1924

HONGKONG POET EEGULATIONS
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to the Superintendent of the Gaol, and in default of such payment, the gaoler may release
such seaman: Provided that every seaman imprisoned under this chapter may be sent
-on board his ship prior to her departure from the waters of the Colony by direction
■ of the committing magistrate.
XXI. —In the event of the death of any of the passengers, or other persons,
occurring on board of any merchant vessel in the waters of the Colony, or on voyage to
the Colony, or in case of the death, desertion, or removal of any of the crew, the
master of such vessel shall forthwith report the same to the Harbour Master, under a
penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars for every death, desertion, or removal which
he shall neglect to report.
XXII. —Any seaman, or other person, who shall give a false description of his
services, or show, make, or procure to be made, any false character, or shall make
false statements as to the name Of the last ship in which he served, or as to any other
information which may be required of him by any person having lawful authority to
-demand such information, shall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
Regulation and Control op the Waters op the Colony and op
Vessels Navigating the same
Regulations
Duties of Master
XXIV.—Every master of a merchant ship shall hoist her national colours and
number on entering the waters of the Colony; and shall keep such number flying
until the ship shall have been reported at the Harbour Master’s Office.
2. Harbour Master and Health Officer to be allowed on board at once.
3. Every such master shall, within twenty-four hours after arrival withiu the
■waters of this Colony, report the arrival of his ship at the Harbour Master’s Office,
and in the case of a British ship, or of a ship which shall not be represented by a
• Consul, shall deposit there the ship’s articles, list of passengers, ship’s register, and
■ true copy of manifest if required. In the case of a foreign ship represented by a
'Consul, the said papers shall be lodged by the master at the proper consulate. Any
master offending against the provisions of this sub-section shall incur a penalty not
■exceeding two hundred dollars.
4. Subject to the provision of Section 30 every such master arriving in the
waters of the Colony shall take up the berth pointed out by the Harbour Master,
or by any person sent on board by him for that purpose, and shall moor his ship
■ there properly, and shall not remove from it to take up any other berth, without his
• permission, except in case of necessity, to be decided by the Harbour Master, under
a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars; and he shall remove his vessel to any
new berth when required so to do by the Harbour Master, under a fine not exceeding
twenty dollars for every hour that the vessel shall remain in her old berth after notice
to remove under the hand of the Harbour Master, or his deputy, shall have been given
• on board of her.
5. Every such master shall immediately strike spars, clear hawse, or shift berth,
or obey any other order which the Harbour Master may think fit to give, and any
master wilfully disobeying or neglecting this regulation shall incur a penalty not
exceeding two hundred dollars.
6. Every such master about to proceed to sea shall where practicable hoist a Blue
Peter twenty-four hours before time of intended departure, and shall give notice
thereof to the Harbour Master, who, if there is no reasonable objection, will furnish
a port clearance, and attest the manifest, if necessary; and any master having
- obtained such clearance and not sailing within thirty-six hours thereafter shall report
to the Harbour Master his reason for not sailing, and shall re-deposit the ship’s papers.
Any master wilfully neglecting or disobeying this regulation, or going to sea without
: having obtained a port clearance, shall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.