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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1888.
D.
22
E.
25
[(G.)]
Form of Notice to be given to the Emigration Officer of Forfeiture
of a Licence, under section [28].
SIR,This is to give you notice, that the licence granted on the
188 to A.B. of *
day of
to act as an Emigration Passage Broker, was on the
day of
now last past duly declared by me (or us), the undersigned Justice (or Justices) of the Peace to be forfeited. †
Place and date
Signatures, 188
To the EMIGRATION OFFICER,
Victoria, Hongkong,
*The personal and family names in full, with the address and trade or occupa- tion of the party, to be here inserted.
Here state severally the reasons of forfeiture.
[(H.)]
Form of Contract Passage Ticket, under section [31].
in
I hereby engage that the Chinese named at foot hereof shall be provided with a passage to, and shall be landed at, the port of in the ship or vessel called the " with not less than 72 cubic feet and 12 superficial feet for berth accommodation (or in case of ships under section 46, 54 cubic feet and 9 superficial feet), and shall be victualled according to schedule A to "The Chinese l'assengers Act 1855," annexed, during the voyage, and the term of detention at any place before its determination, for the sum of and I hereby acknowledge to have received the sum of dollars in full payment."
dollars,
A or Official Stamp
of
F.
48
Ʌ on the
upper
Name and Surname of Passenger.
Age.
Male. Female.
Age.
Occupation.
Native Place, Village & District.
Signature,
Passage Broker.
Victoria, Hongkong, the
day of
188
I hereby certify, that I have explained and registered the above contract passage ticket.
Victoria, Hongkong, the
Signature, A
day of
Emigration Officer,
188
NOTE. Should the before-named ship not be able to proceed on the proposed voyage, a passage is to be provided in some other vessel licensed for the conveyance of Chinese passengers,
[(I.)]
Regulations referred to in section [46] respecting
Chinese Passenger Ships.
1. No ship shall clear out or proceed to sea unless the master thereof shall have received from an Emigration Officer a copy of these regulations and a certificate in the form contained in schedule K, nor until the master shall have entered into the bond prescribed by section IV of "The Chinese Passengers Act 1855,"
2. No Emigration Officer shall be bound to give such certificate, till seven days after receiving an application in writing for the same from the owners or charterers of the ship, or if absent, from their respective agents, specifying the name of the ship, her tonnage, the port of destination, the proposed day of departure, the number of passengers intended to be carried. and whether such passengers or any of them are under contracts of service.
3. After receiving such application, the Emigration Officer and any person authorized by him in that behalf shall be at liberty at all times to enter and inspect the ship, and the fittings, provisions and stores therein, and any person impeding such entry or inspection, or refusing to allow of the same, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.
4. The following conditions as to the accommodation of passengers shall be observed to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer:--
(1.) The space appropriated to the passengers A between decks shall be properly ventilated, and shall contain at the least 9 superficial and 54 cubical feet of space for every adult on board; that is to say, for every passenger above twelve years of age, and for every two passengers between the ages of one and twelve years. The height between decks shall be at least six feet.
(2.) The accommodation for female passengers between decks
shall be separate from that provided for male passengers. (3.) A space of four superficial feet per adult shall be left clear
on the upper deck for the use of the passengers. (4.) A reasonable space shall be set apart properly divided and fitted up as a sick bay, and sufficient latrines, both as to condition and number, shall be provided in suitable parts of the ship.
5. The Emigration Officer may, in his discretion, permit deck passengers to be carried, upon such conditions, as may, from time to time, be prescribed under instructions from one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and until and subject to such instruc- tions, upon the conditions following:--
(1.) A suitable awning with screen shall be provided on deck, sufficient for the protection of the passengers from the sun and from rain.
No ship to depart without certificate.
Application
for same.
Inspection of ship.
Accommoda- tion of
Passengers. Ventilation. space, and height between
decks,
Male and
femalo passengers. Space on upper leck.
Sick buy, &c.
Deck
passengers,
Awning.
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