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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1882.
(D.)
Form of Contract Passage Tichet, under section VT, paragraph 5.
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I hereby engage that the Chinese named at foot hereof shall be provided with a passage to, and shall " with be landed at, the port of
in the ship or vessel called the “ not less than 72 cubic feet and 12 superficial fect fo berth accommodation (or in case of ships under section VIII, 54 cubic feet and 9 superficial feet), and shall be victualled according to schedule A to “The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855," annexed, during the voyage, and the term of detention at any place before its determination, for the sum of
dollars, and I hereby acknowledge to have received the sum of
dollars in full payment.
Name and Surname
of Passenger.
Male.
Female.
Occupation,
Native Place, Village & District.
Age.
Age.
Signature,
Victoria, Hongkong, the
day of
18
Passage Broker,
I hereby certify, that I have explained and registered the above contract passage ticket.
Victoria, Hougkong, the
day of
18
Signature,
Emigration Officer.
No ship to depart without certificate.
Application for same.
Inspection of ship.
Accommodation of passengers.
Ventilation, space, and height between decks.
Male and female passengers.
Space on upper deck.
Sick bay, &c.
Deck passengers.
Awning.
Space.
Reserved space,
(E.)
Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 of section VIII respecting Chinese Passenger Ships.
I. 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 G annexed thereto, nor until the master shall have entered into the bond prescribed by section IV of "The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855.”
II. 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.
III. 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.
IV. The following conditious as to the accommodation of passengers shall be observed to the satisfac- tion of the Emigration Officer:-
1. The space appropriated to the passengers 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.
V. 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 instructions, upon the conditions following:-
1. A suitable awning with screens shall be provided on deck, sufficient for the protection of
the passengers from the sun and from rain.
2. The space appropriated to such deck passengers shall contain at the least sixteen superficial feet for every adult, that is to say, for every passenger above twelve years of age, and for every two passengers between the ages of one and twelve.
3. In case deck passengers shall be carried in addition to other passengers for whom accommo- dation between decks shall be provided, the space to be appropriated for deck passengers shall be reckoned exclusively of the space of four superficial feet per adult required to be left clear on the upper deck for the use of such other passengers.