No. 72.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MAY, 1873.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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The following corrected Copy of Ordinance No. 3 of 1873, as passed by the Legislative Council, is published for general information, and should be substituted for that issued in the Gazette of the 26th April.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st May, 1873.
HONGKONG.
ANNO TRICESIMO SEXTO VICTORIA REGINE.
SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
No. 3 of 1873.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to make better Provision for the Regulation, In- spection and Approval of the Fittings of Ships intended for the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants, to be embarked at Ports or Places out of the Colony.
[24th April, 1873.]
Title.
WHEREAS it is expedient to make beat the Fision for Preamble.
the Regulation, Inspection and Approval of the Fittings of Ships intended for the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants to be embarked at Pores or Places out of the Colony: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
I. This Ordinance may be cited as the "Chinese Emigrant Ship Short Title. Fittings Ordinance, 1873.”
II. In the Construction of this Ordinance, if not inconsistent Interpretation. with the Context, the following Terms and Expressions shall have Clause. the Meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them, that is (and see
to say :-
The Expression "Chinese Passenger Ship" shall mean a Ship defined by and coming under the Provisions of the "Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855;"
The Expression "Chinese Emigrant Ship" shall mean any Ship not being a Chinese Passenger Ship" lying in the Waters of the Colony, and fitting out or incended to be used for the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants to be embarked at any Port or Place out of the Colony;
The Term "Fittings" shall include any Article capable of being used as Part of the Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, or Equipment of a Ship;
The Expression "Prohibited Fittings" shall mean any Fittings prohibited by this Ordinance, or by a Proclamation of the Governor;
The Expression "Emigration Officer" shall include any Person deputed or authorized by the Emigration Officer to execute any Power or perform any Duty vested in or im- posed upon him by this Ordinance.
Ordinance, No. 1 of 1867.]
III. Section XXVII of Ordinance No. 1 of 1882 is hereby Repealing repealed.
Clause.
IV. Before beginning to fit out any Ship intended to be used Notice to for the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants to be embarked at any Emigration Port or Place out of the Colony, a "Notice to that Effect shall be Officer. given in Writing to the Emigration Officer, and such Notice shall be signed by the Owner and Master of such Ship, or in the Event of the Owner not being resident within the Colony, by the Agent and Master thereof, and in Case such Notice shall not have been given, the Owner and Master, or the Agent and Master of such Ship, as the Case may be, shall be guilty of an Offence against this Ordinance, and shall be liable to the Punishment hereinafter prescribed: Provided always that where there shall be no Agent of an Absent Owner in the Colony, the Notice may be signed by
the Master alone.