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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY 1880.

2. Such steam-ships shall be provided as follows, that is to say :--

(a.) Every steam-ship of which a survey is required by this section, shall be provided with a safety valve upon each boiler, so constructed as to bo out of the control of the engineer when the steam is up, and, if such valve is in addition to the ordinary valve, it shall be so constructed as to have an area not less, and a pressure not greater than the area of and pressure on that valve. (b.) Every steam-ship carrying more than twelve pas- sengers shall have her compasses properly adjusted from time to time; such adjustment, in the case of ships surveyed as hereinafter mentioned, to be made to the satisfaction of the Government sur- veyor or surveyors and according to such regula- tions as may be issued by the Governor. (c.) Every steam-ship carrying more than twelve pas- sengers and every British steam-ship (unless used solely as a steam tug) shall be provided with a hose adapted for the purpose of extinguishing fire in any part of the ship and capable of being connected with the engines of the ship.

(d.) Every steam-ship carrying more than twelve pas- sengers shall be provided, to the satisfaction of the Governor :-

(1.) With means for making the signals of distress at night specified in the first schedule to "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1873," or in any rules substituted therefor, including means of making flames on the ship which are inextinguishable in water, or such other means of making signals of distress as the Governor may previously ap- prove; and

(2.) With a proper supply of lights inextinguish- able in water, and fitted for attachment to life buoys.

(e.) Every steam-ship carrying more than twelve pas- sengers by sea, not coming within the provisions of the Chinese Passengers' Act of 1855, or of any Ordinance made in pursuance thereof shall be provided with such shelter for the protection of deck passengers (if any) as the Governor, having regard to the nature of the passage, the number of deck passengers to be carried, the season of the year, the safety of the ship, and the circumstances of the case, may require.

If any such steam-ship as aforesaid goes to sca from any port in the Colony without being so provided as here- inbefore required, then for each default in any of the above requisites, the owner shall (if he appears to be in fault) incur a penalty not exceeling five hundred dollars, and the master shall (if he appears to be in fault) incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

3. If any person places an undue weight on the safety valve of any steam-ship coming within the meaning of subsectiod 1 of this section, or increases such weight beyond the limits fixed for any British sten n-ship by the Government surveyor as hereinafter mentioned, he shall, in addition to any other liabilitics, incur by so doing, a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.

4. The Governor may, from time to time, appoint such number of fit and proper persons to be Government surveyors for the purposes of this Ordinance as he thinks proper, and appoint their duties, and may, from time to time, remove such surveyors, or any of them, and may, from time to time, fix and alter the remuneration to be received by such sur- veyors.

5. It shall be lawful for the said surveyors in the execu- tion of their duties to go on board any steam-ship to which this section applies, at all reasonable times, and to inspect the same, or any part thereof, or any of the machinery, boats, equipments, or articles on board thereof, or any certificates of the master, mate, or engineer, to which the provisions of "The Merchant Shipping Acts, 1854 to 1876," or any Ordinance, or any of the regulations made, or to be made under the said Merchant Shipping Acts, or such Ordinance for the time being in force in this Colony apply, not unnecessarily detaining or delaying the ship from proceeding on any voyage, and, if in consequence of any accident to any such ship or for any other reason they consider it necessary so to do, to require the ship to be

Equipment of steam ships. Ibid, suc. 301.] Safety valve.

Compasses to. Le adjusted.

Fire hose.

Signals.

Shelter for dock

passengers.

Penalty.

Penalty for traproper weight on safety valve. [Ibid, sec. 302.)

Governor to appoint surveyors, and fix their remuneration. [[bid, sec. 305.}

Surveyors to have power to inspect. (Ibid, sec. 306.)

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