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dominions to any officer appointed or authorized by the local Government in that behalf. It shall be lawful for such Consul or other officer to enter and inspect such ship, and in case the master shall obstruct or refuse to assist him in the discharge of such duty, or shall without reasonable cause fail to produce his emigration papers as aforesaid, he shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, and the ship may be detained by the British Consul, or if in Her Majesty's dominions, by the local Government, until such fine shall have been paid and the emigration papers
shall have been given up.
16. In all ports and places where no Emigration Officer shall have been appointed, the British Consul shall, until such appointment, and at all times pending the vacancy of such office, be deemed to be the Emigration Officer for the purposes of these Regulations.
Section 21 of Ordinance 1 of 1889 provides that the Governor in Council may grant a special licence for any period not exceeding twelve months, to first class steamers, to carry a limited number of free Chinese passengers upou voyages of not more than thirty days' duration between ports to be specified in the licence, and subject to certain regulations which, as regards dietary, space, and accommodation are the same as those given above.
Vessels proceeding on voyages of more than thirty days' duration are subject to rules made under the Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855.
IMPERIAL ORDINANCE RELATING TO FOREIGN
INSURANCE COMPANIES IN JAPAN
1.-If a Foreign Company establishes an agency in Japan and carries on insurance business, it must have a representative in Japan.
2. The said Foreign Company must report to the Government the name and the residence of its representative.
3.-Articles 95 and 97 to 101 of the Commercial Code shall be applicable to Foreign Companies.
4.-If the Government recognizes that a Foreign Company has difficulty in continuing in business (is insolvent?), or if the Company violates the instructions of the Government, the Government may suspend the business or order that its representative be changed.
5.—When the Foreign Company makes up its balance-sheet, a written report of the business, together with the balance-sheet showing profit and statement of the dividend, must be produced to the Government.
6. A Foreign Company which has established a branch office or agency in Japan previous to the operation of the Commercial Code must obtain a license from the Government within six months from the date of the operation of the Commercial Code.
7.—Articles 1, 2, 4, and 5, and Articles 98 to 101 in the Commercial Code shall be applied to the Company which has established a branch office or agency in Japan previous to the operation of the Commercial Code.
This Imperial Ordinance will take effect from the day of the operation of the Commercial Code.
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