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THE HONGKONG GOVTM GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH DEC., 1891. 1117

(3.) When any Master of any ship shall under the pro- visions of sub-section 2 have become liable to the penalty therein mentioned, the Owner, Agent or Consignee of such vessel shall be liable to a like penalty unless he proves that such passengers were shipped without his knowledge or consent and that he derived no profit, benefit or advantage from the shipping of the said passengers.

(4.) It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to refuse a clearance to any ship carrying more than twelve passen- gers unless upon the production of the Passenger Certifi- cate (being a certificate then in force and applicable) and he may detain such ship until such certificate is produced.

(5.) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to prohibit the conveyance of deck passengers by any ship.

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(6.) This section shall not apply to ships or vessels which come within the operation of The Chinese Passengers Act, 1855," or of any Ordinance made or hereafter to be made in pursuance of the provisions thereof, provided that such ships shall have complied with the requirements of section 5.

Steam-ships under 60 tons.

7. (1.) It shall not be lawful for any steam-ship of less than sixty tons burden to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony, or to any place outside the waters of the Colony, unless she has obtained a licence as herein- after provided, and in case any such steam-ship shall be so employed as aforesaid without a licence, the owner, master, or person in charge thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.

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(2.) It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to grant to any owner of any steam-ship under 60 tons a licence authorizing such steam-ship to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony or between this Colony and other ports, within or outside the "The Local Trade Limits during such period and subject to the conditions named in the licence and to such Regulations as are for the time being in force under this section: Provided that no such licence shall be granted unless the intended licensee shall enter into a bond together with one or more sureties resident in the Colony, and to be approved of by the Harbour Master, conditioned in any sum uot exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars for the observance of the conditions of such licence.

(3.) The regulations contained in table E of the schedule hereunto annexed shall continue in force until altered or repealed as hereinafter provided.

(4.) The Governor in Council may, from time to time, alter, amend, or repeal the said regulations or any of them, ani may make other regulations as he deems requisite. (5.) If any steam-ship licensed under this section carries within the waters of the Colony more passengers than her licence allows, the owner or master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars."

(6.) If any unlicensed steam-ship of less than sixty, tons burden arrives in the waters of the Colony carrying more passengers in proportion to her size than she would be licensed to carry under the regulations for the time being in force under this section, the master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

(7.) If any steam-ship under 60 tons whether licensed under this section or not plies without a certificated master and engineer holding either a certificate of qualification recognized by the Board of Trade, or a certificate of competency from the Harbour Master of Hongkong as provided by Table E, the owner or master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.

(8.) If any person places an undue weight or pressure on the safety valve of any steam-ship licensed under this section, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.

(9.) Every steam-ship, whether licensed or not, of less than sixty tons burden shall, when under way between sun- set and sunrise, exhibit a green light on the starboard bow and a red light on the port bow fitted with inboard screens such as the Harbour Master shall approve, so as to prevent the light being seen across the bow and a bright light at

Penalty on owner agent, c., in like

case.

(M.S.A.. 1854,

Bec. 219.)

Refusal of clearance. (M. S. A. 1954, Bee. 318.)

Governor may prohibit

convevauce

of deck PUSSCHIOTA, (No. 8 of 1879,

6. 6 607.-9. 3.)

This Fection not to apply

to ships or vessels which come under

The Chinese Passenger: Act, 1856, n. (Ibid. sub-9.4.)

Steam-ships

under 60 tons not to carry passengers for hire without licence. Cort Sof 1979, sce. 7.)

Licences to

ply for hire. (Ibid, sabes. * & 3 and Table F.)

Rogulations.

Alteration or repeal of Régulations, (Sub-8. 4.)

Penalty for carrying passengers in exerus of the He s (ibid. sab 6.3

Ponal for andicoused

arriving with

mittakers of DISS MEZers. (【bit.subbed. 6.)

Penalty for plying with- out a certif- ested master or en ineer. ATORY subes, 7 3 of 1850 ani No. 1 of 1852.)

(No. 8 of 1879,

8.7 sub-4.4.)

Steamers to exhibit lights. (Ibid. sub-s.9.)