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Time for discharge.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH DECEMBER, 1892.
(2) No tank ship when alongside the said wharf shall discharge petroleum into any other ship, vessel or junk of any description whatever.
(3) When no tank ship having or being about to take petroleum on board or having recently discharged petroleum is alongside the wharf, the wharf may be used for the purpose of shipping from the said licensed premises petroleum in drums or other vessels of a capacity not exceeding 20 gallons each or for landing empty drums or other vessels of a similar capacity to be taken into the said premises.
13. The discharge or shipment of petroleum from or on any one tank ship shall not occupy more than 24 working hours unless the time has been extended by the Harbour Master owing to stress of weather or accidental cause.
14. Not more than one tank ship shall go or be alongside the wharf at any one time: go alongside nor when a tank ship is discharging or shipping petroleum shall any other ship, vessel or
junk of any description whatever be alongside the said wharf or the tank ship.
One petro- leum ship to
only.
ship after
Position to 15. After the discharge or shipment of petroleum the tank ship, unless she at once goes be taken by to sea, shall proceed without delay to the anchorage denoted by the position given in the 3rd discharging rule of these Rules and Regulations and she shall not remove from such position until any tank or compartment which has been emptied of petroleum has been thoroughly cleansed and ventilated by the removal of all oil and vapour and unless the special permission of the Harbour Master has been obtained except for the purpose of proceeding to sea or in case of
Petroleum.
No ship having and having re-
cently had
stress of weather.
'16. No tank ship having on board petroleum in bulk or which has recently been dis- charged thereof shall without the permission of the Harbour Master pass through or take up any position in the harbour except as in the last preceding rule mentioned. If the Harbour Master is satisfied that a tank ship has no petroleum on board and that her tanks have been pass through thoroughly cleansed and ventilated, he may allow her to pass through the Harbour or take the Harbour. up such position as he may assign.
Petroleum on board to
Movement of Petroleum
premises.
17. Except where repugnant to or inconsistent with these regulations and unless From licensed otherwise expressly provided the rules and regulations for the time being in force under The Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, in relation to the movement by land or water and the storage of Dangerous Goods and to the anchorage of ships vessels lighters or boats having or being about to take on board Dangerous Goods within the Colony shall apply to the movement and storage of petroleum in drums or other vessels from the premises in which petroleum in bulk is licensed to be stored and to the anchorage of ships vessels lighters and boats having on board or being about to take on board such petroleum.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG.
F. H. MAY, Acting Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 520.
The following Resolution passed by the Legislative Council on the 14th instant, under Section 30 of Ordinance 15 of 1888, is published for general information :-
That the percentages on the valuation of tenements in Yaumati and Kowloon Point at present payable as rates under "The Rating Ordinance, 1888," be altered from 83 per cent. to 104
per cent.
The Governor has been pleased to fix the 1st of January, 1893, as the date for the Resolution to come into effect.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th December, 1892.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 521.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of Ordinance No. 6 of 1875, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Saturday, the 24th December and Saturday, the 31st December, to be observed as Public holidays in substitution for Christmas and New Year's days respectively.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th December, 1892.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
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