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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH AUGUST, 1882.

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HER MAJESTY is hereby pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to direct that the ships of Hayti, the certificates of Haitian nationality and registry, or the certificates of measurement, of which, are dated on or after the twenty-sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in the said certificates of Haitian nationality and registry or certificates of measurement.

C. L. PEEL.

AT THE COURT AT WINDSOR,

The 3rd day of May 1882. PRESENT,

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

Whereas by "The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862," it is enacted, that whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships for the time being in force under the principal Act have been adopted by the Government of any foreign country and are in force in that country, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to direct that the ships of such foreign country shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other national papers, and thereupon it shall no longer be necessary for such ships to be re-measured in any port or place in Her Majesty's dominions, but such ships shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purposes, in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certifi- cates of registry of British ships is to be deemed the tonnage of such ships.

And whereas it was made to apper to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships now in force under "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," had been adopted in Sweden by the Government of His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, and came into force in Sweden on the 1st day of April 1875:

And whereas by Order in Council dated the 17th day of March 1875, Her Majesty was accord- ingly pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to direct that the ships of Sweden, the certificates of Swedish nationality and registry, or the certificates of measurement of which are dated on or after the first day of April one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, should be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in the said certificates of Swedish nationality and registry, or certificates of

measurement:

And whereas a slight difference in the mode of estimating the allowance for engine room in Swedish ships has been introduced into the said rules and the same came into operation on the 1st day of April 1882:

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measure- ment of tonnage of merchant ships now in force under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, adopted by the Government of His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, are, with the exception of the said slight difference in the mode of estimating the allowance for engine room, still in force in that country: HER MAJESTY is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to direct as follows:-- 1. As regards sailing ships, that merchant sailing ships of Sweden the measurement whereof, after the said 1st day of April 1882, has been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such sailing ships, testified by the date thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers and other national papers in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose, in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British sailing ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships.

2. As regards steam ships: that merchant ships belonging to Sweden which are propelled by steam, or any other power requiring engine room, the measurement whereof shall, after the said 1st day of April 1882, have been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such steam ships, testified by the dates thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers or other national papers in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose, in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships; provided nevertheless, that if the owner or master of any such Swedish steam ship desires the deduc- tion for engine room in his ships to be estimated under the rules for engine room measure- ment and deduction applicable to British ships, instead of under the Swedish rule, the engine room shall be measured and the deduction calculated according to the British rules, and that in the event of the net registered tonnage of such steam ships, estimated under the British rule, being denoted in the said certificate of nationality and registry or measurement of Swedish steam ships, the same shall be deemed to be of the tonnage so denoted therein.

C. L. PEEL.