THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JUNE, 1884.
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8. All vessels belonging to, or engaged in the service of Her Majesty's Government shall have priority of use of the wharves and piers at the ordinary current rates for mercantile vessels, without prejudice to the rights of other vessels actually using the wharves or piers, and all other vessels shall have the right of using the wharves and piers at the current rates in order of priority of application subject uevertheless to any rules and regulations which may be made under the provisions of Section 9 of this Ordinance.
9. It shall be lawful for the said FRANCIS BULKELEY Jonsson his executors, administrators or assigns, from time to time to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the use and due maintenance of the wharves and piers and tramways in connection therewith. Provided always that no such rules and regulations, nor any repeal or variation thereof, shall come into force until the same shall have been approved by the Governor in Council, and shall have been published in the Gazette,
10. Every person who shall commit a breach of any of the rules and regulations made in pursuance of this Ordinance, shall, on summary conviction thereof before a Magistrate, be liable to a tine not exceeding fifty dollars.
11. In all proceedings before any Court, the rules and regulations in force for the time being under this Ordinance, shall be sufficiently proved by the production of a copy of the Gazetic in which the same shall be published and
contained.
12. If the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his exe- entors, administrators or assigns shall fail to make or vary such rules and regulations, as in the opinion of the Governor in Council are requisite for the protection of the rights of the inhabitants of the Colony, and for the prevention of injury to navigation, the Governor in Council shall make an order to be served upon the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his exe- cutors, administrators or assigns, limiting a time for the making or varying of such rules and regulations, and if such rules and regulations are not made or varfed by the time prescribed in such order, the Governor in Council may make or vary such rules and regulations, which when made, or varied, and published in the Gazette, shall have the same force and effect as if they were specially enacted herein.
13. The said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his exe- eators, administrators or assigns shall, from time to time, cause to be painted on boards, or to be printed and attached in large and legible characters in English and Chinese, a statement of the rules and regulations in force and a list of the several rates for tel time being payable and shall cause such boards containing such statement and list to be fixed on some conspicuous part of the wharves or piers and no rate shall be payable during such time as such list is not so affixed nor shall any rate not specified in such list be payable. Provided that if any such statement or list be destroyed, injured or obliterated the rates shall continue payable during such time as may be reasonably required for the restoration or reparation of such list in the same manner as if such statement and list had continued affixed and in the state required by this Ordinance.
14. If at any time before the completion of the works, the said FRANCIS BULRELEY JOHNSON his excentors, ad- ministrators or assigns shall fail to proceed therewith for a period of six months, or after the completion thereof shall disuse the same, or any part thereof for six months, without affording to the Governor in Council some satisfactory reason for the discontinuance or disuse of the said works, (as the east may be), it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to abate and remove the same, and restore the site thereof to its former condition at the cost of the said FRANCIS BULKELEY Joussos his exccutors, administrators or assigns, and the amount of such cost shall be a debt due to the Government, and recoverable against the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or assigns accordingly.
15. Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council being first obtained (but not otherwise), the said FRANCIS BULKELEY Joussos his executors, administrators or assigns, may at any time, and from time to time sell, assign or absolutely dispose of the undertaking or any part of parts thereof, to sneh person, Corporation, or Company, by publie auction, or private contract or partly by publie auction and partly by private contract, and with, under and subject to
Priority of use to Queen's ships.
Powers to make rulog and regula tions.
Penalty for breach of rules and regulations.
Proof of rules and regu- lations.
Governor in Council tas make rules and regula- tions in Certain event
ls and realations to Be printed an exibited.
Power to
Governor in Council to abate mul remove works in certain events.
Power to sell.
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