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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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No. 58.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 21ST DECEMBER, 1895.

VOL. LXI.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.— No. 531.

The following Circular Despatch, with its enclosure, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th December, 1895.

CIRCULAR.

J. H. STEWART Lockhart,

Colonial Secretary.

DOWNING STREET,

25th October, 1895.

SIR,-With reference to the Earl of Derby's Circular despatch of the 10th April, 1883, I have the honour to transmit to you, for information and publication in the Colony under your Government, copies of an Order of the Queen in Council of the 3rd of October, 1895, respecting the tonnage admeasurement of Ships belonging to the United States of America.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

The Officer Administering the Government of

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

HONGKONG.

AT THE COURT AT BALMORAL, The 3rd day of October, 1895. PRESENT,

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Order in Council, dated the 30th July, 1960, made by Her Majesty in exercise

of the powers conferred upon Her by the Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862, Her Majesty was pleased to direct that the Merchant Ships of the United States of America the measurement whereof should after the 1st January, 1865, have been ascertained and denoted on the registers and other national papers of such ships, testified by the dates thereof, should be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers or other national papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purpose, in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the Certificate of registry of British ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships, after making therefrom the same deductions, in respect of crew space and engine room, as would, if such ships were British, be made from their gross tonnage under the laws relating to British Ships.

And whereas by another Order in Council, dated the 19th March, 1883, made in exercise of the aforesaid powers Her Majesty was pleased to direct as follows:-

1. As regards sailing ships, that Merchant Sailing Ships of the United States of America, the measurement whereof after the 5th August, 1882, has been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such sailing ships, testified by the date thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers and other national papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purpose in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of Registry of British sailing ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships.