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A BILL
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An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Law
"Chinese Passenger Ships relating to defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, and concerning Asiatic Emigrants generally.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Conseil thereof, us Follows:-
PART L
Preliminary Provisions,
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Asiatic Emi. Short title gration Ordinance, 191
2.-(1.) In this Ordinance—
Definitions
and Inter- pretation
of terms.
The Act" means the Chinese Passengers Act, Act.
1855:
* Assisted Emigrant means any mnale labourer Assisted
being a native of Asia who intends to labour Emigrant. for hire in some place beyoud the limits of this Colony and who has received assistance in the way of payment of passage money, subsistence or otherwise in order to euable him to carry out his intention :
"British Emigrant Ship" includes every British British Emi-
ship carrying from any port in China or within graat Ship. one hundred miles of the coast thereof more thau twenty passengers being natives of Asia: Emigrant Ship" includes every ship carrying Emigrant
from any port in the Colony more than twenty passengers being natives of Asia:
Ship.
Emigration Officer "as regards this Colony menus Emigration The Harbour Master and includes any person Officer, duly authorised by him to perform or assist in performing his duties and as regarls other places includes every person lawfully acting as Emigration Officer, Immigration Agent or Pro- rector of Emigrants and every person authoris- el by the Governor of any British Colony to carry out the provisions of the Act:
Free Asiatic Emigrant" means na emigrant, Free Asiatic being a native of Asia, who is not an assisted Emigrant. emigrant or under any contract of service whatever :
"General License" means a Licence granted under General
section 13 of this Ordinance:
Licence.
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"Long voyage means any voyage, within the Long voyage.
meaning of the Act, which is declared by Pro- clamation by the Governor to be a voyage of more than thirty days duration :
Master of any ship" includes any person for the Master.
time being in command or charge of the same: "Outport Licence" means a Licence granted under Outport
section 12 of this Ordinance :
"Ship" includes all sea-going vessels:
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Short voyage" means any voyage, within the Short voyage.
meaning of the Act, of more than seven days duration but not exceeling thirty days dura- tion and any other voyage which may be
declared by Proclamation by the Governor to be a short voyage:
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