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VICTORIA,

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR THE WEEK HONGKONG,

Mean

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ENDING, 12 OCTOBER, 1845. Pluviomr

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SEMARKE

(From the China Mail, October 23.)

HONGKONG,

Title.

ANNO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ;

No. 11 of 1845,

Preamble.

0.356

Fore part fine clear, latter dull and raisty.

Gunty, mizely throughout increasing to

At 2 A, M. blowing a strong easterly gale,

dull throughout.

Bull throughout."

RAIN DURING WEEK INCHES 6 45

Meteorological Register for one year from August 1844, to August 1845, kept or board of a Ship near Chapel, Island East Coast of China.

NOON.

3 P. M.

9 r. M.

MIDNIGHT.

Provisions for the

berthing of Vessels

in the Harbour,

per hour, at the option of the person hiring the Boat; and the person obtaining such Licence shall enter into o Bond together with a good Surety, in a Penalty of One Hundred Dollars, conditioned for the observance of all Harbour Regulations: And that every Licensed Boat shall after 9, r. m. carry a lantern in a conspicuous place, with the number of the License painted on it in large characters; and if the person in charge of the Bout demands more than his fare, or uses abusive language to passengers, or neglects to carry a light as required, or refuses without sufficient cause to take a pas senger at the fare hereby established, the party of fending or in his absence, the person to whom the to a penalty not exceeding Twenty-Five Dollars, License for tho Boat was granted shall be liable

and on conviction of the third offence against these Regulations, the License shall be forfeited, and the penalty in the bond enforced against him or his surety Provided always, that boats kept hy private persons and not plying for hire shall be permitted. to move about the Harbour at any time with a European or American on board, or without such European or American, provided they have a pass for the night signed by the Owner, and that all Boats, whether private or not, may and shall be subject to be stopped and examined by the Guard not heave to on being hailed by a Guard boat, or Boats; and if the person in charge of any boat does uses abusive language to the Officer or persons on board of her in the execution of their duty, he shall brought before a Magistrate, and on conviction be be liable to be detained in custody until he can be liable to a fine not

the Master or person in charge of the Vessel to which such Seaman may belong; in default of which they shall be liable to the penalties imposed by Ordinance No. 18 of 1844: Provided always, that this regulation is not to be considered applic able to men who may come on shore for a time not excreding Six hours, on duty or business

VII. And it is hereby further enacted and ordained, 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, and shall not remove from it to take up any other Berth without his permission, except in case of necessity under a penalty of One Hundred Dollars; and he shall also remove his Vessel to any new Berth pointed out by the Harbour Master, under a fine of Twenty Dollars for every four that the vessel shall remain in her old Berth after a notice, dem and, or order to shift by the Harbour Master shall have been given on board of here an

VIII And it is hereby fur. Management of venther enacted and ordained, That sels according to di- rections of the Har all Masters or other persons in bour Master.

charge of vessels are immedia tely to strike their Top gallant Yards and Masts, to have their Jib and Spanker Booms rigged close in, and moor, or clear Hawse, when called upon by the Harbour Mastor to do so; and are generally to follow such directions as the state of the weather, the crowded condition of the Port, or other circumstances may render necessary or expedient in the judgement of the Harbour Master, with a view to the safety of the whole shipping, and any Master or other persons in

Cases arising un charge of vessels disobeying or neglecting this be tried by the. Ma der this ordinance to Regulation, will subject themselves to a Fine not rine Magistrate who exceeding Two Hundred Dollars: Provided, how shall have power to fringement of any provisions enforce penalties therein contained, the penalty ever, That all Transports entitled to carry. Pon-

by imprisonment for in such cases shall be a sum in dants, shall be always berthed by their own Agents; a period not and the Harbour Master shall make application to ceeding one calendar the discretion of the presiding the Senior Naval Officer on the spot respecting month,

Magistrate, not exceeding Tw. any movement connected with such Transport that

enty-five Dollars; and that all he may judge necessary for the general safety of cases occurring under such Ordinance shall be tried the Shipping in the said Port.

by, and adjudicated upon before the Marine Magis- IX. And it is hereby enact.

trate for the time being, to whom it shall be lawful Masters to give ed and ordained, That all Mason conviction to enforce payment of ail or any of departure of their ters or order persons in charge the foregoing penalties when necessary, by im Vessels,

of vessels about to proceed to prisonment for a period not exceeding one calendar' sea, shall and are hereby re

notice of the intended

Harbour Master

Passage Bust give two Hours notice of tare.

month.

ox.

exceeding Twenty-five Dollars.

