1693
Emigrants
"Clearance of Chinese Cargo
to be embarked at Ports and
Places out of the Colony ? Net of 1873. which passed the Legislative Council yesterday
2.
The necessity for this legislation is abundantly proved by facts
which are already in the possession of their Lordships.
Ordinance No1 of 1862 dealt very imperfectly with abuses which were brought to light by the case "d'Agen" is former appears, and of "the "Pot-chay" and other vessels at the present time.
The views are that if Government were to be carried out in their integrity there is no doubt as to the duty of this Legislature to supplement by stringent clauses the provisions of the Sedim No 99 of 1862 quoted.
With this object the Section of the Harbour Ordinance has been repeated, and re-made with the addition of certain Sections affecting not only the possession but also the manufacture of prohibited fittings (such as barricades, gratings &c).
The powers, also, of the Emigration Office are now ample to prevent the fitting out of Emigrant Vessels in any objectionable manner, while the ...