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No. 1 of 1889.
CHINESE EMIGRATION.
19. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to apply the whole or any part of the penalties recoverable under section 5 of the Act for the non-observance or non-performance of the regulations made under this Ordinance or the Act towards the expenses of reconveying to their homes emigrants who had intended or were intending to proceed in any vessel whose licence has been revoked in manner hereinbefore provided.
20. For the purposes of the special licences hereinafter mentioned, the forms of Emigration Officer's certificate and of the master's bond in the 2nd and 3rd schedules shall be substituted for the forms respectively contained in schedules B and C annexed to the Act.
21.—(1) The Governor may, in his discretion, and on payment of a fee of 15 dollars, grant a special licence for any period not exceeding 12 months, or for any number of voyages to be performed within 12 months, to any steamer which is regularly employed in the conveyance of public mails under an existing contract with the Government of any foreign State or Colony, or to any other steamer which is approved by the Governor as a first-class steamer.
(2) Such special licence shall authorise the steamer named therein to carry a limited number of free Chinese passengers on voyages of not more than 30 days' duration between ports to be specified in the licence, under and subject to the regulations contained in the 4th schedule.
(3) The number of passengers to be carried shall be inserted in the licence, and shall in no case exceed one passenger for every 10 tons of the registered tonnage of such steamer.
[s. 21A,—No. 13 of 1904—rep. No. 8 of 1912.]
22. The Governor may annex any special conditions to the granting of any such special licence and may cause such special conditions to be specified in the licence: Provided that the same shall not be contrary to or inconsistent with the Act or with this Ordinance.
* As amended by No. 50 of 1911.
† As amended by No. 34 of 1902, No. 50 of 1911, No. 62 of 1911 and No. 63 of 1911.
‡ As amended by No. 62 of 1911 and No. 63 of 1911.