XVI. And be it further en. acted and ordained, That where Ordinance for the branch or in- no Penalty is attached by this

J. F. DAVIS. Governor, &c. &c.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong

this 6th day of October, 1815.

. A DOLPHUS E. SHELLEY.

Clerk of Councils.

NOTICE.

New alvertisements, will be received, until 4

O'Clock; on the scenings previous to publi cation, viz: Tuesdays and Fridays.

Esenand

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AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

“VIC PORIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23rn, 1815

that the aforesaid Ordinance should be repealed their intended degar- small Vessels, plying between / NOTICE.-The hour of Divine Service in the Union Chapel

the Harbour.

is changed from half past F't o'clock, A.-M. to 7 o'clock in the Evening.

Victoria, 22nd October, 1815.

The crown lawyers must be heartily tired of Hongkong legislation-ordinance after ordinance is returned dishonoured to our unfortunate Execu tive. The Intest of which we have received official intimation, is ordinance No. 19 of 1844 which passed the Legislative Council on the 26 of Nov.: This ordinance, nominally for enforcing harbour regulations, granted to the Executive Council the powers of legislation on the subject, and of conse quence on the 8th of January 1845, Harbour regu lations drawn up and passed by His Excellency and the Executive Council were officially publish ed. We have often asserted that this unusual inter-

By His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-quired to give notice thereof in writing to the Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Depen Harbour Master, and hoist a Blue Peter, at least dencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief twenty-four Hours before the time of intended de. Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in parture, under a Penalty not exceeding Fifty Dol- Chius, with the advice of the Legislative Council lars, unless the Harbour Master shall think 51 of Hongkong

from a sufficient cause to dispense with the obser AN ORDINANCE for the for-vance of this Regulation; and it is hereby declared ther Regulation of the Harbour that no Vessel will be allowed to depart, if the of Hongkong, and to Repeal Ordinance No. 19 of Master or other person in charge of it shall not 1844.

have previously paid any Fines or Expenses award- [6th October, 1845.]

ed or incurred for breach of these Regulations. 1. WHEREAS by a certain

X. And it is hereby enacted Ordinance made and passed on to furnish Port Clear. and ordained, That the Har the 26th day of November in the year of our Lordances.

bour Master of the said Pori 1844, intituled, “An Ordinance for the better re-

shall henceforth furnish to all gulation of the Harbour and surrounding Waters Ships Port Clearances or Certificates, agreenhite to of the Island of Hongkong," it was provided, That a form to be deposited in his office, and shall likewise it should be lawful for the Governor of Hongkong, attest their Manifests, (duplicates whereof are to be Mantas with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, left with the said Harbour Master); and every ves- to publish and declare Laws and Rules for the re-sel neglecting to obtain these Papers previous to her gulation of the said Harbour, And whereas cer- departure, will do so at her own risk of being de- THE FRIEND OF CHINA tain Regulations were made thereunder, and duly tained at sea or in other ports for want of her pro- published in pursuance thereof, And whereas it is per Papers. deemed advisable that such Regulations should be

XI. And be it further enact- the subject matter of legislative enactment, and

ed and ordained, That all Pas- sage-Boats, Lorchas, or other Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Gover- nor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legisla

Hongkong and Macao or Can tive Council thereof, That the said Ordinance, ton, shall and are hereby required to make known No. 19 of 1644, shall be, and the same is hereby their intended departure two Hours before they repealed,

start by hoisting a Blue Pater. II. And be it further enact.

X1. And be it enacted and Masters of Merchant ed and ordained, That all Mas- No dead Bodies or ordained, That Seamen or other Vessels to host their ters and ethers in charge of Hallest to be cast into personsdying on board any Ship, signals on entering

Merchant Vessels shall hoist

shall not be thrown overboard the Port of Victoria.:

their Numbers on entering the within the limits of the said port, under a penalty Port of Victoria, on demand being made from the of Twenty-five Dollars, to be paid by the Master Harbour Master's Office by the usual signal for or other person in charge of the Vessel on board that purpose.

of which such Saaman or other person died: And III. And be it further enact that no such Masters or other persons in charge of Shall on arrival pro- ed that all such Master or other vessels, boat or any other craft, shall throw over duce or deliver cer- persons shall, within Twenty-board any stone or other ballast within the limits of

four hours of their arrival of the port, report themselves at the Harbour's Office, and produce Ship's Articles, List of Passengers,and

ference with the duties of legislation by the Execu Manifest of Cargo, and deposit the Ship's Register,

tive Council, would not be sanctioned at home, and and a true copy of the said Manifest, if required,

the correctness of our opinion has been fully borne under a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dol-

