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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY, 1880.

(4.)—Inspection of the berthing or sleeping accommodation of the Crew.

The fee to be paid on application for inspection is $3.

A further fee of $3 will be charged if more than one visit by the Surveyor is necessary,

The fees for inspection of crew spaces will not be charged if the inspection is made when the vessel is measured for tonnage, but if u sreind or third visit is necessary for crew spaces alone a fee of $3 for each visit will be charged.

(5.)-Inspection of Lights and Foy Signals.

The fee to be paid on application for inspection is $3. A further fee of $3 will be charged if more than one visit by the Surveyor is necessary,

(6.)~~Inspretion of the Marking of Vessels.

The fee for a first visit is $3, and is to cover all expenses except where application is made by owner, when expenses are also to be charged. For any subsequent visit, expenses are to be charged, but no further fee.

(7.)-Inspection of Tracings or Drawings.

The fee to be paid when tracing is submitted for inspection is $15.

This fee will not be charged when the full fee for survey under the Merchant Shipping or Chinese Passengers' Act has been paid.

(8.)-Surrey for Change of Namė.

Fees will be charged in accordance with the scale for a twelve- month's passenger certificate. (See Scale No. 1, above),

(9.)---Survey for re-registry under Section 6 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1873.

Fee will be charged on the same scale as for change of name. This fee includes the inspection of crew spaces and lights, but does not include measurement for tonnage.

(10.)—Survey of a Vessel before transfer to a Foreign Flag. The fee to be charged in cases of survey before transfer to the flag of any other country shall be $25.

(11.)--Minor Inspections, Alteration of Rig, Port of Registry, &c.

A fee of $5 is to be charged in all cases of minor inspections (eg., alteration of rig, port of registry, description of engines, &c.), of a vessel on re-registry.

(12.)---For re-measurement of passenger accommodation in any skip the passenger certificate of which is uncrpired. A fee of $10.

TABLE (D.)

Table of Fees payable under chapter I of part III of this Ordinance. Sea-going Licence. Fishing Licence. For vessels under 500 piculs burden, a year, ..$10.00 For vessels under 500 piculs burden, a month

or fraction of a month, For vessels of 500 picvls and less than 1,000)

piculs burden, a year,

$1.00

$ 1.00

$0.20

$15.00

$3.00

For vessels of 500 piculs and less than 1,000 [ piculs burden, a month or fraction of a month, For vessels of and above 1,000 piculs burden, $20.00

$ 1.50

$0.10

$5.00

a year,

For vessels of and above 1,000 pieuls burden,

a month or fraction of a month

Fishing boats under 25 piculs,

Anchorage pass, Special permit.. Day clearance,..

Night clearance,

$ 2.00

$0.50

Free.

$0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$1.00

TABLE (E.)

Spaces to be allotted to passengers in ships not within the "Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855."

Between the 15th of October, and the 31st of May, inclusive :--

1. The space to be provided on the between decks shall be for the lewer between decks 12 superficial and 84 cubic feet of space for each passenger; and in the upper between decks there shall be 9 superficial and 54 cubie fect for each passenger. 2. On the upper or weather deck there shall be provided 4 super- ficial feet of deck space for exercise for the crew and for every passenger accommodated in the between decks; and if it shall be intended to carry passengers on the remaining spaces of the said weather deck than 12 superficial fect of such remaining space shall be provided for each such upper deck

Between the 1st of June, and the 14th of October, inclusive :-

3. The space to be provided in the between decks shall be in accordance with the first paragraph of this table, but no ship. shall carry upper deck passengers except as hereinafter provided, muless she is furnished with a deck house or other permanent protection against the weather for the number of passengers such structure will accommodate at 12 superficial feet and 72 cubic feet per adult passenger,

Generally.

passenger.

Deck passengers may be carried between Jongkong and Swatow during both seasons.

Passengers are not to be carried on more than two decks on any

one voyage.

The superficial area of a deck shall mean the area of the deck itself exclusive of skylights, hatcbways and other encumbrances.