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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1915.
Medical in- spection : where and when held.
Medical
assisted
26. A medical inspection of the emigrants, passengers and crew for the purposes of giving such certificate shall take place either ou board such ship, or, in the case of emigrants, at the discretion of the Emigration Officer, at such. time and on shore, before embarkation, as he may appoint.
27. A medical inspection of assisted emigrants shall take inspection of place on shore before embarkation as well as on board the ship after embarkation and the Emigration Officer shall not grant his certificate unless he is satisfied that such double inspection has been duly made or has been dispensed with by the sanction of the Governor.
emigrants.
Time for medical inspection after em- barkation.
Fees
of medical officer.
Right of Chinese
medical
practitioner
to be
surgeon
of ship.
28. The medical inspection of emigrants required to be made after their embarkation in any emigrant ship shall take place at such time as the Emigration Officer may appoint.
29. Any medical officer appointed under the provisions of this Ordinance for the inspection of intending emigrants and the supervision of matters and things relating to the comfort and well-being of such emigrants before their departure and on their voyage, shall be entitled to charge and the master, owner or charterer of the ship carrying or about to carry emigrants in respect of which or whom such inspection or supervision is effected shall pay to such medical officer such fees as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor-in-Council,
30. Any Chinese medical practitioner shall be eligible, with the approval of the Governor, for the office of surgeon of any ship for the purposes of the Act or of this Ordi-
nance.
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Prohibition
of person acting as passage broker with- out having entered into bond and
(b.)-Provisions relating to Passage Brokers.
31.-(1.) No person shall act as a passage broker or in procuring emigrants for, or in the sale or letting of passages in, any emigrant ship proceeding on any voyage unless he has, with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, entered into a joint and several bond in the sum of 5,000 dollars to His Majesty, his heirs and successors, according to the form in the 7th Schedule to this Ordinance, which bond shall be 7th Schedule. renewed on each occasion of obtaining such licence as hereinafter mentioned, and shall be deposited with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs; nor unless such person has obtained a licence to let or sell passages; nor unless such licence is then in force.
obtained
licence.
Mode of obtaining passage broker's licence, and forfeiture thereof.
8th Schedule.
(2.) Where different members of the same firm act as passage brokers, each person so acting shall comply with the terms of this section.
32. Any person wishing to obtain a licence to act as a passage broker shall make application for the same to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs who is hereby authorized, if be thinks fit, to grant such licence, according to the form in the 8th Schedule to this Ordinance: Provided always that no such licence shall be granted unless such bond as is mentioned in the last preceding section has been first entered into: Provided, also, that any Magistrate who adjudicates on any offence committed by such broker against this Ordinance is hereby authorized to order the offender's licence to be forfeited, and the same shall thereupon be forfeited accordingly and the said Magistrate making such order shall forthwith cause notice of such forfeiture, in the form 9th Schedule. in the 9th Schedule to this Ordinance, to be transmitted to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and such forfeiture shall be exclusive and independent of any other punishment which may be inflicted upon such offender under the provisions of this Ordinance.
Fee to be paid for licence.
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33. Every person obtaining such licence as aforesaid shall pay to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs a fee of 200 dollars, or where the duration of the licence is short such reduced fee as the Governor-in-Council may authorise..
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