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Stowage of 5. No part of the cargo or of the provisions, water, or cargo, provi- stores shall be carried on the upper deck sions, etc.
Treatment of emigrants at sea.
Mustering of emigrants
tion Officer.
or on the passenger decks, unless, in the opinion of the Emigration Officer, the same is so placed as not to impede fight or ventilation or to interfere with the comfort of the emigrants nor unless the same is stowed and secured to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer; and the space thereby occupied or rendered unavailable for the accom- modation of the emigrants shall be deducted in calculating the space by which the number of passengers is regulated.
6. The master of every emigrant ship, being a British ship and proceeding on any long voyage, shall during the whole of the intended voyage make issues of provi- sions, fuel and water, according to the aforesaid scale, and shall not make any alteration, except for the manifest advantage of the emigrants, in respect of space allotted to them as aforesaid, or in respect of the means of ventilation, and shall not ill-use the emigrants or require them (ex- cept in case of necessity) to help in working the vessel; and shall issue medicines and medical comforts, as shall be requisite, to the best of his judgment, and shall call at such ports as may be mentioned in the Emigration Officer's clearing certificate for fresh water and other necessaries ; and shall carry the emigrants without unnecessary delay to the destination to which they are bound.
7. The Emigration Officer shall not give his certificate until he shall have mustered the emigrants and have by Emigra- ascertained to the best of his power that they understand whither they are going. If any of the emigrants are in bad health or insufficiently provided with clothing or if there is reason to suspect that fraud or violence have been practised in their collection or embarkation he may detai the ship and, if he shall think fit, may order all or any of the emigrants to be re-landed.
Life saving and fire appliances.
Small stores.
8. 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 certiti- cates 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.
9. Each emigrant ship shall carry the following small
stores :-
SMALL STORES.
Brooms,
.24 for every 100 emigrants.
Lanterns with Locks,
"
Cooking Spades,
3
"
Ment Choppers,.
3
Chopping Boards,
3
Wood Choppers,
J
Rice Baskets,.
10
"
Irou Dishes, 18 inches,..
10
Rubbish Tubs,
1
"
List of emigrants.
A Bed, Blanket and Pillow for each person the Hospital
can accommodate.
12 Blue Lights, and 12 Rockets.
10. Before the Emigration Officer can mnster the emigrants, he must be furnished with an emigration list in the form following:-
List of Emigrants on board the Ship ....of the burden of .................................. tons, of which is Master for the present voyage..
which belongs to the Port of....
is to sail from Hongkong on the...... day of...
19 and is bound to the final Port of ...consisting of.... ........male adults female adults... ....male children and children under 12 years of age, making a total of Emigrants, said Steamer being entitled, under "The Chi-
female