1460 ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1878 .
Chinese Emigration.
Licensed 6. Every steamer to which a special licence is granted under this Ordinance shall,
steamers relieved
from other during the continuance of such licence, be relieved from the regulations contained in
regulations.
schedule A annexed to " The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855," and from the regulations
contained in schedule E annexed to " The Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance,
1874," but nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve such steamer from the
operation of any part of " The Chinese Passengers ' Act, 1855 , " except the regulations
in the said schedule A.
Breach of 7. The breach of any regulation contained in the schedule hereto, or of any
regulations or
conditions.
condition of a special licence, shall be deemed to be a breach of a regulation respecting
Chinese passenger ships within the meaning of " The Chinese Passengers' Act , 1855."
Whosoever impedes the emigration officer in the execution or performance of any
of the powers or duties vested in or imposed upon him by this Ordinance, or any
regulation thereunder, shall be liable, on conviction in a summary way, to a penalty
not exceeding five hundred dollars for each offence.
Form of emigra 8. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the forms of emigration officer's certificate.
tion officer's
certificate and of and of the master's bond contained in the schedule hereto shall be substituted for the
the master's
bond.
forms respectively contained in schedules B and C to " The Chinese Passengers' Act ,
1855," annexed.
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Suspending 9. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's confirmation
clause.
thereof is proclaimed in the Colony by the Governor .
SCHEDULE .
Regulations for passenger steamers licensed under this Ordinance.
See Imperial Act, 1. No steamer licensed under this Ordinance shall clear out or proceed to sea until the master
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thereof shall have received from the emigration officer a copy of these regulations, and a certificate in
the form annexed hereto, which copy and certificate, with any documents to be attached thereto, shall
be signed by the emigration officer, nor until the master shall , with two sufficient sureties to be approved
by the emigration officer, have entered into a joint and several bond in the sum of £ 1,000 to Her Majesty ,
Her Heirs and Successors, in the form hereinafter contained .
Accommodation of 2. The following conditions as to the accommodation of passengers shall be observed :—
passengers,
Ventilation space (1.) The space appropriated to the passengers between decks shall be properly ventilated and
and height between
decks. shall contain at the least nine superficial and fifty-four 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.
Male and female (2.) The accommodation for female passengers between decks shall be separate from that
passengers.
provided for male passengers.
Space on upper
deck (3.) A space of four superficial feet per adult shall be left clear on the upper deck for the use
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of the passengers.
Sick bay, &c. (4.) A reasonable space shall be set apart as a sick bay, and sufficient latrines , both as to
condition and number, shall be provided in suitable parts of the ship.