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The months of April and May again proved to be the most popular for emigration whilst February was the least favoured month. Table II shows the numbers of emigrants leaving the Port for each month of the year.
The Asiatic Emigration Ordinance (sections 25-28) requires that all Asiatic Steerage passengers embarking on vessels bound for certain ports and the crews of these vessels must be examined by the Health Officer prior to departure and those found medically unfit are not allowed to proceed. The total number of rejections was 946 and the cause of their rejection is outlined in Table III.
All emigrant vessels are bound to possess a hospital on board, certain surgical instruments and a supply of drugs and then are also inspected by the Health Officer before the ship is allowed to proceed.
Asiatic emigrants are classified as follows :-
(a) Free emigrants are those who pay their own fares, are under no contract of service and can return when they please. Many are petty traders who for some obscure reason almost invariably describe themselves as grocers, 88,428 free emigrants sailed during the year.
(b) Assisted emigrants to the number of 10,605 left, mainly for work in the sugar plantations of Java and Hawaii, the tin mines and rubber plantations of the Straits Settlements, the timber forests and oil fields of Borneo or in the nitrate deposits of the South Sea Islands. These men have their fares paid by their employers and are engaged by contract for one to three years.
(c) Women and children. These consist mainly of the wives and families of the emigrants.
III.—QUARANTINE DUTY.
All vessels arriving from "infected" ports and those having infectious or suspicious cases on board fly the "Q" flag and go to the quarantine anchorage for examination.
Saigon was declared an infected port on February 7th owing to the prevalence of small-pox in its neighbourhood, restrictions being withdrawn on July 21st.
The ports of the Dutch East Indies were declared infected on August 19th on account of small-pox and the port of Macassar on account of plague. The restrictions on these ports were still in force at the end of the year.
The number of vessels arriving in quarantine was 233 with 16,586 passengers and crews of 14,868. They underwent medical examination before pratique was granted. The monthly returns of quarantine ships are given in Table V.
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The months of April and May again proved to be the most popular for emigration whilst February was the least favoured month. Table II shows the numbers of emigrants leaving the Port for each month of the year.
The Asiatic Emigration Ordinance (sections 25-28) requires that all Asiatic Steerage passengers embarking on vessels bound for certain ports and the crews of these vessels must be examined by the Health Officer prior to departure and those found medically unfit are not allowed to proceed. The total number of rejections was 946 and the cause of their rejection is outlined in Table III.
All emigrant vessels are bound to possess a hospital on board, certain surgical instrument and a supply of drugs and then are also inspected by the Health Officer before the ship is allowed to proceed.
Asiatic emigrants are classified as follows :-
(a.) Free emigrants are those who pay their own fares, are under no contract of service and can return when they please. Many are petty traders who for some obscure reason almost invariably discribe themselves as grocers, 88,428 free emigrants sailed during the year.
(b.) Assisted emigrants to the number of 10,605 left, mainly for work in the sugar plantations of Java and Hawaii, the tin mines and rubber plantations of the Straits Settlements, the timber forests and oil fields of Borneo or in the nitrate deposits of the South Sea Islands. These men have their fares paid by their employers and are engaged by contract for one to three years.
(e.) Women and children. These consist mainly of the wives and families of the emigrants.
III.—QUARANTINE DUTY.
All vessels arriving from "infected" ports and those having infectious or supicious cases on board fly the "Q" flag and go to the quarantine anchorage for examination.
Saigon was declared an infected port on February 7th owing to the prevalence of small-pox in its neighbourhood, restrictions being withdrawn on July 21st.
The ports of the Dutch East Indies were declared infected on August 19th on account of small-pox and the port of Macassar on account of plague. The restrictions on these ports were still in force at the end of the year.
The number of vessels arriving in 16,586 passengers and crews of 14,868.
quarantine was 233 with They underwent medical examination before pratique was granted. The monthly returns of quarantine ships are given in Table V.
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