ASIATIC EMIGRATION.
No. 30 of 1915.
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[Fourth Schedule
20. All emigrant ships must be provided with boats and life-saving appliances in accordance with the provisions of Table A of the Regulations under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, as if they were seagoing ships having passenger certificates under section 10 of the said Ordinance, and every emigrant ship shall carry a fire engine or force pump with sufficient hose to reach fore and aft and at least three dozen fire buckets.
No. 10 of 1899.
Appendix.
Form of Emigration Officer's certificate.
I, A.B., Emigration Officer at the port of hereby certify as follows-
(1) that the ship C.D., master, of the port of is within the provisions of an Ordinance of the legislature of Hong Kong, intituled the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, and that the said ship is authorized to proceed to sea from the port of for the port of
(2) that the ship is authorized to carry emigrants and that there are on board namely, men, women, male children, and female children, such children being between the ages of one and twelve years; making in all adult emigrants, [if any are emigrants carried as deck passengers, add: of whom carried as deck passengers]
(3) that the ship is in a state of perfect cleanliness;
(4) that the space set apart and to be kept clear for the use of such emigrants is as follows-on the upper deck superficial feet, being [describe space] and in the between deck superficial feet, being [describe space];
(5) that the ship is seaworthy and properly manned, equipped, fitted, lighted and ventilated, and has not on board any cargo likely from its quality, quantity or mode of stowage to prejudice the health or safety of the emigrants. The means of ventilating the emigrants' accommodation between decks are as follows-[describe space];
(6) that suitable medicines and stores, provisions, fuel and water have been placed on board, of good quality, properly packed and sufficient in quantity to supply the emigrants on board during the intended voyage;
(7) that all the conditions and requirements of the said Ordinance have been duly complied with;
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