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

23. When Seamen have signed fresh articles of agreement no deductions other than those for debts legally due are to be made from their advances.

24. Seamen's clothing or bedding are not to be detained as a lien for debt.

25. Any boarder dissatisfied with his account shall be at liberty to lay the same before the Harbour Master who will decide if the charges are reasonable or otherwise.

26. Boarding House Keepers will ship only the men belonging to their respective Houses. Should they on any occasion not have enough boarders to complete the number required to ship they can apply to any other Boarding House to supply the deficiency but the men so supplied are to be shipped by the House in which they are boarding and not by the Keeper who has the order for the Crew and only one shipping fee shall be charged.

27. The weekly charge sanctioned by the Harbour Master for board and lodging is :--

In Boarding Houses for Europeans and Americans, ....$6.00 In other Boarding Houses, such amount as may be ap-

proved by the Harbour Master,

TABLE (Ka).

Information to be supplied under Section 24 (2.)

Name of Vessel and Flag

Port of Registry

Commanded by

Register Tonnage

Nature and Tonnage of Cargo on board

No. of Crew

Rig and Horse Power

No. of Guns

Name of Owners

Ports of departure and date of leaving

Consignees or Agents,-Messrs.

Cabin

E. Deck

(Original Port

Last Port

Passengers,--{ Chinese:-Men, Women, Boys, Girls,=

Any Infectious or Contagious Disease on board

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at any Port of departure

Any Births, Deaths or Accidents on the voyage

Any Explosives on board

Any Casualty on the voyage

Weather

Harbour Regulations supplied

TABLE (L).

Quarantine Regulations, (Section 25.)

1. In these Regulations the term Health Officer means the Health Officer of the Port or any other Mcdical Officer duly authorized to act for, or assist him or in charge of any place set apart for the de- tention and seclusion of persons actually suffering from disease; the term Vessels includes Steamers, Sailing Vessels, Junks, and Lorchas, and British and Foreign Ships of War, as well as Merchant Vessels of all kinds; the term port or place at which any infectious or con- tagious disease prevailed means a port or place proclaimed to be such by order of the Governor in Council published in the Gazette from the date of such proclamation.

2. Every vessel arriving in the waters of this Colony

(a.) After a voyage of less than 3 days from any port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed at the time of such vessel's departure therefrom; or (b.) Having at the time of arrival, or having had, during the voyage, any case of any infectious or contagious disease on board; or

(c) Having on board any passengers who are less than 3 days from any port or place where any infectious or contagious disease prevailed when such passengers departed therefrom, shall immediately on entering the waters of the Colony fly the Quarantine Flag, and shall keep the same flying, and shall be deemed to be in quarantine until released therefrom by express written order of the Health Officer, who shall, in every cusc, board and examine all the passengers and crew of such vessel. But with the written consent of the Health Officer any such ship which is on a voyage to any other place may be allowed to proceed on such voyage or to tranship her passengers and crew for the purpose of completing such voyage; Provided that no communication has been held with the shore except as permitted by these Regulations.

The Quarantine Flag shall be a flag of yellow colour (letter Q in International Code of Signals) hoisted at the highest mast-head forward.

No such vessel shall enter the waters of the Colony before 6 A.M. or after 7 P.M.

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