ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1874.
Chinese Emigration.
(C.)
Form of Notice to be given to the Emigration Officer of Forfeiture of a Licence, under section VI, paragraph 2,
day of 187
SIR,
This is to give you notice, that the licence granted on the day of 187 to act as an Emigration Passage Broker, was on the declared by me (or us), the undersigned Justice (or Justices) of the Peace to be forfeited.
Place and date
Signatures,
187
To the EMIGRATION OFFICER,
Victoria, Hongkong.
The personal and family names in full, with the address and trade or occupation of the party, to be here inserted.
Here state severaly the reasons of forfeiture,
(D.)
Form of Contract Passage Ticket, under section VI, paragraph b.
in
I hereby engage that the Chinese named at foot hereof shall be provided with a passage to, and shall be landed at, the port of " with not less than 72 cubic feet and 12 superficial feet for berth accommodation (or in case of ships under section VIII, 51 cubic feet and superficial feet), and shall be victualled according to schedule A to "The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855," annexed, during the voyage, and the term of detention at any place before its determination, for the sum of dollars, and I hereby acknowledge to have received the sum of dollars in full payment.
Name and Surname of Passenger.
Mate.
Age.
Female.
Age,
Occupation.
Native Place, Village & District.
Passage Broker.
Signature,
day of 187
I hereby certify, that I have explained and registered the above contract passage ticket.
Signature,
Victoria, Hongkong, the day of 187
Emigration Officer.
(E.)
ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1874.
Chinese Emigration.
II. No Emigration Officer shall be bound to give such certificate till seven days after receiving an application in writing for the same from the owners or charterers of the ship, or if absent, from their respective agents, specifying the name of the ship, her tonnage, the port of destination, the proposed day of departure, the number of passengers intended to be carried, and whether such passengers or any of them are under contracts of service.
III. After receiving such application, the Emigration Officer and any person authorized by him in that behalf shall be at liberty at all times to enter and inspect the ship, and the fittings, provisions and stores therein, and any person impeding such entry or inspection, or refusing to allow of the same, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.
IV. The following conditions as to the accommodation of passengers shall be observed to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer:--
1. The space appropriated to the passengers between decks shall be properly ventilated, and shall contain at the least 9 superficial and 54 cubical feet of space for every adult on board; that is to say, for every passenger above twelve years of age, and for every two passengers between the ages of one and twelve years. The height between decks shall be at least six feet.
2. The accommodation for female passengers between decks shall be separate from that provided for male passengers.
3. A space of four superficial feet per adult shall be left clear on the upper deck for the use of the passengers,
4. A reasonable space shall be set apart properly divided and fitted up as a sick bay, and sufficient latrines, both as to condition and number, shall be provided in suitable parts of the ship.
V. The Emigration Officer may, in his discretion, permit deck passengers to be carried, upon such conditions, as may, from time to time, be prescribed under instructions from one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and until and subject to such instructions, upon the conditions following:-
1. A suitable awning with screens shall be provided on deck, sufficient for the protection of the passengers from the sun and from rain.
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 than lbs. 14
Dried salt fish, oz. 4
Chinese condiments and curry stuff, oz. 18
Fresh vegetables, which will keep for short voyages, such as sweet potatoes, turnips, carrots, and pumpkins,.. lbs. 7
Firewood, lbs. 2
Water (to be carried in tanks or sweet casks),.......gallon 1
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.
Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 of section VIII respecting Chinese Passenger Ships.
I. No ship shall clear out or proceed to sea unless the master thereof shall have received from an Emigration Officer a copy of these regulations and a certificate in the form contained in schedule G annexed thereto, nor until the master shall have entered into the bond prescribed by section IV of "The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855."
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