XIII. And it is hereby on-out by the result. Today we give publicity to ord- lars, on refusal or neglect of the Master or other Provisions as to acted and ordained, That except nance No. 11 of 1845, an ordinance to repeal the person in charge so to do.

the discharge of guns in self-defence, no musked or unlucky No. 19, also the regulations passed by the to the IV. And it is hereby further and firearms with small arm of any description Executive, which the preamble states should be.

the Hesbour And report to the enacted and ordained, That in

shall be discharged within the the subject matter of legislative enactment." The Harbour Master all

harbour regulations embraced in the new ordinanco deaths ce desertions the event of the Death of any liniits of the said Harbour from any Merchant ves- excurring on board.

of the Crew, Passengers, or sel or boat, between the hours of 6 r.. and gun are precisely the same as those passed by the Exe. For other persons occurring on fire in the morning; neither shall any great guncutive last January at least so far as we have ob board any Merchant Vesel whilst in the Fort, or be discharged at any time from any Merchant ves served from a rather hasty perusal-it is therefore in case of the Desection or Remoral of any of the sel or boat within the limits of the said Harbour, the encroachment made upon legislation-even apon Crew, the Master or other person in charge of not any masket or other small arms loaded with ball that very objectionable form of legislation which is such Vessel shall forthwith report the same in for shot, under a penalty not execeling Two Hunds granted us that has met the disapprobation of the

crown lawyers and her Majesty's ministers. writing to the Harbour Master, onder a pezsky of ed Dollars. Twenty-five Dollars for every Death, Desertion.

It is painful, even to those who have conscien XVL Azt be it further en- or Removal which he shall so neglect to report

Hubay Limia zeted and ordained. That the clously and consistently oppoand the government, to V. And it is bereby enacted drbund.

Fimits of the Harbour of Vic.see the awkward position in which they have placed No Scams to be and ordained. That no Masses toria, are hereby declared to be defined for the pur is ecarcely one that has not either been altered and themselves; in going over a Ble of ordinances, there terthes of Har. or other person shall wilfully or poses of this Ordinance, as follows, "On the West

negligently leave behind him by a straight line drawn from westermost point of mutilated here, or repudiated at home. "The citi in this colony sny Seaman Hongkong to the westernmost point of Stone Cases may at least congratulate themselves, that na share of the adjum of Hongking legislation can be brought to it on board his setsel, onless on a Cervi tess thand, continued to the Mainland of China tificate from the Harbour Master or other person on the East by a straight line drawn from Barus cast spot them appointed to grant the some, and if any Seaman Point to the nearest part of the Munal of China, shall wilfuly or pegligently remain in the exlcay sad to include add the Waters comprehendel be As a specimen of the proceedings before the. Con- after the departure of the resort which krongle him tween these two liom

solar cours, we publiah in full various documents to it, without permission of the Harbour Master of

XV. Andbout finther ecast crunerted with a case recently tried at Amoy before other perian appointed to grant the mue, such Bagandeer na sa edast around. That no hast] Q T. 1^y, Baş EL B. M. Coosal at that

port. Seamen small, cn conviction before the Marine Mees van sus shall move about the harboar The mischief caused by magisterul incapasity is gistrats, fortest and pay a som et exceeding Twan

is between the hour of r. *, cllen serious and in Chuse, in most casi, 15 p te.Sve Dollars, or in defunt of parent thereal, bet on budgie and grace in the morning, pears that the party aggeneral bus only one modo Ladle to arrest as a vagranty, and he doch with paper has ogder a penalty not exceeding of radressen opgral to poble sympathy through accordingly.

Filly Unless, except as bere the pease. Of Nz Lay we have no desire to spent VL And it is hereby further inafter provided for, or unten forbed with e Pass bankly the calling which he has shendoned, the Meres enacted and endeined. Thanal from the Harbour Home. That & to wt. The toffer he helde, and his prasate character demand coming en su temen perused to land from Eastor Master be benchy empowered to great in respect we therefore chartably conclude, tar Ticket of Lease, en Merchant Yash or Cherty, Liceuers for Twenty Beesta ply for hice within this con, as in others which have been brought opa 22 CERTEZ C23, are be format na led the Harbour Ll the host of it done at nigh, to es notice, Siz kay haserred through inademed.

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