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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH NOVEMBER, 1872.
IV. Upon the receipt of the report of the Port Surgeon or other officer appointed by Government in that behalf, the Master At- tendant or other officer in charge of the port shall determine whether any passengers or merchandize may be landed, or whether the master or other person in charge of such vessel shall be required to proceed to a quarantine anchorage, or to put out to sea, or to anchor beyond the limits of the port in such place as may be appointed for that purpose by the Master Attendant or other officer in charge of the port, or to undergo a quarantine of observation.
V. Whenever cholera, yellow fever, Asiatic plague, small-pox, or other disease dangerous to the general health, shall be actually prevailing amongst any of the crew or passengers of any vessel as aforesaid, and none of those diseases shall exist at the time in the neighbourhood of the port which the said vessel is about to enter or has entered, it shall be the duty of the Port Surgeon or other officer appointed by Government in that behalf to report this state of the facts to the Master At- tendant or other officer in charge of the port. Thereupon the Master Attendant or other officer in charge of the port shall require the master or other person in charge of such vessel as aforesaid to take the said vessel out to sea for a period of ten days, or to anchor at any place to be appointed for that purpose for a period of ten days.
VI.-All persons on board vessels in quarantine are hereby prohibited from communicating with the shore beyond the limits of any place which may be set apart for performing quarantine on shore, or with any vessel in the roadstead or vicinity of the roadstead, unless the permission of an officer duly authorized by the Government of Madras in that behalf shall have been previously obtained, and all persons are hereby prohibited from going on board any vessel in quarantine, unless the permission of an officer duly authorized by the said Government in that behalf shall have been previously obtained. VII-It shall be lawful for every officer, duly authorized by the Government of Madras in that behalf, to appoint a snfficient number of subordinates for the purpose of enforcing these rules at the expense of the owners of such vessels, and the master or other person in charge of such vessels shall pay the subordinates so appointed, and defray all expenses iucurred in pursuance of this rule. It shall be the duty of the officer in charge of the Custom House to refuse port clearance to such vessels uutil all such demands be discharged.
VIII-It shall be lawful for every officer, duly appointed as aforesaid, with the sanction of Government, to appoint as many places for performing quarantine on shore as may be required, and to provide accommodation at such places for passengers on board auy vessel to which these rules are applicable, at certain fixed fees, to be determined from time to time by the Government, which fees shall be payable by the master or other person in charge of such vessel. No persons shall be permitted to leave the places so appointed within ten days from the date of the last case of the disease for which quarantine was cuforced, unless with the previous sanction of the said officer duly authorized as aforesaid.
IX. Disobedience to any of the above Rules Nos. I., II., III, IV., V., VI. and VIII. will subject the offender, and all persons
aiding or abetting him, to a prosecution under Section 271 of the Indian Penal Code.
SCHEDULE A.
(Referred to in Rule 1.)
Masulipatam.
Cuddalore.
Cochin.
Beypore. Calicut.
Madras.
Ganjau.
Gopalpore.
Porto-Novo.
Calingapatam.
Tranquebar.
Tellicherry.
Bimlipatam.
Negapatam.
Vizagapatam.
Nagore.
Cannanore. Mangalore.
Coconada.
Paumben.
Coringa.
Tuticorin.
(Signed)
H. K. BURNE, Colonel,
Secy, to the Govt. of India.
No. 214.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
WONG FUNG-WAN, Chinese Master in the Government Central School, has been dismissed from Public employment from this date.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1872.
No. 215.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
It is hereby notified that a List of the Tenements valued for the Year 1873, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, will be open for inspection at the Treasury for Fourteen days, commencing from Monday, the 18th instant.
Persons wishing to inspect the List are requested to apply to the Honorable the Acting Colonial Treasurer, between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 p.m.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th November, 1872.
No. 216.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
With reference to Government Notification No. 205 of the 30th October, Notice is hereby given that the period for the receipt of "Tenders for the Gaol Contract for 1873," has been extended to Noon of Friday, the 22nd November, 1872.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th November, 1872.
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