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to be made by the Hong Kong Legislature involving, as they may, the certain penalty of forfeiting should not be suspended until they receive the approval of Her Majesty in Council.
3. Section 3. This Section makes specific regulations for the Emigration question force until other regulations are made by the Hong Kong Legislature.
It appears to be a matter of question whether this course should be adopted. On the one hand, there will be considerable delay if the regulations are to be left to local Legislation, especially if they are to be suspended until approved by the Queen in Council, and the Act will be a guide to the Hong Kong Legislature. But on the other hand, it is extremely difficult at this distance from China and without knowledge of local circumstances, to legislate satisfactorily on points involving so much minute detail.
Any instructions which are necessary can perfectly well be given by H.M. Secretary of State.
4. Section ?
This section prevents any Chinese Passenger Ship from being at Sea more than ... days without a Certificate from an Emigration Officer that the necessary regulations had been complied with.
Section ... prevents any Chinese Passenger Ship being at Sea even ... days without a written authority from an Emigration Officer.
The effect of this will be wholly to prevent any British Ship from taking Emigrants from any port in China except the five ports to which British Ships are admitted by Treaty, since it will be impossible in the present state of our relations with China to appoint Emigration Officers at any port except the five, expectation of such a step is very justifiable.
Mr. Consul Parkes, now in this Country, stated that the Emigration from some of the prohibited ports is of a bad kind, and that from the five open ports, the Emigrants being of a better Class (chiefly Agriculturalists) and the business being ...
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to be made by the Hong Kong Legistutare involving, as they may, the caterie penalty of forfeiting should not be suspended until they receive the approval of Her Majesty in (cuncil 3. Sechin 3. This Sechin makes specifié regulations for the Emigration
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