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REGE 9 DEC 06
SCHEDULE (4.) OF THE CHINESE PASSENGERS ACT, 1855, being C. 104 or 18 AND 19 VICT.
Regulations respecting Chinese Passenger Ships,
Note—The wilful and fraudulent Breach of any of these Regulations by the Person in charge of any Chinese Passenger Ship is punishable either by Forfeiture of the Ship, or by Fine and Imprisonment; and every Person concerned in such Breach is liable to a Fine of One Hundred Pounds for each Offence.
I.—No Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to Sea on any Voyage of more than Seven Days' Duration without a Certificate from an Emigration Officer; and such Certificate shall be in the Form provided by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855.
II.—No Emigration Officer shall be bound to give such Certificate in respect of any Chinese Passenger Ship till Seven Days after receiving Notice that the Ship is to carry Passengers, and of her Destination, and of her proposed Day of Sailing; nor unless there are on board a Surgeon and Interpreter approved by such Emigration Officer.
III.—After receiving such Notice, the Emigration Officer shall be at liberty at all Times to enter and inspect the Ship and the Fittings, Provisions, and Stores therein; and any Person impeding him in such Entry or Inspection, or refusing to allow of the same, shall be liable to a Fine of not more than One Hundred Pounds for each Offence.
IV.—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 the Space appropriated to the Passengers, in the Between Decks contains at the least Twelve Superficial and Seventy-two Cubic 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 Year and Twelve Years:
3.—That a Space of Five Superficial Feet per Adult is left clear on the Upper Deck for the use of the Passengers:
4.—That Provisions, Fuel, and Water have been placed on board, of good Quality, properly packed, and sufficient to supply the Passengers on board during the declared Duration of the intended Voyage, according to the following Scale:
DIETARY SCALE.
(Proclamation of 1st November, 1872.)
Rice, 1 lb. per diem. Salt Beef, Salt Pork... on alternate days. Salt Fish, Fresh Beef or Mutton, in tins, 2 a week. Salted Vegetables, Pickles,.. Fresh Vegetables, as Yams, Pumpkins, &c., Water,.... 3 Imperial qts. a day. Firewood, 2 lbs. ...oz. 01 Tea, Lime or Lemon Juice, and Sugar,NOTE—Fresh Vegetables to be issued during the first month of the voyage only, unless the Master shall obtain a fresh supply en route, when these articles may be again supplied in the above proportion.
5.—That Medicines and Medical Comforts have been placed on board according to the following Scale: