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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. SUPPLEMENT TO No. 114,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Following Ordinances are published to

or General information.

By order,

RICHARD WOOSNAM,

VICTORIA, TUES

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3. And be it enacted.

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vesel aforesaid shr space of ten days after val at Hongkon of alter the

any master

neglect.

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of or after the expi

of one year from the pres

King of

RICHA

Clerk of the

Superintendent of Trade may think fit

HENRY BOTTINGER, Governors fo. 40.

1841

Government, House, Victoria,

Hongkong,

Titlo.

9th March, 1844.

HONGKONG.

No, 4 of 1841.

Anno Sexto et Septimo Victoria Reginæ.

Preamble..

By His Excellency Sir HENRY POTTINGER Baronet Knight.Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath Major General in the Service of the East India Company Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong

re-

An Ordinance to restrain masters of merchant Vessels belonging to Her Majesty's Subjects from leaving sea- men and others in a destitis,

a destituste state in- the Colony of Hongkong and from r fusing to convey distressed seamen from thence to England and also to provide for the good conduct of seamen within the

(28th February, 1844. -

Master and ship detained be liable, es if bond enter ed into.

any such similar bond or shall any

time upon law Baid Subern

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Officer detain such m manded by

mand made by the ift Trade for Buch by such Officers

bond neglect or 18- the same or to pro- other security as it shall be lawful for the tendent of 4 rade or for

foresaid to arrest and

nd the vessel com.

ntil such time as the said demand shall be complied with and also summarily to impose on the said master a fine not exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid to Her Majesty Her Heirs and Succes- Bors for the public purposes of the Co- lony of Hongkong and in case of non- payment thereof to forthwith cause the same to be levied of the apparel boats tackle or furniture of the vessel com- manded by the said master.

4. And be it enacted that the said master and the said ship whilst so de- letamed or arrested shall be subject in every respect to the same habilities as if such bond or other security had been duly entered into.

Proceed

Whereas by reason of the distance of Hongkong from Great Britain great

5. And be it enacted upon any com- delay and expense are incurred in re- covering such sums of money as are Crow of any plaint made of any injury either in per- expended on her Majesty's behalf in Bhip hot in son or property sustained from the act

bo home demtute seamen un-

Port damages of any of the crew of any vessel be- by longing to Her Majesty's Subjects done lawfully left behind in Hongkong by Sureue masters of British Merchant Vessels, raw Bone, or other or committed within Hongkong or the dominions of the Emperor of China or And whereas it is expedient

within 100 miles from the Coast of China which said vessel shall not then

conveying

tually

ovide against master's o

chant Vessels belonging to f

ty's Subjects

or other per

Hongkong so

ohant vessels refusing

tressed seamen then

also to prov

tisfaction to persons wh

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els to nto bon

Sureties as in the

arm annexed.

I belonging to Her Majesty's M

Be it therefore enacted and

By Fat Excellency the

with

in th

TRT BOREDUL

THIS ORDINANCE

hese presents that

Know all men master of the vessel the

and we

British Merchants rendent at

are held and

firmly bound unto Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria by the Grace of God of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith in the fill sum of one thousand law! Current dollars of the currency of the Colony of Hongkong to be paid to Her and Majesty

to which payment to b ourselves and our and every trators firmly by these scals Dated the-

whiccessory for

l and truly made we bind

or himself in the whole....

executors and adminis- presents Sealed with our

day o

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Whereas the within bour have agreed to execute this obligation as sureties for the within bound

Now the Condition of this obligation is such that if the withm named →→→ master of the vessel the aforesaid do not within one hereof unlawfully di of the crew of t in Hongkong an

ceive

board cording passed in Jesty Willi

amenan

Port in Chi-P sular Establish

each where. Her Maje

ecurity as afo-

that

petent

year from the date or leave behind any

he space of one year not refuse to re-

be sent on

hich rsons ustained from the

ration

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