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Surveys 104a.

ISSUED BY THE

BOARD OF TRADE

IN PURSUANCE OF THE

MERCHANT SHIPPING Acrs, 1851 to 1876.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH MAY, 1877.

243

Port of

DECLARATION AND CERTIFICATE.

TONNAGE OF SPACE OCCUPIED BY DECK CARGO.

FOREIGN-GOING OUTWARDS.

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1876.

NOTE.-This Declaration is to be filled in by the Owner, Agent, or Master of the Ship carrying Deck Cargo, when payment of Light Dues is tendered to a Collector

of Customs on an outward Voyage.

Name of Ship, Official No., and Sail or Steam.

Port of Registry.

(1.)

(2.)

Net Register Tonnage as stated

in the Certificate of Registry. (3.)

Where bound to.

(4.)

To the Collector of Customs at the above port.

cubic feet in contents, register tons as the space

I hereby declare that the Ship named in Column 1. above and bound to the place or places named in Column 4. above will have deck cargo on board, and that the space occupied by the said deck cargo will not exceed which at 100 cubic feet to the register ton gives. about to be occupied by deck cargo. On the faith of my intention as stated in this solemn declaration I ask you to receive payment of light dues on the amount of tons named, viz.

register tons of deck cargo space.

Dated at

this

187

Signed in the presence of

State whether Owner, Agent, or Master. Collector.

CERTIFICATE.

This is to certify that the person above-named has paid light dues on the amount of deck cargo space above stated.

Dated at the Custom House at

this

day of

TAKE NOTICE.

18.

Collector.

Note.-(1.) The above Declaration and Certificate are accepted by the Board of Trade for the outward voyage above stated in lieu of a Certificate of Measurement issued under the 23rd section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1876.

(2.) This document when completed is to be delivered to the Master, Owner, or Agent, with the receipt for light dues. He is to produce it with the Certificate of Registry of the ship when any other fees or dues are demanded. The penalty on failure of production is set forth in section 23 of the Act.

(3.) It is to be understood that this Certificate of payment of dues, which is issued with the sole object of facilitating the Shipowners' compliance with the provisions of section 23 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1876, is in no way to be regarded as a certificate that the ship is fit to carry any deck cargo whatever.

(4.) The question of unseaworthiness from over or improper loading may or may not arise in this case, but if it does arise, the Board of Trade and their surveyors will deal with the case upon its merits, and entirely unpriudiced by the existence of this Certificate of payment of dues.

NOTICE 1.-This Form is to be shown to the Customs Officer in the United Kingdom who is last on board the Ship on the commencement of the voyage referred to, so that he may compare the statement it contains with the actual amount of deck cargo on board. It will be the duty of that officer to report any discrepancy.

2.—This Form will also have to be produced to Her Majesty's Consular Officer at the port of

arrical abroad.