1032 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1888.
▲ according to the Form in Sche- dule A.
contracts of service, of the depôt or depôts in which such intending emigrants are lodging or intended to be lodged before embarkation.
6. No Chinese passenger ship shall clear out or proceed to sea, and the Emigration Officer shall not grant the cer- tificate prescribed by section IV of "The Chinese Passengers Act 1855," unless the master of such ship shall be provided with a licence under the hand of the Governor and the public seal of the Colony, or under the hand and seal of an Emigration Officer, to be obtained in manner hereinafter mentioned.
7. Whenever any Chinese passenger ship is about to proceed to sea upon any voyage of more than seven days' duration, the owners or charterers of such ship, or, if absent from the Colony, their respective agents, shall, before such ship is laid on for the conveyance of Chinese emigrants, and before any depôt is opened for their reception, apply in 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 and shall furnish all particulars A as to the destination of the said ship and as to all other matters relating to the intended voyage and emi- gration which may be required of them.
8. Whenever any Chinese passenger ship, which is not provided with a licence covering her intended voyage, is about to proceed with free Chinese emigrants under no contract of service whatever from any port in China, or within one hundred miles of the Coast thereof, upon a voyage of not more than thirty days' duration, the owners or charterers of such ship, or, if absent, their respective agents, shall, before such ship is laid on for the conveyance of Chinese emigrants, and before any depôt is opened for their reception, apply in writing to the Emigration Officer at such port for a licence under his hand and seal for the conveyance of such emigrants upon the intended voyage only, and shall furnish all particulars as to the destination of the said ship, and as to all other matters relating to the intended voyage and emigration which may be required of them according to the form in Schedule A hereto.
9. All such particulars shall, if so ordered, be verified upon oath or declaration before the Emigration Officer or any Justice of the Peace who are hereby authorised to administer such oath or declaration, and every person who shall knowingly furnish untrue particulars, shall be liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding six calendar months, and to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, either in addition to or in substitution of such imprisonment.
10. The Governor in Council may, in his discretion, grant to any vessel a general licence for any period, or for any number of voyages, or for voyages to and from any specified port or ports, upon the condition that the vessel provided with such licence shall carry only free passengers under no contract of service whatever, except as hereinafter men- tioned.
11. The granting of any licence shall be in the discretion of the Governor in Council, and shall be subject to the payment of a fee of five dollars, and to such conditions as may, from time to time, be prescribed under instructions from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Governor in Couueil may impose such conditions on the granting of any licence as he shall think expedient in each particular case, provided the same shall not be contrary to or inconsistent with such instructions.
12. The granting of any licence under section 8 shall be in the discretion of the Emigration Officer and shall be subject to a payment of a fee of five dollars and to such conditions as may from time to time be prescribed, and the Emigration Officer may impose such conditious on the grant- ing of the application as he shall think expedient in each particular case, provided the same shall not be contrary, to or inconsistent with such instructions.
13. Every licence, other thau a general licence, granted under this Ordinance in respect of any Chinese passenger ship shall specify the period within which such ship shall clear out and proceed to sea: Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, or Emigration Officer who granted the licence, from time to time, to extend such period.
14. The Governor in Council may, in his discretion autho- rize any person to engage any specified number of Chinese artisans, mechanics, labourers, or servants for any person resident in any British possession, and to make contracts in writing on behalf of such resident with the persons so engaged. Every such contract shall be made in triplicate,
No Chinese passenger ship to proceed to aca without & Heence from the Governor. (Ord. 5 of 1876 B. 2.]
Time and 'mode of appli-
cation for licence in the Colony. [Ibid, sec. 2 aubs. 2.1
Time and
mode of appll- cation for licence at ports out of the Colony, [Ibid. sec. 2 suba. 3.]
Punishment for furnishing untruc particulars, And, sec. 2 Bube. 4.1
General licences. [Ibid, sec. 2 subs. 5.]
Governor's
licenoe condition and
fees.
Ibid, sec. 2 subs. &.j
Emigration oficer's licence conditions and fees.
Licence to specify time
of departure; proviso for extension thereof, [Ibid. sec. 2 subs. 7.3
The Governor may authorize Jabourers and servants to be engaged for persons in British possessions Ibid. sec. 2 subs. 8,1