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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH NOVEMBER, 1873.

V. It shall be lawful for the Governor, in the meanwhile, Fower to with such Assent as aforesaid, to order the Payment by way of advance Funds Temporary Advance out of any Monies for the Time being in the out of the Colonial Treasury of such Sums of Money arising from the General Colonial

Treasury. Revenues of the Colony, as may be required for the Purposes aforesaid: Provided always that all Sums of Money so advanced out of the General Revenues of the Colony shall be repaid into the Treasury out of the Sums which may be raised by way of Loan under the Provisions in that behalf hereinbefore contained.

Light Dues.

VI. The Owner or Master of every Ship which enters the Harbor Light Dues. of Hongkong shall pay such Dues in respect of the said Lighthouses, Buoys, or Beacons as may, from Time to Time, be fixed by Order of the Governor in Council, to such Officers as the Governor shall,

from Time to Time, appoint to collect the same, and the same shall be paid by such Officers into the Colonial Treasury.

VII. All British and Foreign Ships of War shall be exempt Exemption of

- from the Payment of Light Dues.

Men of War.

VIII. It shall be lawful for the Governor, by Order in Council: Governor to 1. To exempt any Ships, or Classes of Ships, from such Pay- allow certain

ment, and to annex any Terms or Couditions to such Exemptions. Exemptions;

2. To substitute any other Dues, or Classes of Dues, whether

by way of Annual Payment or otherwise, in respect of any Ships, or Classes of Ships, for the Dues payable to such Authority for the Time being."

IX. Tables of all Light Dues and a Copy of the Regulations Tables of Light for the Time being in force in respect thereof shall be posted up at Dues to be ex- the Office of the Harbor Master.

hibited at Harbor Master'sOffice. [See M. S. A. 1854, Sec. CCCXCIX.]

X. A Receipt for Light Dues shall be given by the Person Shin not to be appointed to collect the same to every Person paying the same, cleared with- and the Harbor Master shall not grant a Clearance to any Ship, out Production unless the Receipt for the same is produced to him.

of Receipt for Light Dues. [See M. S A. 1854, Sec. CCC.]

XI. If the Owner or Master fails on demand of the authorized Power of Dis- Collector to pay the Light Dues in respect thereof, it shall be tress for Light lawful for such Collector in addition to any other Remedy which Dues. he is entitled to use, to enter upon such Ship, and distrain the CCCCI.] Goods, Guns, Tackle, or any other Things of or belonging to or on board such Ship, and to detain such Distress until the said Light Dues are paid; and if Payment of the same is not made within the Period of Three Days next ensuing such Distress, he may, at any Time during the Continuance of such Non-Payment, cause the same to be appraised by Two sufficient Persons, and thereupon sell the same, and apply the Proceeds in Payment of the Light Dues due, together with reasorable Expenses incurred by him under this Section, paying the Surplus (if any) on demand to the said Owner or Master.

Damage to Lights, Buoys and Beacons.

XII. If any Person wilfully or negligently commits any of the Penalty for following Offences, that is to say:

injuring

1. Lajures any Lighthouse, or the Lights exhibited therein, Lights, &c.

any Buoy or Beacon;

2. Removes, alters or destroys any Lightship, Buoy, or CCCCXIV.]

Beacon;

[M. S. A. 1854, Sec.

3. Rides by, makes fast to, runs foul of any Lightship, or

Buoy;

He shall, in addition to the Expenses of making good any Damage so occasioned, incur a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars.

Prevention of False Lights.

Master may

Lights.

XIII. Whenever any Fire or Light is burnt or exhibited at Harbor such Place, or in such Manner, as to be liable to be mistaken for a Light proceeding from a Lighthouse, it shall be lawful for the prohibit False Harbor Master to serve a Notice upon the Owner of the Place (M. S. A. where the Fire or Light is burnt or exhibited, or on the Ferson 1854, having Charge of such Fire or Light, either personally or by Deli- CCCCXV). very at the Place of Abode of such Owner or Person, or by affixing the same in some conspicuous Spot near to such Fire or Light, and by such Notice to direct such Owner or Person, within a reasonable Time to be therein specified, to take effectual Means for the extinguishing or effectually screening such existing Light and for the preventing for the Future any similar Fire or Light; and any Owner or Person disobeying such Notice shall be deemed guilty of a Common Nuisance, and in addition toʼany other Penalties or Liabilities of any kind thereby incurred, shall incur a Penalty not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars.

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