Merchant Shipping Fees Regulation 1909

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TO PROVIDE FOR THE FEES TO BE TAKEN IN THE PROTECTORATES OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS AND IN OCEAN ISLAND FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN DUTIES UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1894.

Made by His Britannic Majesty's Acting High Commissioner for the Western Pacific under the authority of His Majesty Commission.

In the name of His Majesty EDWARD VII., of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.

Short title.

1.-This Regulation may be cited as the (Merchant Shipping) Fees Regulation, 1909.

Fees to be taken by Port Officers in Protectorates and Deputy Commissioner in Ocean Islands.

2.-Whenever any act mentioned in the schedule hereto which shall, under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, of the Imperial Parliament, or any Act amending the same, be done by, to, or before a British consular officer is, in the Protectorates of the Solomon Islands and of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, done by, to, or before an officer for the time being performing the duties of port officer, or which shall, under the provisions of the Acts aforesaid, be done by, to, or before a Superintendent, is, in Ocean Island, done by, to, or before a Deputy Commissioner, there shall be paid in respect of that act the fee specified therefor in the said schedule. Schedule

How fees to be accounted for.

3. All fees levied under this Regulation shall be accounted far how fees to be by the officer levying the same to the Resident Commissioner for the counted for Solomon Islands, or Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Protectorates as the case may be and, when so accounted for, shall be transmitted to the High Commissioner.

	£	s.	d.
For every declaration taken or recorded under the Merchant Shipping Act, with a view to the registry, transfer, and transmission of ships, interests in ships, or mortgages on ships	0	5	0
For indorsing a memorandum of change of master upon the certificate of registry, and initialling his signature on agreement with crew, if required ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	0	4	0
For granting a provisional certificate of registry (this fee to be exclusive of fees on declarations) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	1	0	0
For recording a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship ... ...	1	0	0
For recording the transfer of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	1	0	0
For recording the discharge of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	1	0	0
For every sale of a ship, or shares in a ship ... ... ... ... ... ...	1	0	0
For inspection of the register book of transactions in ships, kept in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act ... ... ... ...	0	1	0
For certified copy of extract from register book of transactions in ships ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	0	2	6
For every seaman engaged ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	0	2	0
For every alteration in agreements with seamen ... ... ... ...	0	2	0
For every seaman discharged or let behind ... ... ... ... ... ...	0	2	0
For every desertion certified ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	0	2	0
For indorsing a ship's agreement with respect to the death of any person on board ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	0	2	0
For attesting the execution of a seaman's will ... ... ... ... ...	0	2	0
For certificate of form of claim for wages, &c., of a deceased seaman ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	0	1	0
For examination of provisions or water, to be paid by the party who proves to be in default, in addition to cost of survey	0	10	0
For every salvage bond made in pursuance of section 560 (1) of The Merchant Shipping Act 1894, to be paid by the master or owner of the property salved ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	2	0	0
For making indorsement on ship's papers as required by section 257 of The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 ... ... ... ...	0	2	6

Published and exhibited in the Public Office of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific this twenty-second play of February one thousand nine hundred and nine.

By Command,

A. MONTGOMERIE,
Secretary to His Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner
for the Western Pacific.
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Merchant Shipping Fees Regulation 1909