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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JULY, 1874.

Colonial Sur-

of lime or

lemon juice.

3. No lime or lemon juice shall be deemed fit and proper to be geon to approve taken on board any such ship for the use of the crew or passengers thereof, unless the Colonial Surgeon has approved of the same; nor unless the same contains fifteen per centum of proper and palatable proof spirits to be approved by the Colonial Surgeon, or by some person appointed by him for that purpose, and to be added imme- diately before or immediately after the inspection thereof; nor un- less the same is packed in such bottles, at such time and in such manner as the Colonial Surgeon may direct.

Owners ne- glecting to provide me- dicines and

4. The master, owner, or agent of any such ship who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to provide, pack, or keep on board such medicines, medical stores, books of instructions, lime or lemon juice, sugar or medical stores anti-scorbutics as are by this section required, shall be guilty of a to be guilty of misdemeanour, and shall, upon summary conviction before any misdemeanour. Magistrate, be liable to a fine of

dollars.

same force as

This section to 5. The provisions of this section, so far as the same refer to lime, to have the lemon juice and anti-scorbutics, shall have the same force and rules made. effect as the regulations provided for by "The Merchant Shipping [M. S. A. 1867, Act, 1867," section 6.

sec. 6.]

Seamen

which they belong; [Ordinance

CHAPTER IX.

DESERTION AND OTHER OFFENCES OF SEAMEN. XVII. If any seaman belonging to the crew of any ship, British deserting or foreign, shall desert therefrom, or otherwise abscond, or may be appre- hended and put

absent himself from his duty while such ship or vessel is on board the within the waters of the Colony, it shall and may be lawful vessels to for any constable, or for the master or person in charge of the ship, or for any one specially deputed by such master or person in charge, to arrest such seaman without warrant and convey 4 of 1850, sec. him before a Magistrate; and in case such seaman shall refuse 1.]

to return to his duty on board the said ship, or shall not give a sufficient reason for such refusal, the Magistrate may order such seaman to be put forcibly on board the ship to which he may belong, or to be confined in any gaol or other place of security within the Colony, for any period until he can be put on board his ship at her departure from the port, or until he shall be de- manded by the master of the ship, or by the Consul of the country to which such ship may belong: Provided always, that the said period of confinement shall not, in the absence of such departure or demand, exceed three months.

or may be con- fined in gaol.

Ships or houses may be search- ed for deserters from foreign vessels.

2. It shall be lawful for any Magistrate, upon complaint of the master of such ship, to the effect that he has reasonable cause to believe that any runaway seaman belonging to the crew of any such ship is harboured, secreted, or concealed, or suspected to be har- [Ibid, sec. 2.] boured, secreted, or concealed on board any other ship, boat, or other vessel, or in any house or place whatsoever, to issue a warrant directing a constable to search such ship, boat, or other vessel, or such house or place, and such seaman to lodge in any or the nearest Police station and every such seaman shall, with all con- venient speed, be brought before a Magistrate, to be dealt with as is herein before directed with respect to seamen apprehended for desertion, absconding, or absence from duty.

Penalty on persons har- bouring

3. If any person whatsoever shall harbour, conceal, employ, or retain, or assist in harbouring, concealing, employing, or re- deserters from taining any seaman belonging to the crew of any ship, who ship.

shall have deserted therefrom, or otherwise absconded, or absented [Ibid, sec. 3.] himself from duty, while such ship or vessel is within the waters of the Colony, knowing such seaman to have deserted, absconded, or absented himself from duty, or shall cause, induce, or persuade, or endeavour to cause, induce, or persuade any such seaman, in any manner whatsoever to violate, or to attempt or endeavour to violate, any agreement which he may have entered into to serve on board any such ship, or shall knowingly connive at the desertion, absconding, or absence from duty of any such seaman, such person so offending shall, for every such offence, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty or sum not exceeding one hundred dollars; or in case of nonpayment thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding one month.

Harbour Mas-

4. The Harbour Master, or person deputed by the Harbour ter or deputy Master for that purpose, before granting a port clearance to any may require, before grant-

ship, may, if he have reasonable grounds for belief that any ing a port

deserter from a merchant vessel be concealed on board of such clearance to a ship, proceed on board thereof and then and there require ship, the

her master to institute due and diligent search for such master thereof to search for deserter, and further, if he deem it necessary, require the suspected de- master to make oath or solemn declaration that to the best of serters, and to his knowledge and belief, after due and diligent search, no such make declara- deserter is concealed within or about his ship; and any master of a search. ship refusing or unnecessarily delaying to comply with such Penalty for not requisition, shall be liable, upon conviction before any Magistrate, complying with to a fine not exceeding forty pounds sterling, and to imprisonment such request. until such fine be paid.

tion of such

[Ordinance

6 of 1852, sec. 11.]