571566-1930-Regulations-under-section-3-of-the-Registration-of-Imports-and-Exports-Ordinance-1922 — Page 2

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 21, 1930.

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(c) Description of goods. (d) Consignor.

(2) The Shipowner shall within ten days of the arrival of a ship furnish to the Superintendent a list of the names and addresses of all consignees or persons presenting documents for countersignature for articles imported by such ship, whether they are the original consignees or not, showing clearly what articles each person has received.

(3) If the entire cargo of any ship is not fully included in the above list, owing to delay in taking delivery or other reasonable cause, the shipowner shall every seven days thereafter furnish supplementary lists to the Superintendent until all the cargo has been cleared.

6. Before the owner or master of any ship countersigns the bill of lading or other document of title, or issues a delivery order for any article to any person, he shall ascer- tain the name and address of the consignees or persons presenting documents for counter- signature.

7. The owner, master, or compradore of every ship which leaves the Colony shall before the departure of the ship or within seven days thereafter furnish to the Superin- tendent, or to such officer as he may appoint, an accurate and complete export manifest containing a statement of all articles exported by such ship with the following particulars of each article:-

(a) Number and description of packages.

(b) Distinguishing marks or numbers,

(e) Description of goods.

(d) Consignor's name and address.

(e) Port of destination.

8. Before the owner or master of any ship issues a signed bill of lading, or other document of title, for any article to any person, he shall ascertain the name and address of the exporting person or firm for the purpose of entering the same in the export mani- fest.

9. Transhipment cargo shall be plainly indicated as such in all import and export manifests furnished to the Superintendent.

10. Before a consignee, exporter, or person presenting a document for counter- signature delivers the bill of lading or other document of title for any article to the owner or master of any ship, he shall cause the document to be stamped legibly with the name and address of the firm importing or exporting the article.

11. Whenever any person or firm owning or chartering a ship, or acting as agent for the owner, transfers the control of that ship to another person or firm, whether by sale, chartering or otherwise, either temporarily or permanently, notice of such transfer shall be given to the Superintendent in such form as he may prescribe, stating the name and address of the transferee, the nature of the transfer, and in the case of a charter, the duration and other conditions of the charter.

12. These regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1930.