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and their belongings, any part of the ship and its stores and equipment, and any of the cargo, and may do all acts which may be reasonably necessary in order to carry out any such search.

43. The guards shall have the same power of search as the Police but shall in all respects in reference to any such search be subject to the directions of the Captain Superin- tendent of Police.

44. The Captain Superintendent of Police shall have power to direct, either generally or in any particular case, how and when any search is to be carried out, and may detain any ship for the purpose of any search or any additional search, and may delegate his power in this behalf to such other officer of Police as he may think fit.

45. No ship shall leave its wharf or moorings or the waters of the Colony until the master of the ship has been notified by the Police that the search by the Police has been completed.

RUNNERS.

46. Every steamer runner shall enter into a bond, with two sureties to be approved by the Captain Superintendent of Police, in the sum of $100, the condition of the bond being that the runner shall conduct himself in his occupation of runner in all respects to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

47. Every steamer runner shall apply for registration in a register of runners to be kept by the Captain Superintendent of l'olice who shall have power in his absolute discretion to refuse to register any applicant and who shall also have power in his absolute discretion to remove from the register any runner previously registered.

48. No unsecured or unregistered runner shall be allowed to travel by or to be ou board any launch or ship in any capacity or on any pretext whatsoever.

GENERAL.

49. In the case of a piratical attack in the daytime repeated blasts shall be sounded on the steam whistle or syren.

50. In the case of a piratical attack at night rockets, blue lights and Verey's lights shall be fired.

51. The owners, agents, charterers and licensees shall notify the Captain Superintend- ent of Police confidentially beforehand on any occasion when it is expected that treasure will be carried on a ship and on any occasion when there may be any reason to fear that a piratical attack may be attempted.

52. The grille doors to the engine and boiler rooms shall be kept locked at all times while the ship is in a danger zone and during such time the only access to the said parts of the ship shall be from the bridge deck.

53. All cargo except deck cargo and all goods other than the personal effects of passengers shall be stowed away in holds which shall be securely fastened down and locked before the ship sails and which shall be kept so fastened and locked throughout the voyage except when the ship is at anchor or moored at some port or place of call, and deck cargo shall be carried only in spaces partitioned off and secured in such a way that the goods therein are inaccessible to any person throughout the voyage without the authority of the

master.

54. Ships proceeding up any part of the Canton River or estuary or its tributaries or mouths shall at night-time accompany each other as much as possible between Hongkong and Wang Mun or Bocca Tigris and remain within easy signalling distance of one another. The hours of departure from Hongkong of any ships so proceeding shall be subject to the approval of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

55. No order of any kind whatsoever shall be given, and no threat or inducement, direct or indirect, shall be made or held out, and no pressure shall be exerted and no advice shall be offered, which might have the effect of influencing the master, officers, guards, or crew of any ship to fail to observe any of the provisions of these regulations. If any such order, threat or inducement be given, made.or held out to the master or come to his know- ledge he shall report it to the Harbour Master at the first opportunity.