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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1915.
General licence:
power of Governor to grant.
Special licence : power of Governor to grant.
Issue of
licence dis- cretionary.
Conditions precedent
to issue of licence.
Emigrant
for the conveyance of emigrants, apply in writing to the Emigration Officer at such port for a licence under his hand and seal for the conveyance of such emigrants on the intended voyage only.
13. The Governor may grant to any vessel a general licence for any period, or for any number of voyages or for voyages between any specified ports.
14. The Governor may grant a special licence for any period not exceeding 12 months, or for any number of voyages to be performed within 12 months, between any specified ports, to any ship which is being regularly em- ployed in the conveyance of public mails under contract with the Government of the State or Colony for which such mails are carried, or to any other ship which is approved by the Governor as a 1st class ship.
15. The grant of a general or special licence shall be in the absolute discretion of the Governor, and the grant of an outport licence shall be in the absolute discretion of the Emigration Officer.
16. No licence shall be issued until,-
(a.) The master of the ship in respect of which application is made for a licence shall have entered into a joint and several bond with two sufficient sureties approved by an Emigration Officer in the sum of 1,000 pounds in the form contained in the 2nd Schedule to this Ordinance :
(b.) The owners or charterers, or if they are absent from the Colony their respective agents, shall have furnished, on oath if required, all the particulars specified in the 3rd Schedule to this Ordinance as necessary on application for the form of licence applied for, and all other particulars relating to the intended emigration that may be required by an Emigration Officer: (c.) The owners or charterers, or their respective agents, or the master of the ship, shall have paid to the Emigration Officer the fee for the licence applied for, which shall be 15 dollars in the case of a general licence or a special licence, and 5 dollars in the case of an outport licence :
(4.) Such other conditions shall have been complied with as may have been prescribed by the Governor or the Emigration Officer as the case may be.
17. No emigrant ship shall carry any emigrants except ship to carry free emigrants.
only free
emigrants.
Limitation
on number of passengers to be carried by any ship with a special licence.
Period to be fixed for clearance
in outport licence.
Revocation
of licence.
18. The number of passengers which may be carried on any ship which has a special licence shall not exceed one passenger for every 10 tons of the registered tonnage of the ship.
19. Every outport licence shall specify the period with- in which the ship shall clear out and proceed to sea, and the ship shall clear out and proceed to sea within the period specified: provided that it shall be lawful for the Emigration Officer to extend such period in the case of any outport licence granted by him.
20.-(1.) Any general licence may be revoked by the Governor if it appear to bis satisfaction at any time that any of the particulars furnished in respect of the said licence were untrue, or that there has been any breach of any condition of the said licence, or that there has been any other contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance.