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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1915.
1st or
5. Nothing contained in the provisions of this Ordi- Exemption nance shall be deemed in the case of any ship which is of Asiatics being regularly employed in the conveyance of public mails travelling under contract with the Government of the State or 2nd class Colony for which such mails are carried or of any other on Mail ship which is approved by the Governor as a 1st class ship or other to apply to passengers who being natives of Asia are tra- approved
ship. velling or are about to travel on the same terms as non- Asiatic passengers in the 1st class of any such ship or in the 1st or 2nd class of any such ship if such ship carries more than 2 classes of passengers.
PART II.
Provisions relating to Ships carrying Emigrants.
6. The master of every ship arriving within the waters Master of of the Colony with more than 20 emigrants on board emigrant or intended for carrying from the Colony more than 20 ship to report emigrants shall, within 24 hours from the arrival of his ship, report such arrival to the Emigration Officer.
ship's arrival in waters of Colony.
7. The owners or charterers of any emigrant ship about Notice of to proceed on any voyage, or, if they are absent, their intended respective agents, shall, as soon as such ship is laid on for Voyage to
be given to the conveyance of emigrants, give notice in writing of the Emigration fact to the Emigration Officer specifying in such notice the Officer. destination, and probable time of departure of such
name,
ship.
8.-(1.) No emigrant ship shall clear out or proceed to sea on any voyage without a certificate from the Emigra- tion Officer,
(2.) Such certificate shall be in the form required by the Act or in the case of a ship under a special licence in the form contained in the 1st Schedule to this Ordinance.
No emigrant ship to go to sea without certificate.
Form of Certificate :
1st Schedule.
No cer- tificate to
9. No emigrant ship clear out or proceed to sea on any voyage and the Emigration Officer shall not grant the be granted certificate unless the master of such ship is provided with and no a licence under the hand of the Governor and the public emigrant seal of the Colony or under the hand and seal of an Emigra- ship to go to tion Officer, to be obtained in manner hereinafter mentioned. sea without
licence.
10.--(1.) A licence granted under the provisions of this Licence: Ordinance may be :-
Different
• kinds of.
(a.) A General Licence granted under section 13 General.
of this Ordinance.
(b.) A Special Licence granted under section 14 Special.
of this Ordinance.
(c) An Outport Licence granted under section 12 Outport.
of this Ordinance.
(2.) Such licences shall be in the respective forms com- Forms of tained in the 11th Schedule to this Ordinance.
licence: 11th Schedule.
11. Whenever any emigrant ship is about to proceed to General or sea from the Colony on any long or short voyage the Special owners or charterers of such ship, or, if they are absent licence: from the Colony, their respective agents, shall, before such time and
mode of ap- ship is laid on for the conveyance of emigrants, apply in
plication for. writing to the Colonial Secretary for a licence under the hand of the Governor and the public seal of the Colony for the conveyance of such emigrants.
time and
12. Whenever any outport emigrant ship, which is not Outport provided with a licence covering her intended voyage, is licence: about to proceed with emigrants from any port in China, mode of ap- or within 100 miles of the coast thereof, other than a port plication for. in the Colony of Hongkong, on any short voyage, owners or charterers of such ship, or, if they are absent, their respective agents, shall, before such ship is laid on
the
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