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Chinese passengers

act should be restricted

to Passenger Ships clearing out on - Neyages exceeding 21 days duration_

for the purpose of relieving certain

! free Emigrants

and

the

Ships in

which they take their passage from the necessity of complying with the requirements of the act. A queection arises whether it is in the power of the Legislature of this Colony to ordain

any such measure - The Imperial act in the 4th Section enacts that no

Chinese passenger thip shale proced

on a

voyage exceeding seven days duration except the Master has obtained a

Copy

of the aforesaid Regulations a certificate from the Emigration officer of compliance

therewith and has entered into a Bond

as

prescribed . _ It is true that the Reven

days

as the length of the Voyage is fixed

:

and the Colonial

by the Regulations Legislature has power to make new

regulations from time to time. But still the 24th Section stands and no matter what regulations the Colonial legislature may make still the Master

of a passenger ship proceeding on a Noyage of must obtain a copy of the regulations

more than seven days duration

(whatever they may be). Also the Emigration

" Cortipente officers ent of Compliance and must

enter into the required Bond.

If the length of the Voyage which brings a ship within the act depended