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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 6, 1931. 65

HONG KONG.

No. 5 or 1931.

1 assent.

W. PEEL,

L.S.

Governor.

6th February, 1931.

An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Ship-

ping Ordinance, 1899.

[6th February, 1931.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Merchant Short title. Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1931.

2. Table I in the Schedule to the Merchant Ship- Amendment ping Ordinance, 1899, is repealed and the following of Ordinance Table is substituted therefor :—

Table I.

ENGAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE FEES.

1.-Engagement and discharge of seamen at the Mercantile Marine Office.

Fee for engagement or discharge of a mate, purser, engineer, surgeon, car- penter, steward or wireless telegraph operator

Fee for engagement or discharge of every

other seaman

$ 1.00

$ 0.75

2.-Engagement and discharge of seamen on

board ship.

Fee, where not more than 40 seamen are engaged or discharged, for each sea-

man

No. 10 of 1899.

Substitution

of new Table for Table I in Schedule.

$ 0.75

Minimum fee in such case

.$15.00

Fee, where more than 40 and not more

than 100 seamen are engaged or dis- charged, for each visit

$30.00

Fee, where more than 100 and not more

than 150 seamen are engaged or dis- charged, for each visit

$37.50

Fee where more than 150 seamen are engaged or discharged, for the first 150

$37.50

for every additional 50 or less...$ 7.50