or other appliances, including rods and lines, for taking fish, and the use of any dynamite or other explosive substance or any poison- ous, stupefying or noxious substance to catch or destroy fish in the reser- voirs is strictly prohibited, provided always that permission to fish with rod and line may be granted by licence by the Water Authority; such licence must be produced when demanded by any Police Officer or Constable. or by any waterworks official or custodian.'
No. 137.
Further Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 3 of the Live Stock Import and Export Regulation Ordinance, 1903, (Ordinance No. 15 of 1903), in respect to the import and export of cattle and other live stock to and from the Colony, this 4th day of May, 1911.
The following Regulations shall be added to the Regulations published on pages 500 and 501 of the Regulations of Hongkong, 1910, and to the Regulation pablished in the Gazette on the 30th day of April, 1910:-
"10. Cattle.-Each animal conveyed in any vessel shall, except as hereinafter - provided, have not less than 4 square feet of deck space allotted: foot- holds shall be provided to prevent slipping: the animals shall stand athwart- ships: they shall be secured by a balter and shall not be tied by the nose. Provided that in the case of cattle under 2 years of age the deck space allotted
shall be 14 square feet for every 2 such cattle.
11. Sheep and Goats shall be carried in any vessel in substantially built pens containing not more than 40 in each pen: 3 square feet shall be allowed per head.
12. Pigs. Not more than 40 pigs in any vessel shall be placed in a pen: 3 square feet shall be allowed per head, 2 pigs under 80 lbs. live weight to count as one, 3 under 50 lbs. live weight to count as one.
When carried in crates a separate crate shall be assigned to each pig. Crates shall be stacked 2 deep only; between each pile, of crates an alley way shall be left 18 inches wide to allow food and water to be given; the pigs' heads shall face the alleyway on either side. Crates shall be made either of bam- boo with dunnage mats at the bottom strong enough to prevent a pig get- ting its leg through, or else of round rattan.
13. Poultry. The baskets or crates in which poultry are carried are to be supplied with mats or to be otherwise so constructed as to prevent the poultry get- ting their legs through.
14. The Master of every vessel shall (in addition to the actual offender) be deemed to be guilty of any contravention of these Regulations which may occur while he is on board his ship and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
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vessel means any ship,
15. For the purpose of these Regulations the term
junk or boat of any kind whatever whether propelled by steam, electricity, sails or oars."
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