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(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 : (e.) 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 :
(d.) Such other conditions shall have heen 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.
Power to re-
or other officer.
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 tho Governor if it appear to his 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.
(2.) Any special liceuce may be revoked at any time by the Governor in his absolute discretion.
(3.) Any outport licence may be revoked by an Emigra- tion Officer at the port where such outport licence was issued if it appear to the satisfaction of such Emigration Officer 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.
(4.) In every case in which a licence is revoked by the Governor or by an Emigration Officer it shall be lawful for the Governor or the Emigration Officer, as the case may be, to order that the ship be seized and detained until her emigration papers, if already granted, are delivered up to be cancelled.
21. In case it is shown, to the satisfaction of the move master Governor-in-Council, at any time before the departure of any emigrant ship proceeding on any voyage, that the master, mate, or any other ofheer of such ship is unfit for the proper discharge of his duties by reason of incompetency or misconduct or for any other sufficient cause, it shall be lawful for the Governor, by order under his hand, to direct the dismissal or removal of such master, mate, or other officer from the said ship, and thereupon the owners or charterers thereof, or their agents, shall forthwith dismiss or remove such master, mate, or other officer, as the case may be, and appoint another in his place, to be approved by an Emigration Officer, in the place of the one so dismissed or removed as aforesaid.
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