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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1878.

Unlicensed

5. Every junk other than a licensed junk entering the waters juaks to anchor of the Colony shall immediately proceed to and take up its berth in specified within the limits of one of the "anchorages for junks." place.

(Ibid, sec. 9.)

Report of arrival and particulars to be furnished (Ibid, sec. 11.)

Anchorage

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6. The master of every junk, whether licensed or not, shall, within eighteen hours after arrival within the waters of the Colony, report such arrival at the Harbour Master's office or at a "Harbour Master's station," and shall, if a licensed junk, deposit the licence thereof, and if not a licensed junk, furnish the particulars hereinafter mentioned, which shall be entered in a register kept for the purpose, that is to say:-

(a.) Name and capacity of junk (in piculs.)

(b.) The name, address and description of the owner or owners

of such junk and of the master,

(c.) The name, address and description of every consignee or

agent, if any, of the junk and cargo in the colony. (d.) The description of the cargo on board, and number of

the crew.

(e.) The place from which the junk sailed on her voyage to the colony, and the date of her departure from such place, and of her arrival in the colony.

(f.) Whether carrying any and what guns and ammunition. 7. Upon compliance with the provisions of the last paragraph, the master of every junk shall receive a permit to be called an (Ibid, sec. 12.)‹‹ anchorage pass," and shall forthwith pay such fee for the same as is hereinafter mentioned, and in default thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars.

Junks not to remove from anchorage

without clear-

8. No licensed junk shall leave the waters of the colony, and no other junk shall leave any anchorage for junks without a clearance or a special permit, unless the safety of the vessel ance or special (through stress of weather) shall render it necessary, and in such permit. case, she shall return to her former anchorage when such necessity (Ibid, sec. 13.) for leaving it shall have ceased.

No junk to 9. No junk, whether licensed or not, shall leave her anchorage leave at night. between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M. from October to March (Ibid, sec. 14.) inclusive, nor between the hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M. from April

to September inclusive, without a special permit or a special clear ance to be called a "night clearance."

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"Special

11. The Harbour, Master or the officer for the time being in permit." charge of any Harbour Master's station may, from time to time, (Ibid, sec. 16.) grant to any master of a junk a permit to be called a "special permit," which shall be a sufficient warrant or authority for the doing of any act mentioned in such permit.

Penalty for infraction of paragraphs 4 and 5. (Ibid, sec. 17.)

12. Every master of a junk who shall violate or refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5, shall incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six calendar months.

Penalty for 13. Every master of a junk who shall refuse or fail to comply infraction of with the provisions of paragraphs 6 and 10, or shall knowingly give paragraph 6.

untrue particulars concerning the information which he is thereby (Ibid, sec. 18.)

required to furnish, shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six months, and it shall be lawful for the Governor, if he shall think fit, by warrant under his hand to order that any junk whereof the master has refused or failed to comply with the provisions of the said paragraph, and whether such master shall have been brought to trial and punished or not, shall quit the waters of the Colony within twelve hours from the service of such order on board of such junk, under penalty of forfeiture of such junk to the Crown.

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