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(2.) the last preceding condition as to provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with in any case where, by the special authority of the Emigration Officer, any other articles of food have been substituted for the articles enumerat- ed in the foregoing scale, as being equivalent thereto; and
(3.) the emigrants may supply their own provisions for the voyage, and proper accommodation for the stowage and sufficient cabooses for the cooking of such provisions must be allowed.
8. The Emigration Officer shall not give his certificate precedent to unless he is satisfied:
grant of
certificate.
Power of
Officer.
(1.) that the ship is seaworthy, clean, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, lighted, and venti- lated, and has not on board any cargo likely, from its quality, or mode of stowage, to prejudice the health or safety of the emigrants; (2.) that suitable medicines and medical stores, provisions, fuel, and water have been placed on board, of good quality, properly packed, and sufficient in quantity to supply the emigrants on board during the intended voyage; (3.) that all the requirements of the Asiatic Emi- gration Ordinance, 1915, have been complied with; and
(4.) that the intending emigrants who are males under the age of 16 years or females have heen passed by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
9. The Emigration Officer may at any time enter and Emigration inspect the ship and the accommodation, provisions, and stores provided for the emigrants, and may require the master or any other person to produce the licence and the ship's papers for his inspection, and, if he thinks necessary after inspecting the ship's papers, be may muster and inspect the emigrants.
Detention of ship if any emigrants ill or under
certain other
circuin- stances.
Power to employ medical men, marine surveyors. and others,
Fees of professional persons employed.
Fees of Emigration Officer.
10. The Emigration Officer may in all cases if any of the emigrants are in had health or insufficiently provided with clothing, or if there is reason, to suspect that frand or violence has been practised in their collection or embark- ation, detain the ship, and, if he thinks fit, order all or any of the emigrants to be re-landed,
11. The Emigration Officer may, if he thinks fit, before granting his certificate, employ any duly qualified medical practitioner, master mariner, marine surveyor, or other person whose professional assistance and advice he may; require for the purpose of ascertaining whether the re- quirements of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, have been duly complied with, and the costs and charges of obtaining such assistance and advice shall be defrayed by the owners or charterers of the ship, whether the Emigra- tion Officer grants his certificate or not.
12. The Governor-in-Council shall from time to time fix a reasonable scale of fees and charges, to be approved by one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, for the remuneration of any professional persons who may be employed under the last preceding Regulation, and, pending the approval or disapproval of such scale, the fees and charges therein specified shall be payable, as if the same had been approved in manner aforesaid,
13. The owners or charterers of every ship shall pay such fees for the remuneration of the Emigration Officer as may, from time to time, be ordered under instructions from one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and, until and subject to such instructions, the following fees shall be payable in addition to all fees and charges payable under the last preceding Regulation :-
J. upon every application for a certificate
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