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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST AUGUST, 1891.
22. The following licence fees shall be charged :-
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1st class lighter, 6,000 piculs capacity and upwards,...$35.00
under 6,000 and not less than 4,000
2nd
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piculs capacity,...
.$30.00
3rd
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under 4,000 and not less than 2,000
piculs capacity,
$25.00
4th
under 2,000 picnls capacity,.
.$20.00
Ordinance 1 of 1862, § 15.
Ordinance & of 1858, 17.
Rowing Boats plying for hire for Passengers only, 23. Licences shall be issued by the Registrar General on produc- tion of a Certificate from an Inspector of Police, stating the particn- lars required by Form B. annexed. The applicant must furnish such security for his appearance when required, or for the production of the boat, as the Registrar General may demand. Each licence shall be numbered, and shall not be transferable.
24. No boat shall carry more than the number of Passengers for which it is licensed.
25. Licences shall state the length and breadth of the boat, together with scale of fares, and shall be valid for one year only, from the 1st July.
26. Every licensed boat shall carry on each bow and on the stern, legibly painted upon wood, the number of its licence in figures at least 2 inches in height, and no other number, and such number shall not be concealed. Such boat shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a light at the bow, visible all round; and shall also keep a lighted lantern with the licence number either painted on the glass or cut in on the frame in figures at least 2 inches in height, to be produced when demanded.
27. No person in charge of a boat shall demand more than the fare provided by these Rules, nor shall he refuse to take a passenger, except for some reasonable cause, anywhere between the North point of Hongkong and Hunghom point on the East; Belcher's Bay and West point of Stone Cutters' Island on the West; Shamshuipò and West point of Stone Cutters' Island on the North.
28. The person in charge of the boat shall show the scale of fares to anyone demanding to see it.
29. The following licence fees shall be charged in respect of boat licences:-
For 1st Class boats measuring upwards of 40 feet in
length.......
For 2nd Class boats measuring from
feet in length,
For 3rd Class boats measuring from
feet in length,
For 4th Class boats measuring from
feet in length,
For 5th Class boats measuring less than
Village Boats,
length,
.$10.00
30 to 40
20 to 30
7.00.
$ 5.00
3.00
12 to 20
12 feet in
30. The following table indicates the maximum
rowing boats.
Per day of 12 hours.
For 1st Class boats,
.$ 1.00
...$ 0.50
scale of hire for
Ordinance 1 of 1862, § 15.
For 2nd Class boats,
For all other boats,.
Per hour with two passengers,
All boats, Half an hour,.........................
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
20 cents.
.10
For each extra passenger 5 cents for half-an-hour, 10 cents.
per hour.
2
Between sunset and sunrise 5 cents extra per passenger. Cinder Boats, Bam Boats, Hawkers' Boats, and Marine
Dealers' Boats.
31. Licences shall be issued by the Registrar General on produc- tion of a certificate from an Inspector of Police, stating the particulars required by Form C. annexed. The applicant must furnish such security for his appearance when required, or for the production of the boat, as the Registrar General may demand. Each licence shall. be numbered, and shall not be transferable.
32. Licences shall state the length and breadth of the boat, and shall be valid for one year only, from the 1st July.
33. Every licensed boat shall carry on each bow and on the stern, legibly painted upon wood, the number of its licence in figures at least 2 inches in height, and no other number, and such number shall not be concealed. Such boat shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a light at the bow, visible all round; and shall also keep a lighted lantern with the licence number either painted on the glass or cut in on the frame in figures at least 2 inches in height, to be produced when demanded.
34. The following licence fees shall be charged
For 1st Class boats measuring upwards of 40 feet in length.......$5.00
For 2nd
For 3rd
For 4th
For 5th
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30 to 40 feet in length, $3.00 20 to 30 feet in length, $2.00 12 to 20 feet in length, $1.00 12 feet in length......$0.50
35. Licences for Water Boats shall be issued by the Registrar General upon the production of a Certificate from an Inspector of Police, stating the particulars required by Form C. annexed and certifying that the said boat is fit and proper to be used as a Water Boat. The applicant must furnish such security for his appearance when required or for the production of the boat as the Registrar General may require.
36. The Licence fees to be charged for Water Boats shall be the same as provided in Regulation 29.
Fish-drying Hulks.
37. Licences shall be issued by the Registrar General on production of a certificate from an Inspector of Police, stating the particulars required by Form D. annexed. The applicant must furnish such security for his appearance when required as the Registrar General may demand.
Each licence shall be numbered and shall not be
transferable.
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