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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH JANUARY, 1862.
Ships to remove when ordered.
Steamers Fairway to be kept clear.
Not to make fast to or injure Buoys and Beacons.
Vessels to exhibit Light at Night.
Precautions to be
XVH. Every such Commanding Officer of a Ship-of-war, or Master of a Merchant Vessel, having any
such Disease on board, shall forthwith remove his Ship to any Berth which shall be pointed out by the Harbour Master, and there remain and keep the Qua- · rantine Flag flying until a clean Bill of Health shall be granted by the Harbour Master; and shall afford free access and render every assistance to the Colonial Surgeon or other Officer of Health who may be directed by His Excellency the Governor to visit such Ship, under a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars for every Offence.
XVIII. A Public Fairway shall be buoyed off for the passage of River and Coast Steamers, and no Vessel or Boat of any description shall be allowed to anchor within such Fairway, and the Master of any Vessel or Boat dropping Anchor in, or otherwise obstructing such Fairway shall be liable for each offence to a Fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars in addition to any Fine otherwise leviable under this Ordinance in the case of Sea going Vessels, and in the case of Boats registered in the Colony to a like Fine in addition to the forfeiture of Register or License if it be so adjudged by the Marine Magistrate.
XIX. Every Master of any Vessel of whatsoever description, who shall make or cause to be made fast to any of the public Buoys or Beacons or their Moorings any Rope, Chain, or other Gear or shall foul or in any way injure the said Buoys, Beacons, or Moor- ings, shall on conviction thereof be fined a Sum not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars, in addition to the cost of repairing or replacing the same.
XX. Every Master of a Vessel or Hulk in this Harbour shall from Sunset to Sun- rise cause to be exhibited a bright white Light from the Starboard Foreyard Arm or in the case of dismantled Vessels or Chops at the place where it can be best seen, and in default shall incur a Penalty not exceeding One Hundred Dollars.
XXI. In case of Fire occurring on board any Ship or Vessel in the Harbour, taken in case of Fire. if at Night three Lights shall be hoisted in a vertical position at the highest Mast head, and a single Light at the Peak, and Guns shall be fired in quick succession until suffi- cient assistance shall be rendered; if during the Day the Ensign Union down with the Signal Marryat's Code 2,104 "I am on Fire" shall be hoisted at the highest Mast head and Guns fired as above provided for Night time.
Precautions to be taken in case of Mu- tiny.
Boundaries, Limits,
and Anchorage of Harbour.
Anchorages fixed for S.W. and N. E. Mon-
soons.
XXII. If on board any Ship or Vessel in the Harbour a Disturbance or Riot shall occur which the Master or his Officers are unable to quell by the usual process of bringing the Offenders before the Marine Magistrate or a Justice of the Peace; if by Day the Ensign Union down shall be hoisted at the Peak and the Signal 3,240 "Mutiny on Board" shall be hoisted at the highest Mast head or wherever practicable under the circumstances; Guns may also be fired as in Section XXI; if by Night three Lights shall be hoisted at the Peak and a single Light at the Must head, and Guns may also be fired as before stated.
XXIII. The Boundaries, Limits, and Anchorage of Victoria Harbour shall hence- forth be defined and taken to be as follows:--
On the East-
A line drawn from the Northernmost Point of the Island of Hongkong to the North-east Boundary of British Kowloon.
On the West-
A line drawn from the Westernmost Point of Hongkong to the Western side of Green Island, continued to Western Point of Stone Cutter's Island, thence to North Point of Store Cutter's Island, continued to North-west Boundary of British Kowloon.
The Harbour shall be divided into Two Anchorages, viz., the Northern and Southern.
Northern Anchorage shall have for its Southern Boundary the North extre- mity of Hongkong shut in with the Southern Point of the Kowloon Peninsula bearing East by South.
Southern Anchorage shall have for its Northern Boundary, Kellett's Island bearing East by South South.
XXIV. It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to direct and enforce the An- chorage of Ships in the Northern Part of the Harbour from 1st June to 15th October, and in the Southern Part of the Harbour from 16th October to 31st May in each Year; and it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to permit a Ship to anchor in the South
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