THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1878.
2. No ship owned by a Chinese resident of this Colony, such Chinese Chinese resident not being a British subject, shall be at liberty to owned ships trade in or from the waters of the Colony, unless she has obtained to obtain a Colonial register as hereinafter provided.
Colonial registers. (Ibid, sec. 1.)
register.
3. The Governor may, at his discretion, grant a Colonial register Chinese Crown to any such Chinese person resident within the Colony applying lessees entitled for the same, provided such applicant be a registered lessee of to hold Colonial Crown lands within this Colony, and that he tenders as securities (Ibid, sec. 6.) for the due performance by him of all the requirements of this Chapter two other Crown lessees, and that he and such lessees be severally reported by the Registrar General to be each worth two thousand dollars in this Colony, and should such applicant be member of any shop or partnership, that the seal of such shop or partnership be also affixed to the security to be given by him.
register.
4. When any person shall be desirous of obtaining a Colonial Declarations register, such person shall forward to the Colonial Secretary a necessary for declaration in writing stating whether the ship for which obtaining such register is sought is intended to be employed solely bid, sec. 2.) in trade with China, or on more distant voyages: Provided always, that should such declaration be false, or the ship to which it relates not be employed in conformity with it, the regis- ter thereby obtained shall ipso facto become null and void.
5. A Colonial register shall be given under the hand of the Gov- Documents ne- ernor, on production of the following documents :-
cessary pre- vious to grant
(a.) The Surveyor's certificate as hereinafter provided by of Colonial
paragraph 6.
register.
(b.) A declaration of ownership with proof thereof to the satis- (Ibid, sec. 3.)
faction of the Colonial Secretary.
(c.) A joint and several bond of the owner and two sureties
binding each and every of the several obligees under a penal sum of five thousand dollars, to comply with all the provisions of this Ordinance and with all the laws binding on British subjects with regard to trade with China.
6. The Surveyor's certificate, referred to in paragraph 5 of this Surveyor's section, shall be a certificate granted by a Surveyor appointed by certificate. the Governor, and shall specify the proper measurement of the (Ibid, sec. 7.) ship requiring a Colonial register, and that such ship has proper
anchors and chains, canvas sails, if any, her bottom sheathed with metal, and that such ship is in all respects strongly built and properly equipped for the trade for which she is intended.
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7. It shall not be lawful for the owner of any Color registered Name of Colo- hip to:
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painted in white or up. yellow letters not less than four inches long her name upon some
(Ibid, sec. 4.) conspicuous part of her stern and on each bow in a distinct and legible manner, both in Roman and Chinese characters, and shall so keep and preserve the same, upon pain, on breach of the provi- sions of this paragraph, of paying a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
8. The register of every Colonial ship shall be produced Production of once at least every six months to the Harbour Master, who shall Colonial regis- endorse the date of such production on such register, upon pain, ter to Ilarbour on failure of such production, of the forfeiture of such register, six months. unless satisfactory cause for such non-production be shown to the (Ibid, sec. 5.) Colonial Secretary.
Master every
copies.
9. Every register, certificate, endorsement, declaration, or bond Colonial regis- authorized or required by this section, may be proved in any court ters, &c. may of justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of be proved by parties authority to receive evidence, either by the production of production of the original, or by an examined copy thereof, or by a copy thereof, originals or purporting to be certified under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, (Ordinance or other person who, for the time being, shall happen to have charge No. 9 of 1856, of the original, which certified copy he is hereby required to furnish sec. 3.) to every person applying at a reasonable time for the same, and paying therefor the sum of one dollar; and every document, when so proved as aforesaid, shall be received as primâ facie evidence of
all the matters therein recited, stated, or appearing.
10. The British flag may be used on board of any ship lawfully Chinese resi- possessing a Colonial register.
dents may use the British flag in
colonial regis- tered ships. (Ibid, sec. 1.)
11. Upon any change of ownership in any Colonial ship regis- Change of ow- tered under this section, such change as aforesaid shall be ner or master. endorsed upon her register under the hand of the Governor : (Ord.4 of 1855, and any change of master shall be endorsed upon the register by sec. 9.)
the Harbour Master,
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