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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH DECEMBER, 1861.

IV. That the Name of a Master or First or only Mate shall not be attached to a Ship's Register or Articles, unless such Master or Mate shall possess a Certificate of Service or Competency; and no Foreign going Ship, if of One Hundred Tons or upwards, shall go to Sea, unless at least One Officer besides the Master has obtained and possesses a valid Certificate of Service or Competency as above.

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Masters and Mates

to possess Certificates.

V. That no Officer, Seaman, or other Person shall be shipped to do duty on board Shipping Seama any Merchant Vessel in this Harbour except at the Shipping Office of the Harbour shall only take place Master ander a Penalty not exceeding Twenty Dollars for every separate conviction.

at the Shipping Office.

or Removals to be re-

VI. That in the event of the Death of any of the Crew, Passengers, or other Deaths, Desertions, Persons, occurring on board any Merchant Vessel whilst in the Port, or in case of the morted. Desertion or Removal of any of the Crew, the Master or other Person in charge 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 so neglect to report.

charged only by Per- mission of Harbour

VII. That no Master or other Person of any Ship whatsoever shall discharge from Seamen to be dis- it, or wilfully or negligently leave behind him in this Colony any Seaman brought to it! on board his Vessel unless on a Certificate from the Harbour Master or other Person Master. appointed to grant the same; (and the Harbour Master shall have power to withhold such sanction if he shall see fit) under a Penalty not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars, and if any Seaman shall wilfully or negligently remain in the Colony after the Departure of the Vessel which brought him to it, without permission of the Harbour Master or other Person appointed to grant the same, such Seaman shall on conviction before the Marine Magistrate forfeit and pay a Sum not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars or in default of Payment thereof, be liable to arrest as a Vagrant and be dealt with accordingly.

VIII. That every such Master or other Person in charge of a Merchant Vessel arriving at the said Port shall take up the Berth pointed out by the Harbour Master Or by any Person sent on board by him for that purpose, and shall moor his Ship there properly, and shall not remove from it to take up any other Berth, without his permission, except in case of necessity, to be decided by the Tarbour Master under a Penalty not exceeding One Hundred Dollars; and he shall remove his Vessel to any new Berth pointed out by the Harbour laster, under a Fino not exceeding Twenty Dollars for every Hour that the Vessel shall remain in her old Berth after a Notice, demand or order to shift by the Harbour Master or his Deputy shall have been given on board of her.

Ships to be moved Harbour Master and

where ordered by the

not remove the refrem without permission,

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IX. That all Masters or other Persons in charge of Vessels are immediately to All Orders by the strike Spurs, clear Hawse, shift Berth, or obey any Orders which the Harbour Master Harbour Master cob may think fit to give, and any Musters or other Persons in charge of Vessels disobeying or neglecting this Regulation, will subject themselves to a Fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars.

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X. That all Masters or other Persons in charge of Vessels about to proceed to Sen Blue Peter fo shall, under a Penalty not exceeding Fifty Dollars, hoist a Blue Peter Twenty-four lois landPeri (1 ar- Hours before time of intended Departure and shall give Notice to the Harbour Master, before departum, who will furnish a Port Clearance and shall likewise attest their Manifests if necessary, and Ships having obtained such Clearance and not sailing within Thirty-six Hours there- after shall report to the Harbour Master their reasons for not going and shall redeposit their Papers if required.

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XI. That all Passage Boats, Lorchas, or other small Vessels, plying between Hong- kong and Macao or Canton shall and are hereby required to make known their intended ve Biye Peter per Departure Two Hours before they start by hoisting a Blue Peter.

hours autemded departure.

Merchant Vessoly jowing upevards of

XII. Every Master or other Person in charge of a Merchant Vessel arriving at this Port and having Powder on board, containing in the whole over Two Hundred Pounds shall make immediate Report of the same to the Harbour Master or shall incur board to report the a Penalty after the first Twelve Hours of the Ship's anchoring of a Sam not exceeding Ten Dollars for every Hour that he shall neglect to do so.

XIII. That Dead Bodies shall not be thrown overboard within the limits of the said Port, under a Penalty not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars to be paid by the Master or other Person in charge of the Vessel, and that no such Master or other Persons in charge of Vessels, Boats, or any other Craft, shall throw overboard my Stone or other Ballast within the limits of the said Port, under a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars, to be paid by the Masters or other Persons in charge thereof.

same ima dibacy.

So Dead Bodies or Ballast to be cast into the Harbour.

Fire Arms not to be

XIV. That except as is hereinafter directed under Sections XX and XXI of this Ordinance or under the written sanction of the Colonial Secretary conveyed through the used except in certain

cases.