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ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1879 . 1489


Merchant Shipping.


( 4. ) The limit of the weight to be placed on the
safety valves ;

( 5. ) The limit ( if any ) beyond which, as regards
the boilers and machinery , the steam - ship is ,
in the surveyor's judgment, not fit to ply ;

And such declarations shall be in such form as the Governor directs .

9. The said owner, agent, or master shall transmit such declarations Transmission
of declaration
to the
to the Governor within fourteen days after the dates of the receipt thereof Governor.
respectively ; and in default , shall forfeit a sum not exceeding two dollars Penalty for
delay.
for every day that the sending of such declarations is delayed ; and such [ hid , sec.
310.
sum shall be paid upon the delivery of the certificate hereinbefore
mentioned in addition to the fee payable for the same, and shall be applied
in the same manner as such fees , and ifthe declarations are not transmitted

five [ " twenty eight" as amended by Ordinance
to the Governor within twenty -
No. 3 of 1880 ] days the fees and forfeitures shall be recoverable as a debt
due to the Crown.
Governor to
10. Upon the receipt of such declarations, the Governor shall , if issue certifi
cate.
satisfied that the provisions of this section have been complied with, cause
(Ibid, sec.
a certificate in duplicate to be prepared and issued to the effect that the 312.1
provisions of the law with respect to the survey of the steam- ship and
the transmission of declarations in respect thereof have been complied
with , and such certificate shall state the limits ( if any ) beyond which ,
according to the declaration of the surveyor or surveyors, such steam
ship is not fit to ply, and shall also contain a statement of the number of
passengers which, according to the declaration ofthe surveyor or surveyors,
such steam -ship is fit to carry, distinguishing, ( if necessary, ) between the
respective numbers to be carried on the deck and in the cabins , such

number to be subject to such conditions and variations, according to the
time of year, the nature of the voyage, the cargo carried, and other
circumstances , as the case requires.

11. The Governor shall transmit such certificate in duplicate to the Issue and
transmission
Harbour Master, who shall deliver the same to the owner, master, or of certificates.
(Ibid, sec.
agent on his applying and paying the balance of fee and other sums (if 313.)
any ) herein mentioned as payable in that behalf.

12. The owner, agent, or master of every steam- ship requiring a Fees to be
paid for
certificate under this section , shall pay for every certificate granted by the certificate.
[Ibid, sec .
Governor the fees mentioned in the table marked C in the schedule hereto. 314.]