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ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879 . 1481


Merchant Shipping.


6. It shall not be lawful for the owner of any Colonial ship to give Name of Colo
nial registered
her any name other than that of her registry , and such owner shall, after ship.
[Ibid, sec. 4.]
registry, cause to be painted in white or yellow letters not less than four

inches long her name upon some conspicuous part of her stern and on
each bow in a distinct and legible manner, both in Roman and Chinese
characters , and shall so keep and preserve the same, upon pain , on breach
of the provisions of this subsection , of paying a penalty not exceeding
five hundred dollars .

Production of
7. The register of every Colonial ship shall be produced once at Colonial
least every six months to the Harbour Master, who shall endorse the register to
Harbour
Master every
date of such production on such register, upon pain , on failure of such
six months.
production, of the forfeiture of such register, unless satisfactory cause [Ibid, sec. 5.]
for such non -production be shown to the Colonial Secretary.

8. Every register, certificate, endorsement, declaration, or bond Colonial
registers, &c.
authorised or required by this section, may be proved in any Court of may be prov
ed by
Justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of parties duction of
originals or
authority to receive evidence, either by the production of the original , or copies.
[Ordinance
by an examined copy thereof, or by a copy thereof purporting to be No. 9 of
1856, sec. 2. ]
certified under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, or other person who ,
for the time being, shall happen to have charge of the original , which
certified copy he is hereby required to furnish to every person applying
at a reasonable time for the same, and paying therefor the sum of one
dollar ; and every document , when so proved as aforesaid , shall be received

as primâ facie evidence of all matters therein recited , stated , or appearing.

9. The British flag may be used on board of any Colonial ship Chinese resi
dents may
lawfully possessing a Colonial register. use the
British flag
in Colonial
registered
ships.
[ Ibid, sec. 1. ]
10. Upon any change of ownership in any Colonial ship registered Changeorof
owner
under this section , such change as aforesaid shall be endorsed upon her master.
[Ordinance
register under the hand of the Governor and any change of master No. 4 of 1855,
sec. 9. ]
shall be endorsed upon the register by the Harbour Master.

11. Every Colonial ship ( except Chinese junks or lorchas ) provided Colonial
registered
with a Colonial register under this section shall be, in every respect,
subject to
subject to the provisions of part I of this Ordinance and (except where Merchant
Shipping
the same are inconsistent with the terms of this section ) to the provisions Acts, &c.