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ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1871.
Emigration.
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 Accommodation 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.
VI. The following Conditions as to Provisions shall be observed to the Satisfaction of the Emigration Officer ---
1. Provisions, Fuel and Water shall be placed on board of good Quality, properly packed and sufficient for the Use and Consumption of the Passengers, over and above the Victualling of the Crew during the intended Voyage, according to the following Scale:
For every Passenger per diem :-
Rice or Bread Stuffs,not less than1¾ lbs. Dried Salt Fish,6 oz. Chinese Condiments and Curry Stuff,2 oz. Fresh Vegetables, which will keep for short Voyages, such as Sweet Potatoes, Turnips, Carrots, and Pumpkins,1 lb. Fire wood,14 lbs. Water (to be carried in Tanks or sweet Casks),1 gallonArticles of Food mentioned in Scale may be varied.
Passengers' own Supplies.
Supplies at Port of Call.
Contents of Certificate.
2. The last preceding Condition as to Provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with, in any Case where by the Special Authority of the Emigration Officer, any other Articles of Food shall have been substituted for the Articles enumerated in the foregoing Scale, as being equivalent thereto.
3. The Passengers may supply their own Provisions for the Voyage and proper Accommodation for the Stowage, and sufficient Caboose for the Cooking of such Provisions must be allowed.
4. When the Ship shall be destined to call at any Port mentioned in the Emigration Officer's Clearing Certificate for fresh Water or Provisions, Supply of fresh Water and Provisions according to the scale hereinbefore contained for every Day of the average Voyage to such Port shall, unless the Emigration Officer shall otherwise direct, be deemed to be in compliance with this Ordinance.
VII. The Emigration Officer shall not give his Certificate unless he shall be satisfied:
1. That the Ship is sea-worthy, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, 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 Passengers.
2. That Suitable Medicines and Medical Stores, Provisions, Fuel and Water have been placed on board, of good Quality, properly packed and sufficient in quantity to supply the Passengers on board during the intended Voyage.
3. That all the Requirements of this Ordinance have been complied with.
VIII. The Emigration Officer may in his Discretion (subject in Hongkong to an Appeal to the Governor) withhold his Certificate in all Cases where the Contracts, if any intended Passengers or any of them are under Contracts of Service; and he shall in no Case give his Certificate until he shall have mustered the Passengers, and have ascertained to the best of his Power that they understand whither they are going, and in Case they shall have made any Contracts of Service that they comprehend the Nature thereof; he shall also take Care that a Copy of the Form of any such Contracts, or an Abstract of their Substance, signed by himself, is appended to the said Certificate: If any of the Passengers are in bad Health, or insufficiently provided with Clothing, or if any such Contracts are unfair, or if there is Reason to suspect that Fraud or Violence have been practised in their Collection or Embarkation, he may detain the Ship, and if he shall think fit, may order all or any of the Passengers to be re-landed.
IX. The Emigration Officer may, if he shall think fit, before granting his Certificate, employ any duly qualified Medical Practitioner, Master Mariner, Marine Surveyor, or other Person whose Professional Assistance and Advice may be required for the Purpose of ascertaining whether the Requirements of this Ordinance have been duly complied with, and the Costs and Charges of obtaining such Assistance and Advice, shall be defrayed by the Owners or Charterers of the Ship, whether the Emigration Officer shall grant his Certificate or not.
X. The Emigration Officer shall from Time to Time fix a reasonable Scale of Fees and Charges to be approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, for the Remuneration of any Professional Persons who may be employed by him under the last preceding Regulation, and pending the Approval or Disapproval of such Scale, the Fees and Charges therein specified shall be payable, as if the same had been approved in Manner aforesaid.
XI. The Owners or Charterers of every Ship shall pay such Fees for the Remuneration of the Emigration Officer, as may from Time to Time be ordered under Instructions from one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and until and subject to such Instructions, the following Fees shall be payable in Addition to all Fees chargeable under Regulation X:
Upon the Application for a Certificate, $25.
Upon the Granting of the Certificate, $25.
XII. In Case Default shall be made by the Owners or Charterers of the Ship in the Payment of any Fees and Charges to which they may be liable under this Ordinance, the Ship may be detained by the British Consul, or if in Hongkong by the Governor, until such Fees and Charges shall have been paid.
XIII. The Emigration Officer may withhold his Certificate or revoke the same at any Time before the Departure of the Ship, if it shall appear to his Satisfaction that any Particulars contained in the Application in Writing which shall have been made for the same or any other Particulars which have been furnished to him by or on Behalf of the Owners, Charterers or Master of the Ship in relation thereto, are untrue, and that the Conditions of this Ordinance have not been complied with; and in every such Case it shall be lawful for the British Consul, or if in Hongkong for the Governor, to seize and detain the Ship until the Certificate if already granted, shall have been delivered up to be cancelled.
XIV. The Master of every British Ship shall, during the whole of the intended Voyage, make Issues of Provisions, Fuel and Water, according to the aforesaid Dietary Scale, to all the Passengers except such as shall have supplied themselves therewith, and shall not make any Alteration except for the manifest Advantage of the Passengers, in respect of the Space allotted to them as aforesaid, or in respect of the Means of Ventilation, and shall not ill-use the Passengers, or require them (except in Case of Necessity) to help in working the Vessel; and shall issue Medicines and Medical Comforts, as shall be requisite, to the best of his Judgment, and shall call at such Ports as may be mentioned in the Emigration Officer's Clearing Certificate for fresh Water and other Necessaries; and shall carry the Passengers without unnecessary Delay to the Destination to which they have contracted to proceed.
XV. The Master of every British Ship shall within 24 Hours after his Arrival at the Port of Destination and at any Port of Call, produce his Emigration Papers to the British Consul (if any) at such Port or in Case such Port shall be in Her Majesty's Dominions to any Officer appointed or authorized by the Local Government in that behalf. It shall be lawful for such Consul or other Officer to enter and inspect such Ship, and in Case the Master shall obstruct or refuse to assist him in the Discharge of such Duty, or shall without reasonable Cause fail to produce his Emigration Papers as aforesaid, he shall be liable to a Fine of $500, and the Ship may be detained by the British Consul, or if in Her Majesty's Dominions, by the Local Government, until such Fine shall have been paid, and the Emigration Papers shall have been given up.
XVI. In all Ports and Places where no Emigration Officer shall have been appointed, the British Consul shall, until such Appointment, and at all Times pending the Vacancy of such Office, be deemed to be the Emigration Officer for the Purposes of these Regulations.
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