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1488 ORDINANCE No. S oF 1879 .


Merchant Shipping.


(3. ) The time ( if less than twelve months ) for
which the said hull and equipments will be
sufficient ;

(4. ) The limits ( if any ) beyond which, as regards
the hull and equipments, the ship is , in the
surveyor's judgment, not fit to ply ;
(5. ) With reference to all steam- ships not coming
within the provisions of the Chinese Passengers'
Act , 1855 , or of any Ordinance made in pur
suance thereof, if plying or intended to ply
for hire, the number of passengers which such
ship or vessel is, in the judgment of the sur
veyor, fit to carry , distinguishing , if necessary,
between the respective numbers to be carried
on the deck and in the cabins , and in the

different parts of the deck and cabins ; such
numbers to be subject to such conditions and
variations, according to the time of year, the
nature of the voyage, the cargo carried, or other

circumstances , as the Governor in Council may,
from time to time, direct by any regulations

to be made by him for this purpose, and until
such regulations are made and so far as the
same shall not extend, according to the regula
tions contained in table E in the schedule
hereunto annexed .

(b.) And also a declaration of a Government surveyor containing
statements of the following particulars, that is to say :

( 1. ) That the boilers and machinery of the steam
ship are sufficient for the service intended, and
in good condition ;

( 2. ) The time ( if less than twelve months ) for
which such boilers and machinery will be
sufficient ;

( 3. ) That the safety valves and fire hose, when
requisite, are such and in such condition as are
required by this Ordinance ;