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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12ти JUNE, 1897.
6.—The Health Officer will report to the Harbour Master, and he to his superiors and the Consul concerned.
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7. In accordance with Local Rule 17, and Regulations VII of the Pilotage Regulations, Pilots shall not leave such vessels until authorised to do so by the Harbour Master, and they will request tug-boats to" tow ahead" vessels coming into port under their charge with infectious disease on board.
8.-All baggage and cargo considered dangerous by the Inspecting Officers shall be landed on the Pootung shore and disinfected with sulphur vapour.
9. Every vessel bound to Shanghai from an infected port, and being detained on account of her draught or for any other reason below the Woosung Iuner Bar shall, if there are persons suffering from infectious disease on board or if there have been any deaths on board from infectious disease during the voyage, be governed by Article 11 of the Harbour Regulations for Woosung, as regards her anchorage.
In the case of every vessel thus detained, no baggage, cargo, etc., shall be discharged from her and no passenger or other person shall disembark from her until she has been visited by a duly appointed Health Officer, for the time being, of the Port of Shanghai and then only in accordance with such Health Officer's directions. Provided however, that, in the case of such vessels as carry a daly qualified surgeon, passengers and their baggage may be transferrel to steam tenders at Wo
Voosung, after all precautions necessary to prevent the spread of contagion by the samé have been carried out under the direction of such surgeon and the fact duly certified by him, in writing, for the information of the Harbour Authorities of the port; but every tender conveying passengers and/or baggage as above must stop two miles below the Lower Harbour Limit of Shanghai for inspection by the Health Officer of the port.
10.-A vessel coming to Shanghai from an infected port and detained below Woosung Inner Bar may, if there is no case of infectious disease on board and if there has not been any case of infectious disease during the voyage, discharge her passengers and their baggage into one or more steam tenders for conveyance to Shanghai; but every such tender shall as regards inspection, etc. be governed by the preceding Rules.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 243.
The following telegram is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th June, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
"GOVERNOR,
Hongkong.
"TORIO, Sth June, 1897.
"Medical inspection enforced from June 7th against vessels from Formosa, Shanghai and other Chinese ports to the South.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 244.
The following telegram is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th June, 1897.
"GOVERNOR,
"Hongkong.
"Ratification of Burmah Agreement exchanged yesterday.
"SATOW."
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
PEKING, 6th June, 1897.
"MACDONALD."
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