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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST AUGUST, 1874.

3. No lime or lemon juice shall be deemed fit and proper to be Colonial Sur- taken on board any such ship for the use of the crew or passengers geon to approve thereof, unless the Colonial Surgeon has approved of the same; nor

of lime or unless the same contains fifteen per centum of proper and palatable

lemon juice. 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.

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

dollars.

misdemeanour.

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

CHAPTER IX.

same force as

[M. S. A. 1867, sec. 6.]

belong;

DESERTION AND OTHER OFFENCES OF SEAMEN. XVII. If any seaman belonging to the crew of any ship, British Seamen or foreign, shall desert therefrom, or otherwise abscond, or deserting absent himself from his duty while such ship or vessel is may be appre

hended and put within the waters of the Colony, it shall and may be lawful on board the for any constable, or for the master or person in charge of the vessels to ship, or for any one specially deputed by such master or person which they in charge, to arrest such seaman without warrant and convey [Ordinance him before a Magistrate; and in case such seaman shall refuse 4 of 1850, sec. to return to his duty on board the said ship, or shall not give 1.] 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 or may be con- within the Colony, for any period until he can be put on board fined in gaol. 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.

2. It shall be lawful for any Magistrate, upon complaint of the Ships or houses master of such ship, to the effect that he has reasonable cause to may be search- ed for deserters believe that any runaway seaman belonging to the crew of any such

from foreign ship is harboured, secreted, or concealed, or suspected to be har- vessels. boured, secreted, or concealed on board any other ship, boat, or other [Ibid, sec. 2.] 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.

persons har-

3. If any person whatsoever shall harbour, conceal, employ, Penalty on or retain, or assist in harbouring, concealing, employing, or re-

bouring taining any seaman belonging to the crew of any ship, who deserters from shall have deserted therefrom, or otherwise absconded, or absented ship. himself from duty, while such ship or vessel is within the waters [Ibid, sec. 3.] 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.

4. The Harbour Master, or person deputed by the Harbour Harbour Mas- Master for that purpose, before granting a port clearance to any ter or deputy ship, may, if he have reasonable grounds for belief that deserter from a merchant vessel be concealed on board of such before gra

may require,

grant

master thereof

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

tion of such

such request. [Ordinance

6 of 1852, sec. 11.]

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