354

CHINESE PASSENGERS' ACT.

to be approved by an emigration officer, enter into a bond to Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, in the sum of one thousand pounds.

Now the condition of this obligation is this, that if (in respect of the ship

whereof

is master) all and every of the requirements of the said Chinese Passengers' Act, and of the regulations contained in Schedule A. to the said act, annexed, or enacted by the Legislature of Hongkong, shall be well and truly Coserved and performed [§ in like manner as the same ought to be observed and performed in case the said ship were a British ship, and the said

a British subject], then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the above-bounden

presence of

and

in the

,

PASSAGE FROM HONGKONG TO THE UNDERMENTIONED PLACES FOR SHIPS PROPELLED BY SAILS IN THE MONTHS OF-

(Proclamation of January 26th, 1856.)

October to

California or West Coast of America, North of the Equator

West Coast of America,

South of the Equator... Sandwich Islands New Caledonia and New Hebrides, Fiji Islands, Tahiti, Society or Friend- ly Islands

Sydney,

Melbourne, or

South Australia........

March.

April to September.

both inclusive.]

100 days. 75 days. New Zealand..............

Manila

120 days. 120 days. Singapore

Batavia

75 days. 56 days. Ceylon

Madras or Calcutta Bombay

October to April to

March. September

[both inclusive.]

75 days. 90 days. 20 days. 20 days. 20 days. 45 days.

30 days.

60 days.

45 days.

70 days.

50 days.

75 days.

60 days.

80 days.

60 days. 80 days.

Cape of Good Hope.. West Indies or East Coast

65 days. 85 days.

} 60 days. 80 days.

of America.....

147 days. 168 days.

100 days. 100 days. Mauritius or Bourbon...

Western Australia

Tasmania

45 days. 60 days. Great Britain or Europe......162 days. 184 days. 65 days. 80 days. Siam

20 days. 45 days.

COMPUTATION OF LENGTH OF VOYAGE IN ANY CHINESE PASSENGER SHIP FROM THE NORTHERN PORTS OF CHINA TO THE UNDERMENTIONED PLACES. (Proclamation of March 12th, 1857.)

From Shanghai and Ningpo.

From Foochow.

From Amoy.

Oct. to Apr. to Oct. to Apr. to Oct. to Apr. to Mar. Sept. Mar. Sept. Mar. Sept.

Both inclusive. Both inclusive. Both inclusive.

To California or West Coast of America, North of

the Equator.....

of }

90

West Coast of America, South of the Equator... Sandwich Islands....

100

70

100 115

95 73 97

74

115

117

117

70 52

73

54

74

55

"

New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Fiji Islands, Ta-

105

125

103

113

102

107

hiti, Friendly Islands

,, Sydney, Melbourne, or South Australia

65

100

62

90

61

85

"

Western Australia

50

80

70

46

"

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Manila

Tasmania

New Zealand

,, Singapore

Batavia

Ceylon....

70

100

67

70

66

85

80

110

77

100

76

85

15

40

12

30

11

25

25

65

22

55

21

50

35

80

32

70

81

65

50

90

47

80

46

75

Madras or Calcutta

55

95

52

85

51

80

"Bombay

65

100

63

90

62

85

"

Mauritius or Bourbon...

65

100

63

90

62

Cape of Good Hope

70 105

67

95

66

J.

West Indies or East Coast of America

152 188

"

Great Britain or Europe...

H

Siam

25

167 204 65

33

150 178 148 168 184 163 55 22

173

190

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90

50

₫ This clause to be inserted only in the case of a Foreign Chiness Passenger Ship.

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