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8.-(1.) No emigrant ship shall clear out or proceed to No emigrant sea on any voyage without a certificate from the Emigra- ship to go to tion Officer.
sea without certificate.
Form of
(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 Certificate: form contained in the 1st Schedule to this Ordinance.
1st Schedule.
9. No emigrant ship clear out or proceed to sea on any No cer- voyage and the Emigration Officer shall not grant the tificate to certificate unless the master of such ship is provided with be granted a licence under the band of the Governor and the public
and no seal of the Colony or under the hand and seal of an Emigra- ship to go to
emigrant tion Officer, to be obtained in manner bereinafter mentioned, sea without
licence.
10.--(1.) A licence granted under the provisions of this Licence: Ordinance may be :—
Different kinds of.
(4) A General Licence granted under section 13 General..
of this Ordinance.
(6.) A Special Licence granted under section 14 Special..
of this Ordinance.
(e.) 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 ship is laid on for the conveyance of emigrants, apply in plication for.
mode of ap- 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, the owners or charterers of such ship, or, if they are absent, their respective agents, shall, before such ship is laid ou 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 General licence for any period, or for any number of voyages or for licence: voyages between any specified ports.
power of Governor to grant.
power of Governor to grant.
14. The Governor may grant a special licence for any Special period not exceeding 12 months, or for any number of licence: 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 Issue of in the absolute discretion of the Governor, and the grant licence dis- of an outport licence shall be in the absolute discretion of cretionary. the Emigration Officer.
16. No licence shall be issued until,-
Conditions precedent
(4.) The master of the ship in respect of which to issue of
application is made for a licence shall have licence.
entered into a joint and several bond with two
sufficient sureties approved by an Emigration Officer in the sum of 1,000 dollars in the form contained in the 2nd Schedule to this Ordinance :
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