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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH AUGUST, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 331.
The following Circular Despatch, with its enclosure, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th August, 1882.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Circular.
DOWNING STREET,
1st July, 1882.
SIR, I have the honour to transmit to you for publication in the Colony under your Government a copy of a Declaration signed on the 9th of June between the British and Russian Governments on the subject of Tonnage Measurement.
I have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
KIMBERLEY.
DECLARATION BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND RUSSIAN GOVERNMENTS ON THE SUBJECT OF TONNAGE MEASUREMENT.
Signed at London, June 9, 1882.
The English system of tonnage measurement (Moorsom's system) being henceforward in force as well in the Empire of Russia and the Grand Duchy of Finland as in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and in the British Colonies, the Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Government of His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, have agreed to the following Declaration:-
1. Russian and Finland vessels measured according to the above-mentioned system shall be admitted into the ports of the United Kingdom and its Colonies; and british vessels measured accord- ing to the same system shall be admitted into the ports of Russia or Finland, without being subjected, for the purpose of payment of navigation dues, to any fresh operation of measurement.
The navigation dues above mentioned shall be calculated on the net tonnage.
2. The Finland and English Regulations respecting tonnage measurement being substantially the same, English certificates of tonnage measurement shall, in the Grand Duchy of Finland, and Finland certificates of tonnage measurement, taken out after the 31st May, 1877, shall in the United Kingdom and its Colonies, be recognized, without any operation of measurement or other formality whatsoever; and the net tonnage of all British or Finland ships inscribed on the ship's papers shall be considered in the respective ports of each country as equivalent to the net register tonnage of national vessels.
1st January,
3. English Certificates of tonnage measurement shall in Russia, and Russian Certificates of tonnage measurement, taken out after the try 1870, shall, in the United Kingdom and its Colonies, be likewise reciprocally recognized in the ports of each country without any operation of measurement. As, however, the provisions of the Russian Regulation do not entirely correspond to the English Regulations relative to the mode to be followed in the determination of crew spaces in ships, and machine and coal spaces in steamers, the deductions in respect of these shall, for English vessels in Russian ports, be calculated according to the figures shown in the Certificates of tonnage measurement, in conformity with the Regulation sanctioned the 1st January, without remeasurement of the vessel.
This measure shall be applicable in British ports to Russian vessels touching there, if the captains of the said vessels shall express a desire to that effect; and, in such case, the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act of the 10th August, 1854, shall be complied with.
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4. The above-mentioned arrangements shall apply also to vessels propelled by any other artificial power than steam.
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The present Declaration shall come into operation on the July, 1882, and shall remain in force so long as one of the Contracting Parties shall not have notified to the other six months in advance its intention of terminating it.
In witness whereof the Undersigned, duly authorized for this purpose, have signed the present Declaration, and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms.
Done, in duplicate, at London, the 28th day of May
9th day of June)
1882.
(L.S.)
GRANVILLE.
(L.S.)
LOBANOW.
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