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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH DECEMBER, 1884.

ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

4 Ounces avoirdupois.

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7 Pounds avoirdupois.

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Length.

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1 Yard divided into fect and inches.

1 Half Gill.

1 Gill.

1 Half Pint.

1 Pint.

1 Quart.

Capacity.

Troy.

12

1 Half Gallon.

1 Gallon.

1 Peck.

1 Half Bushel.

1 Bushel.

The contents of each measure to be not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.

Measures of length, if made of wood or bamboo, shall (except yard measures impc.ced from the United Kingdom) be tipped at the ends with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of weights and mea- sures, or, in caɛs of doubt, of a Police Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.

Steelyards shall be graduated on both sides of the beam in such manner as to render the marking visible to the buyer as well as to the seller.

Ordinance 7 of I*73 amended.

Amendment of Section 16.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 7 of 1873.

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

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1. Ordinance 7 of 1873 is hereby amended by striking out the words "the said charge" in Section 6, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "and in either case an additional charge equivalent to one per centum on the annual revenue of the said Trust Estate. The said charges."

A BILL

ENTITLED

The Merchant Shipping Ordinance, Amendment Ordinance, 1884.

Bid vicect Legislative as follows

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

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1. Ordinance 8 of 1879 is hereby amended as follows, viz. :--

In Section 16 by striking out Sub-section 5, and inserting in the place thereof the words following, viz. :---

5. No seaman shall, except with the sanction of the Harbour Master, be shipped to do duty on board a British ship, or any foreign ship whoso flag is not represented by a Consular Officer résident in the Colony, elsewhere than at the office of the Harbour Master, and the Harbour Master shall require such seaman to lodge with him his certificate of discharge from the last ship, and failing the production of such certificate, such scaman shall be bound to give satisfactory explanation to the Harbour Master of the cause of the non-production thereof.

Such fees not exceeding the sums specified in table G in the Schedule hereto, as are from time to time fixed by the Governor in Council shall be payable upon all engagements and discharges effected before the Harbour Master or his Deputy, and the Harbour Master shall cause a scale of such fees to be prepared and to be conspicuously placed in the office of the Harbour Master and the Harbour Master or his Deputy may refuse to proceed with any engagement or discharge unless the foes payable thereon are first paid.

Every Owner or Master of a ship engaging or discharg- ing any scamen or seaman at the Office of the Harbour Master shall pay to the Harbour Master the whole of the fees hereby made payable in respect of such engage- ment or discharge, and may, for the purpose of in part