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19. In all ports and places where no Emigration ́Officer has been appointed, the British Consul shall, until such Officer where appointment and at all times during the vacancy of such office, he deemed to be the Emigration Officer for the purposes of these Regulations.
no such
Officer is
appointed.
Life saving and fire appliances.
20. All emigrant ships must be provided with boats and life saving appliances in accordance with the provisions of Table "A" of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, as if they were sea-going ships having passenger certificates under section 10 of the said Ordinance, and every emigrant ship shall carry a fire engine or force pump with sufficient hose to reach fore and aft and at least three dozen fire buckets.
Regulation No. 1.
SCHEDULE.
Form of Emigration Officer's Certificate.
I. 4. B., Emigration Officer at the Port of
hereby certify as follows:--
(1.) that the
of the port of
ship
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C. D., Master,
is within the provisions of
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an Ordinance of the Legislature of Hongkong, entitled the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, and that the said ship is authorized to proceed to sea from the port of
for the port of
(2.) that the ship is authorized to carry
and that there are on board
[if any are
as deck passengers, add: of whom carried as deck passengers] making in all namely,
men,
women
;
adult emigrants emigrants carried
are emigrants
adult emigrants, male children, and
female children, such children being between the ages
of one and 12 years!
(3) that the ship is in a state of perfect cleanliness ;
(4.) that the space set apart and to be kept clear for the use of
such emigrants is as follows:-on the upper deck superficial feet, being [describe space and in the between
superficial feet, being [describe space};
deck
(5.) that the ship is seaworthy, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, lighted, and ventilated, and has not on board any cargo likely, from its quality, quantity, or mode of stowage, to prejudice the health or safety of the emigrants. The means of ventilating the emigrants' accommodation between decks are as follows:- [describe space];
(6) that suitable medicines and 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:
(7.) that all the conditions and requirements of the said Ordinance
have been duly complied with;
(8.) that none of the said emigrants are under any contract of service whatever, and that no fraud appears to have been practised in collecting such emigrants;
(9.) that the intending emigrants who are females or males under the age of 16 years have been passed by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs; and
(10.) that the master of the ship is to put into
water and fresh vegetables.
for
h
Dated the
day of
, 19
(Signed)
A. B.,
Emigration Officer at the Port of
Section 22.
Prohibition of ship departing without certificate.
THE FIFTH SCHEDULE,
REGULATIONS RESPECTING SHIPS UNDER SPECIAL
LICENCE ON SHORT VOYAGES.
1. No ship licensed under special licence under the pro- visions of this Ordinance shall clear out or proceed to sea until the master thereof has received from the Emigration Officer a copy of these Regulations, and a certificate in the form contained in the First Schedule to the Asiatei Emigration Ordinance, 1915, which copy and certificate, with any documents to be attached thereto, shall be signed by the Emigration Officer, nor until the master has, with 2a sufficient sureties to be approved by the Emigration