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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH JANUARY, 1862.
Oriental Line, and suggesting, with the concurrence of the Lords of the Treasury, that every six years' residence in Hongkong should entitle an Officer to receive from the Colonial Funds one-third of the cost of his passage to England and back, with a similar allowance for his family not exceeding five persons; and further, that this rule might be extended to all Officers return- ing to the Colony who went home under the old system, without reference to the length of their previous Service in the Colony.
The Council acknowledged the propriety of His Grace's proposition, and unanimously agreed to it.
Read a first time a Bill, entitled "An Ordinance for the regulation and control of the Harbour of
"Victoria, Hongkong."
The Council then adjourned to Saturday, the 18th January, 1862, at noon.
Read and approved, this 22nd Day of January, 1862.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON, Governor.
Title.
Preamble.
Ordinance No. 11 of 1845 repealed.
Regulations of April
1841, revoked.
Vessels to hoist their Numbers.
Vessels to be report-
HONGKONG.
ANNO VICESIMO QUINTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 1 of 1862.
By His Excellency Sir HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON.
An Ordinance for the Regulation and Control of the Harbour of Victoria, Hongkong.
[22nd January, 1862.]
Whereas it is expedient to revise and amend the Regulations hitherto existing for the maintenance of order within the Harbour of Victoria, Hongkong:-Be it enacted and ordained-
I. Ordinance No. 11 of 1845 is hereby repealed, except so far as the same repeals
No. 19 of 1844.
II. The Harbour Regulations issued on the 30th day of April 1841, under the hand of Charles Elliot, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, are hereby revoked.
III. Every Master of a Merchant Vessel shall hoist the Ship's Number on enter- ing the Harbour of Victoria, and shall keep such Number flying until the Ship shall have been reported at the Harbour Master's Office.
IV. Every Master shall, within Twenty-four Hours after arrival within the limits of ed within 24 Hours. this Harbour, report the arrival of his Ship at the Harbour Master's Office, and in the case of a British Vessel, or of a Vessel which shall not be represented by a Consul, shall deposit there the Ship's Articles, List of Passengers, Ship's Register, and true Copy of Manifest if required. In the case of a Foreign Vessel represented by a Con- sul, the said Papers shall be lodged by the Master at the proper Consulate, under a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars on refusal or neglect of the Master so to do.
Masters and Mates
V. The Name of a Master or First or only Mate shall not be attached by the Har- to possess Certificates. hour Master to a British Ship's Register or Articles, unless such Master or Mate shall
possess a Certificate of Service or Competency.
Seamen shall be
VI. No Officer, Seaman, or other Person shall be shipped in this Harbour to do shipped at the Ship-duty on board any Merchant Vessel, except at the Shipping Office of the Harbour Master, under a Penalty not exceeding Twenty Dollars for every offence.
ping Office only.
Deaths, Desertions, or Removals to be re- ported
VII. In the event of the Death of any of the Crew, Passengers, or other Persons, occurring on board any Merchant Vessel whilst in the Harbour, or in case of the Deser- tion or Removal of any of the Crew, the Master of such Vessel shall forthwith report the same in writing to the Harbour Master, under a Penalty not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars for every Death, Desertion, or Removal which he shall neglect to report.
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