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THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH DEC., 1891.

maintain such cables, wires and other necessary apparatus for the purpose of telegraphic or other communication iu connection therewith as the Governor in Council shall think

necessary.

(3.) It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, with the assent of the Legislative Council, to raise by way of public loan, upon the security of the general revenues of the Colony, such sums of money as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid, and every loan so raised shall be a charge upon the said Colonial revenue.

(4.) It shall be lawful for the Governor, in the meanwhile, with such assent as aforesaid, to order the payment, by way of temporary advance, out of any monies for the time being in the Colonial Treasury, of such sums of money arising from the general revenues of the Colony, as may be required for the purposes aforesaid: Provided always that all sums of money so advanced out of the general revenue of the Colony, shall be repaid into the Treasury out of the sums which may be raised by way of loan under the provisions in that behalf hereinbefore contained.

Light and other Dues.

33. (1.) The owner or master of every ship which enters the waters of the Colony, shall pay such dues in respect of the said lighthouses, buoys, beacons, cables, wires and other apparatus as may, from time to time, be fixed by order of the Governor pursuant to resolution of the Legislative Council, to such officers as the Governor shall, from tim>* to time, appoint to collect the same, and the same shall be paid by such officers into the Colonial Treasury.

Provided that unless and until such Order is made, the dues in Table P to this Ordinance shall be payable.

(2.) All British and foreign ships of war shall be exempt from the payment of the said dues.

(3.) It shall be lawful for the Governor, by Order in Council:-

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(a.) To exempt any ships, or classes of ships, from such payment, and to annex any terms or condi- tions to such exemptions;

(b.) To substitute any other dues, or classes of dues, whether by way of annual payment or other- wise, in respect of any ships, or classes of ships. (4.) Tables of all light duos, and a copy of regulations for the time being in force in respect thereof, shall be posted up at the office of the Harbour Master.

(5.) A receipt for the said dues shall be given by the person appointed to collect the same to every person paying in the same, and the Harbour Master shall not grant a clearance to any ship, unless the receipt for the same is produced to him.

(6.) If the owner or master of any ship fails on demand of the authorized collector to pay the said dues in respect thereof, it shall be lawful for such collector, in addition to any other remedy which he is entitled to use, to enter upon such ship and distrain the goods, guns, tackle, or any other things of or belonging to, or on board such ship, and to detain such distress until the said dues are paid; and if payment of the same is not made within the period of three days next ensuing such distress, he may, at any time during the continuance of such non-payment, cause the same to be appraised by two sufficient persons, and thereupon sell the same, and apply the proceeds in payment of the dues due, together with reasonable expenses incurred by him under this section, paying the surplus (if any) on demand to the said owner or master.

(7.) In order to ascertain the burden of any ship liable to pay dues under this Chapter, the person authorized to collect such dues may require the owner, master, or other person in command of such ship, or any person having pos- session of the same, to produce the register of such ship for the inspection of such person, and, upon the refusal or ne- glect of such owner or master to produce such register, or to satisfy the person authorized to collect such ducs as to what is the true burden of the ship, it shall be lawful for such person to cause such ship to be measured at the ex- pense of the master thereof, and such expense shall be re- coverable in the same manner as dues payable under this Chapter; and such measurement shall be deemed to be the real burden of the ship, and may be treated as such for all the purposes of this Chapter.

(8.) The master of any ship who shall attempt to depart from the waters of this Colony without paying the dnes in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or,

Power to raise necessary funds by public loan. (Ibid. sub-8.3)

Power to advance funde out of the Colonial Treasury. (Ibid, sub-s. 4.)

Light dues. (Ibid. Bec. 33.)

Exemption of men-of-war. (Ibid. sub-s. 2.)

Governor to allow certain exemptions. (/bid sub n.3.)

Tables of light dues to be exhibited at Harbour Master's office. (Ibid. sub s. 4.) Ship not to be cleared with- out production of receipt for light dues. (Ibid, sub-8.5.)

Power of dis- tress for light dues,

(Ibid. sub-s. 6.)

Ship's burden to be ascertained by measurement

in certain CaseR.

(Ibid, sub-r. 7.)

Penaltic. (lid. sub-8, 8.)

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