665140-1887-Boat-Regulations — Page 2

See No. 8 of 1858.

XVIL

1002 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1887.

14. Every licensed cargo boatman must show his licence ticket when required to do so.

Rowing Boats plying for hire for Passengers only.

15. Every boat must be duly licensed as required by these Regulations, and no person shall ply in or let out for hire an unlicensed boat.

16. Licences for rowing boats shall be issued by the Registrar General on production of a certi- ficate from an Inspector of Police, stating the particulars 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.

17. No boat shall carry more than the number of Passengers for which she is licensed.

18. 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.

19. Every licensed boat shall carry on each bow and on her stern, legibly painted upon wood the number of her 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 her bow, Sce Ordinance 1 visible all round, 2 feet above the gunwale; 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.

of 1862 § XV.

Ordinance 8 of 1858. § XVII.

Ordinance 1 of 1864. § XV.

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20. 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.

21. No person belonging to a licensed boat shall use abusive language or tout for hire on shore. 22. All boats may be stopped and searched by the Police.

23. Every boat shall go alongside a wharf when ordered to do so by a Police Constable, and shall, when conveying passengers, be carefully steered, and travel with reasonable expedition.

24. The person in charge of the boat shall shew the scale of fares to anyone demanding to see it, 25. The Registrar General is authorised to refuse a licence, or, if a licence has been granted, to withdraw the same and cause it to be forfeited, in respect of any boat which has been reported to him by the Police not to be as regards repairs and cleanliness in a state fit for public use; or for any misconduct on the part of the licensee, or any of the crew of the boat.

26. 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

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For 3rd

For 4th

For 5th

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from from

from

7

less than*

30 to 40 feet in length, 20 to 30 feet in length, 12 to 20 feet in length, 12 feet in length,

.$10.00 .$ 7.00 .$ 5.00

.$ 3.00

$ 1.00

27. The following table indicates the maximum scale of hire for rowing boats :--

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Per day of 12 hours.

For 1st Class boats,

For 2nd Class boats,

For all other boats,.

All boats,

Half an hour,

Per hour with two passengers.

$2.00

$1.50

$1.00

20 cents.

........10

For each extra passenger 5 cents for half-an-hour, 10 cents per hour. Between sunset and sunrise 5 cents extra per passenger.

28. No cargo-boat or rowing boat shall lie or ply for hire within 300 feet of any ship-of-war without the written permission of the Harbour Master.

29. Any breach of these Regulations shall be punishable with a penalty not exceeding 100 dollars, or, in default of payment, with imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, with or without hard labour.

30. Boats and persons duly licensed under the Regulations which came into force on the 24th day of August, 1880, shall be deemed to be duly licensed under these Regulations; and, on the expiry of the existing licences, licences shall be issued to Cargo Boats which will expire on the 31st March next; and on the 1st April, the whole of these Regulations as to such boats shall come into force; and to Rowing Boats on the expiry of their licences. Licences to expire on the 30th June shall be issued, and on the 1st July the whole of these Regulations as to Rowing Boats shall come into force. In the meanwhile these Regulations shall apply to both classes of boats, as far as may be.

J. M. GUTIERREZ, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 26th August, 1887.